EMA C++ RDM Usage Guide : 5 Dictionary Domain : 5.5 Field Dictionary : 5.5.2 Field Dictionary File Format : 5.5.2.1 Field Dictionary Tag Attributes
 
5.5.2.1 Field Dictionary Tag Attributes
The following table describes tag attributes and indicates whether they are used when encoding the domain representation of the file.
 
Table 39: Field Dictionary File Tag Information  
TAG ATTRIBUTE
DESCRIPTION
Filename
The original name of the file as created by LSEG. This typically will not match the current name of the file, RDMFieldDictionary.
Filename is not used when encoding the domain representation of the field dictionary.
Desc
Describes the dictionary.
Desc is not used when encoding the domain representation of the field dictionary.
Type
Stores the dictionary type associated with this dictionary. For a field dictionary, this should be DICTIONARY_FIELD_DEFINITIONS = 1. Other types are defined in Section 5.4.
Type is used when encoding the domain representation of the field dictionary.
Version
Stores version information associated with this dictionary.
Version is used when encoding the domain representation of the field dictionary.
Build
Stores internal build information.
Build is not used when encoding the domain representation of the field dictionary.
Date
Stores dictionary release date information.
Date is not used when encoding the domain representation of the field dictionary.