| Semantic unit | 2.5.1 eventOutcome |
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| Definition | A categorization of the overall result of the Event in terms of success, partial success, or failure. |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Repeatability | Not repeatable |
| Rationale | A coded way of representing the outcome of an Event may be useful for machine processing and reporting. If, for example, a fixity check fails, the Event record provides both an actionable and a permanent record. |
| Data constraint | Value should be taken from a controlled vocabulary. |
| Usage notes | Recommended practice is to use a controlled vocabulary that a system can act upon automatically. Because this is inherently a local vocabulary, there is no general one available. More detail about the outcome may be recorded in eventOutcomeDetail. Recommended practice is to define Events with sufficient granularity that each Event has a single outcome. |
