A.10.IR08.IR09.ds.language.md

#A.10.IR08.IR09.ds.language

Purpose: If the type of the resource was dataset or series and the resource contains textual information, a resource language must be given.

Prerequisites

• A.01.validate must be passed

Test method

The test first checks if a gmd:LanguageCode object is given and contains a codeList and codeListValue attribute. It is then checked if the codeListValue attribute contains a valid 3-letter language code according to ISO/TS 19139. If the type of the resource is not dataset or series, this test is omitted.

Reference(s)

• TG MD, 2.2.7, Req 8 & 9
• IR MD Part B. 1.7
• ISO 639-2

Test type: Automated

Notes

##Contextual XPath references

The namespace prefixes used as described in README.md.

Abbreviation	XPath expression (relative to gmd:MD_Metadata)
LanguageCode	gmd:identificationInfo[1]/*/gmd:language/gmd:LanguageCode