ANSI/NISO Z39.96-2015

8 Journal Archiving and Interchange Tag Set, version 1.1 • 8.5 Attributes

8.5.91 @rationale Rationale

Identifies why this milestone exists, what problem it is solving, and/ or what object cannot be modeled using the regular hierarchy.

In elements <milestone-end> and <milestone-start>, this attribute may be used if the element is used.
Value Meaning
Text, numbers, or special characters The reason for a milestone or information about an object that cannot be modeled using the regular hierarchy.