Attachments

An attachment is a container for data or “content” that may follow any structure - from an atomic type to a complex hierarchy. However, it is desirable for processing and interoperability that the type - or structure - of the content be identified by a simple value. To this end the attachment also contains a “content type”, i.e., a URI that identifies the kind of content.

Attachments are intended to be used for inclusion of domain-specific, informative, or descriptive information.

Property

Type

Required

Description

typeURI

xs:anyURI

Yes

The URI that identifies the type of data contained in the “content” property.

content

xs:any

Yes

A container that contains any type of data (as defined by the “contentType” property).

contentType

xs:string

Yes

An optional name that can be used to provide an identifying name for the content.

Serialisation

{
    "typeURI": "http://schemas.dmtf.org/cloud/audit/1.0/event",
    ...,
    "attachments": [
        {
            "content": "xs:any",
            "contentType": "xs:anyURI"
        },
        {
            "content": "xs:any",
            "contentType": "xs:anyURI"
        }
    ]
}