Template:Datasource/doc

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Describes a datasource

The template automatically sets the following categories:

• Media using Open Data information

Usage

{{Datasource |code= |title= |description= |date= |source= |author= |license= }}

Use this template when a media uses a datasource for information (e.g. a database used to create a map) to describe this datasource.

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
code	Code	The datasource's code name.	empty	optional
title	Title	The datasource's title	empty	optional
description	Description	The datasource's localized description	a no description template	required
date	Date	The datasource's last update date, when the media has been created. If the datasource doesn't have a known last updated date, use the media date instead.	a no date template	required
source	Source	The datasource's source. Generally, the URL to the page where the datasource can be browsed. For printed databases, use a bibliographical reference.	a no source template	required
author	Author	The datasource's author.	a no author template	required
license	License	The datasource's license. Especially outside the US, the expected license should address sui generis database rights.	a no license template	required

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Placement: At the bottom of the page

Relies on:

• {{Author missing}}
• {{Description missing}}
• {{Source missing}}
• {{ISOdate}}

See also

Sui generis database rights

Localization

This template is localized by utilizing custom MediaWiki namespace messages.

Currently translated by local MediaWiki messages. If this template is considered more useful, localization strings will be incorporated to the Wikimedia licenses information extension, to allow other projects use and translatewiki.net translation.