A text identifier for the software that created the main NDF (usually the name of the calling application). The format of the identifier is arbitrary, but the form "PACKAGE:COMMAND" is recommended. If a null (!) value is supplied, no creator information is stored. [!]

If TRUE, then the NDF given by Parameter PARENT will be treated as a root NDF. That is, any provenance information within PARENT describing its own parents is ignored. If FALSE, then any provenance information within PARENT is copied into the main NDF. PARENT is then a root NDF only if it contains no provenance information. [FALSE]

A group of “keyword=value” strings that give additional information about the parent NDF, and how it was used in the creation of the main NDF. If supplied, this information is stored with the provenance in the main NDF.

The supplied value should be either a comma-separated list of strings, or the name of a text file preceded by an up-arrow character "^", containing one or more comma-separated list of strings. Each string is either a “keyword=value” setting, or the name of a text file preceded by an up-arrow character "^". Such text files should contain further comma-separated lists which will be read and interpreted in the same manner (any blank lines or lines beginning with # are ignored). Within a text file, newlines can be used as delimiters as well as commas.

Each individual setting should be of the form:

$<$keyword$>$=$<$value$>$

where $<$keyword$>$ is either a simple name, or a dot-delimited hierarchy of names (e.g. "camera.settings.exp=1.0"). The $<$value$>$ string should not contain any commas. [!]

The NDF which is to be modified.

An NDF that is to be recorded as a direct parent of the NDF given by Parameter NDF.