Branch node

The interior of a HIM tree is built up of nodes that have the node type branch.

Nodes of the type branch must have the following mandatory metadata:

  • Name
  • Type
  • Description

For more information, see the Common Rule Set: Mandatory Metadata.

Besides the mandatory metadata mentioned above, the following optional metadata may be used

  • Comment
  • Instances
  • Aggregate

For more information, please see the Common Rule Set: Optional Metadata.

  • The root node of a HIM tre must be of the node type branch.

  • A leaf node cannot have the branch node type.

  • If it has a parent, then it must be of the node type branch.

An example of the specification of a branch node is given below.

NodeName:
  type: branch
  description: This is a branch node containing its mandatory metadata.