Mandatory Elements
Mandatory Elements for Record Groups and Collections
Mandatory Elements for Series, File Units, and Items
Mandatory Elements for Archival Creators
Mandatory Elements for Record Groups and Collections
Mandatory Elements for Series, File Units, and Items
NOTES:
1 Function and Use is mandatory for newly created descriptions of organizational records, but not for descriptions of personal papers or legacy descriptions.
2 The Inclusive Dates for the File Unit and Item descriptions are inherited down from the Series descriptions.
3 If a Restriction Status of "Restricted - Fully" or "Restricted - Partly" is selected, then the Specific Restriction becomes mandatory. If a Specific Access Restriction of "FOIA (b)(1) National Security", "Donated - Security Classified", or "Security Classified - Mandatory Review" is selected, then the Security Classification also becomes mandatory.
4 A creator and creator type is mandatory. The creator can either be a creating individual or a creating organization. Creators for the File Unit and Item descriptions are inherited down from the Series descriptions.
Mandatory Elements for Archival Creators