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== Description == <!-- Describe the what the tool does, focusing on it's digital preservation value. Keep it factual. --> The KOST-Val application is used to validate SIARD files. '''[[KOST-Val]] supersedes the format validation tools SIARD-VAL and TIFF-Val by KOST-CECO.''' ==== SIARD format ==== SIARD stands for Software Independent Archiving of Relational Databases. Originally the Swiss Federal Archives (SFA) have developed the SIARD format as a sustainable solution for the archiving of relations databases. In early 2013 SIARD format has been adopted as an eCH Standard (eCH-0165: SIARD format specification http://www.ech.ch/vechweb/page?p=dossier&documentNumber=eCH-0165). eCH is the Swiss organization for standardization in the field of e-government. eCH Standards define guidelines for recurring applications and their results, as for example format definitions or procedural standards. The aim of those standards is to unify and thus facilitate the electronic collaboration between authorities as well as between authorities and organizations, educational and research institutions, firms and private organizations. . == User Experiences == <!-- Add hotlinks to user experiences with the tool (eg. blog posts). These should illustrate the effectiveness (or otherwise) of the tool. --> == Development Activity == <!-- Provide *evidence* of development activity of the tool. For example, RSS feeds for code issues or commits. --> '''[[KOST-Val]] supersedes the format validation tools SIARD-VAL and TIFF-Val by KOST-CECO.''' .