DataElement
A data element is a metadata container that is used to track the status of actual data blobs.
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DataElement
The data element model is the main model for metadata related to a specific data element. A data element can be any data associated with an instance. The two most common type of data is the actual form data and attachments.
Properties
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| id | A globally unique id for the data element. |
| instanceGuid | The globally unique id for the instance the data element is associated with. |
| dataType | The name of the data type describing the requirements of the data element. |
| filename | The data blob name if represented as a file. |
| contentType | The mime-type of the content of the blob. |
| blobStoragePath | The physical location of the data as it is stored in the Application owner storage account. |
| selfLinks | A complex type containing a set of named links of how to obtain a copy of the data element. |
| size | The number of bytes in the blob. |
| locked | A value indicating whether the blob is read only. |
| refs | A list of UUID values. Can be used to link related data elements. |
| isRead | A boolean indicating if the dataElement has been read by a user. |
| created | The date and time when the data element was first created. |
| createdBy | An idenfificator indicating who it was that created the data element. |
| lastChanged | The date and time when the data element was last changed. |
| lastChangedBy | An idenfificator indicating who it was that made the last change to the data element. |
Complete example
This data element example is from the instance example.
{
"id": "8a8a01ae-9533-4aa9-b914-8ab0fae6ea0d",
"instanceGuid": "bd9edd59-b18c-4726-aa9e-6b150eade814",
"dataType": "Kursdomene_BliTjenesteeier_M_2020-05-25_5703_34553_SERES",
"filename": null,
"contentType": "application/xml",
"blobStoragePath": "ttd/bli-applikasjonseier/bd9edd59-b18c-4726-aa9e-6b150eade814/data/8a8a01ae-9533-4aa9-b914-8ab0fae6ea0d",
"selfLinks": {
"apps": "https://local.altinn.cloud/ttd/bli-applikasjonseier/instances/1337/bd9edd59-b18c-4726-aa9e-6b150eade814/data/8a8a01ae-9533-4aa9-b914-8ab0fae6ea0d",
"platform": "https://local.altinn.cloud/storage/api/v1/instances/1337/bd9edd59-b18c-4726-aa9e-6b150eade814/data/8a8a01ae-9533-4aa9-b914-8ab0fae6ea0d"
},
"size": 401,
"locked": false,
"refs": [],
"created": "2020-11-18T15:56:43.1089008Z",
"createdBy": null,
"lastChanged": "2020-11-18T15:56:43.1089008Z",
"lastChangedBy": null
}