description
===========

``iati-activities/iati-activity/transaction/description``

This is the reference page for the XML element ``description``. 

.. index::
  single: description

Definition
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A human-readable description of the transaction.



Rules
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This element must occur no more than once (within each parent element).









Example Usage
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Example usage of ``description`` of a ``transaction`` in an ``iati-activity``.

.. literalinclude:: ../../../activity-standard-example-annotated.xml
	:language: xml
	:start-after: <!--transaction starts-->
	:end-before: <!--transaction ends-->

Changelog
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2.01
^^^^
Freetext is no longer allowed with this element.  It should `now be declared <http://iatistandard.org/upgrades/integer-upgrade-to-2-01/2-01-changes/#narrative-new-elements>`__  with the new child ``narrative`` element.


Developer tools
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Find the source of this documentation on github:

* `Schema <https://github.com/IATI/IATI-Schemas/blob/version-2.03/iati-activities-schema.xsd#L1008>`_
* `Extra Documentation <https://github.com/IATI/IATI-Extra-Documentation/blob/version-2.03/en/activity-standard/iati-activities/iati-activity/transaction/description.rst>`_


Subelements
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.. toctree::
   :titlesonly:
   :maxdepth: 1

   description/narrative