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The release file naming convention specified in this section applies to all

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• A consistent naming convention across the

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  and each

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  .

• Predictable file naming, providing a stable structure for naming over time between releases.

• A standard way to identify the source country and

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  of the organization responsible for a

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  .

• A consistent mechanism for representing version of release files and packages of release files.
• An human readable way to identify the content of a file, at a summary level.

• A mechanism for identifying the type of information stored in a

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  (e.g. documentation, tooling, etc.).

• Guidance on file naming for

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  in non-English

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  .

• Assurance that file names will be unique across the

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  and releases from individual

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  centers and across separate releases from each center over time.

• An upgrade path, to enabled use of the same naming convention to be applied to both release files using the current 

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  (

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  ), as well as the earlier release format (

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  ) while also enabling easy identification of which format is used in eavh file.

Quality Assurance checks, to ensure that this naming convention is enforced, will be performed as part of during the

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