# info

Tag: info Parent: ivy-module
Gives identification and basic information about the module this ivy file describes.
since 1.4 This tag supports extra attributes.

# Attributes

Attribute | Description | Required
--- | --- | ---
organisation | the name of the organisation that is the owner of this module. | Yes
module | the name of the module described by this ivy file. | Yes
branch | the branch of this module. since 1.4 | No, defaults to the default branch setting, or nothing if no default branch is configured
revision | the revision of this module. | Yes in repository ivy files, no in ivy files to resolve
status | the status of this module. See terminology section for details | No, default to 'integration'
publication | the date of publication of this module. It should be given in this format: yyyyMMddHHmmss | No, but it's a good practice to set it with delivered ivy files

# Child elements

Element | Description | Cardinality
--- | --- | ---
extends | identifies a parent Ivy file from which this descriptor inherits content | 0..n
license | contains information about the licenses of the described module | 0..n
ivyauthor | describes who has contributed to write the ivy file | 0..n
repository | describes on which public repositories this module can be found | 0..n
description | describes how to use the module | 0..1

After the description, you can also place your own tags in your own namespace. This allow to provide some custom information about the module.