To facilitate archiving and transport between systems,
all the individual components may optionally be placed in a single
Package Interchange File, "Zip" file conformant to PKZip
version 2.04g.
The manifest contains Meta-data, an
Organizations section, a list of Resources,
and references to Sub-manifests if any exist.
Meta-data in an IMS manifest describes the Package,
Organizations and Resources. The Organizations
section outlines a structure or any number of alternative structures
for the content. The Resources section provides a list
of all the resources contained within the package. Each resource
asset in turn lists its dependencies — other files, such
as graphics, that may not be specifically listed as a resource
but are nonetheless required for the content to run. The Resources
section may also contain pointers to any external resources required
for the package to be complete. |