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XML Data Encoding Specifications for Production Metrics Assertion

Overview

This XML Data Encoding Specification for Production Metrics Assertion (PMA.XML) defines detailed implementation guidance for using Extensible Markup Language (XML) to encode PMA data. This Data Encoding Specification (DES) defines the XML elements and attributes, associated structures and relationships, mandatory and cardinality requirements, and permissible values for representing PMA data assertion concepts using XML within the use of a Trusted Data Format (TDF) Object or Collection.

This specification is maintained by the IC Chief Information Officer via the Data Standards Coordination Activity (DSCA) and Common Metadata Standards Tiger Team (CMSTT).

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Mission Requirements

This DES is designed to fulfill a number of requirements in support of the transformational efforts of the IC. These requirements include:

Capturing one or more Production Metrics where each of them captures the Actor (who), Subject (what), and optional Location (where) to provide intelligence producers the ability to more accurately track funding for DDII intelligence gathering.
Capturing one or more Production Metrics where each of them captures the Actor (who), Subject (what), and optional Location (where) to enable intelligence producers to mark data in a way that improves DDII's ability to measure collected information.

Both enterprise needs and requirements for this specification can be found in the following policies and implementation guidance:

500 Series:

Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 500, Director Of National Intelligence Chief Information Officer
ICD 501, Discovery and Dissemination or Retrieval of Information within the IC
Intelligence Community Standard (ICS) 500-20, IC Enterprise Standards Compliance