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xAPI document
Definition
Document data stored through the xAPI State, Agent Profile, or Activity Profile Resources. These resources store state or profile information in a generic document form scoped to an Activity, Agent or Identified Group, and, for State, optionally a registration.
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Documents let xAPI applications persist state and profile information outside immutable Statements while keeping that information associated with the relevant Activity, Agent, Group, or registration.
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Sources and evidence
- IEEE xAPI Base Standard — IEEE 9274.1.1-2023 §4.1.6.2 — State Resource: document storage (direct)
- IEEE xAPI Base Standard — IEEE 9274.1.1-2023 §4.1.6.5 — Agent Profile Resource: document storage (direct)
- IEEE xAPI Base Standard — IEEE 9274.1.1-2023 §4.1.6.6 — Activity Profile Resource: document storage (direct)