Is it possible to use the <area> tag inside of the <fptr> tag [mets:fptr]?

Question

The METS Structural Map includes <fptr> tags.
The <fptr> tag points to a file or to a point or segment in a file:

<fptr FILEID="FILE001">
<area FILEID="FILE001" BEGIN="FHBG" END="FHND" BETYPE="IDREF" />
</fptr>
<fptr FILEID="FILE002">
<area FILEID="FILE002" BEGIN="00:01:48"END="00:06:17" BETYPE="TIME" />
</fptr>

In DigiTool, and perhaps other digital asset management systems (DAMs), one can use the <area> tag inside <fptr>.
Is this possible in Rosetta?

Answer

Use the <area> tag inside the <fptr> tag in Rosetta to link to the ALTO zones as follows:

<mets:div ID="ART_0005_0042" ORDER="41" TYPE="NORMAL_TEXT">
<mets:div TYPE="FILE" LABEL="">
<mets:fptr>
<mets:area BEGIN="TextBlock10" BETYPE="IDREF" FILEID="FL743517"/>
</mets:fptr>

Additional Information

NOTE: It may also be necessary to adjust the order of the attributes in the <area> tag so that Rosetta can ingest the logical structural maps.

If the <area> tags are for non-Rosetta viewers, they can be used within a structMap that is not "PHYSICAL" or "LOGICAL".
The PHYSICAL/LOGICAL structMap types used by Rosetta viewers don't support <area> tags.
However, other structMap types that are not validated by Rosetta can be used for that purpose.
Example use case: to structure scanned books METS files.

METS: An Overview & Tutorial: http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/METSOverview.v2.html

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