ObligationLevelEnum

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search: boost: 2.0 ---# Enum: ObligationLevelEnum

The level of obligation or recommendation strength for a metadata element

URI: [linkml:obligation_level_enum](https://w3id.org/linkml/obligation_level_enum) ## Permissible Values | Value | Meaning | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | REQUIRED | None | The metadata element is required to be present in the model | | RECOMMENDED | None | The metadata element is recommended to be present in the model | | OPTIONAL | None | The metadata element is optional to be present in the model | | EXAMPLE | None | The metadata element is an example of how to use the model | | DISCOURAGED | None | The metadata element is allowed but discouraged to be present in the model | ## Slots | Name | Description | | --- | --- | | [obligation_level](obligation_level.md) | The level of obligation or recommendation strength for a metadata element | ## In Subsets * [SpecificationSubset](SpecificationSubset.md) ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Administrative Metadata **Rank:** 10 ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta ## LinkML Source

name: obligation_level_enum
description: The level of obligation or recommendation strength for a metadata element
in_subset:
- SpecificationSubset
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
rank: 10
permissible_values:
  REQUIRED:
    text: REQUIRED
    description: The metadata element is required to be present in the model
  RECOMMENDED:
    text: RECOMMENDED
    description: The metadata element is recommended to be present in the model
    aliases:
    - ENCOURAGED
  OPTIONAL:
    text: OPTIONAL
    description: The metadata element is optional to be present in the model
  EXAMPLE:
    text: EXAMPLE
    description: The metadata element is an example of how to use the model
  DISCOURAGED:
    text: DISCOURAGED
    description: The metadata element is allowed but discouraged to be present in
      the model