DDI 3 Features

Colectica uses DDI 3 as its native storage format. This means everything you manage or view in Colectica can be exported as DDI 3, an open data format. Colectica also provides several tools that make it easier to work with DDI 3. These are useful if you are generating or otherwise working with DDI 3 that was not created by Colectica.

Validate DDI 3

DDI 3 Validation

Colectica can analyze your DDI 3 and help make sure your metadata is compliant with the standard.
Colectica provides first and second level DDI 3 validation features. Learn more about DDI validation.

XML View

XML View

The XML View provides provides syntax highlighting and hierarchical element folding for DDI 3 files.
Colectica Reader and Colectica Express include an XML view which shows the XML of the currently open file. The XML view provides syntax highlighting and hierarchical element folding.