Glossary

Lifecycle Operations

The operation attribute gives the status of the new file (where applicable) in relation to what has been submitted previously, and it has the following possible values:

  • “new” – the file in question is a new file unrelated to anything submitted previously
  • “append” – the file in question is being appended to a file submitted previously, at the location specified in the “modified-file” attribute
  • “replace” – a file that replaces a file submitted previously, at the location specified in the “modified-file” attribute
  • “delete” – a file submitted previously, at the location specified in the “modified-file” attribute, is being deleted without being replaced.

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