\label{StateMeta}
The State metadata is implemented through ESMF\_Info. It can be accessed
using the JSON Pointer "/NUOPC/Instance/" prefix followed by the "Attribute name"
as per the table below. E.g. "Namespace" is accessed using {\tt key="/NUOPC/Instance/Namespace"}.

\begin{longtable}{|p{.22\textwidth}|p{.6\textwidth}|p{.2\textwidth}|}
     \hline\hline
     {\bf Attribute name} & {\bf Definition} & {\bf Controlled vocabulary}\\
     \hline\hline
     {\tt Namespace}            & String value holding the namespace of all the objects contained in the State.& {\em no restriction}\\ \hline
     {\tt FieldTransferPolicy}  & String value indicating to Connector to transfer/mirror Fields. & transferNone,\newline transferAll\\ \hline
     \hline
\end{longtable}
