International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume G
Definition and exchange of crystallographic data
Edited by J. R. Hester and B. McMahon

International Tables for Crystallography (2026). Vol. G. Early view chapter
https://doi.org/10.1107/97809553602060001011

Chapter 4.2 Core dictionary (coreCIF)


Index

Core dictionary version 3.3.0

_database_related.relation

Name:
_database_related.relation

Definition:

   
    The general relationship of the data in the data block
    to the data set referred to in the database.

Type: Text


The data value must be one of the following:


Identical
The data set contents are identical.

Subset
The data set contents are a proper subset of the contents of the data block.

Superset
The data set contents include the contents of the data block.

Derived
The data set contents are derivable from the contents of the data block.

Common
The data set contents share a common source.

Other
The data set contents are related to the contents of the data block in a way not included elsewhere in this list. In case this value is used, it is strongly recommended to also provide the specifics of the relationship using the _database_related.special_details data item.

Category:
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