| Name | Invoke service metadata: operation name |
| Definition | Unique interface identifier. |
| Obligation | mandatory for harmonised spatial data services |
| Multiplicity | [1] |
| Example | GetSampleColumn |
| This metadata element specifies the operaation name of the harmonized spatial data service. | |
Technical data
| INSPIRE equivalent | operationName |
| Comparison with INSPIRE | equivalent |
| ISO equivalent | [Table C2 1] operationName |
| Comparison with ISO | equivalent |
| XPath | identificationInfo[1]/*/containsOperations/*/operationName |
| Data type | character string (CharacterString) |
| Domain | |
| Implementation instructions | The operation name of the harmonized spatial data service must be documented. The name of the operation, ie the unique identifier of the operation within the interface being described, is documented using the srv:operationName element. |
Encoding example: Documenting the name of the operation
| <gmd:MD_Metadata> ... <gmd:identificationInfo> <srv:SV_ServiceIdentification> ... <srv:containsOperations> <srv:SV_OperationMetadata> <srv:operationName> <gco:CharacterString>GetCapabilities</gco:CharacterString> </srv:operationName> ... </srv:SV_OperationMetadata> </srv:containsOperations> ... <srv:SV_ServiceIdentification> </gmd:identificationInfo> ... </gmd:MD_Metadata> |