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Data Structure Definition

Version 36.1 by Artur K. on 2026/06/01 17:24

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Concept ID: DSD
URI: https://purl.semanticip.org/linked-data/sdmx/concept/2.1/DSD TTL
International name: Data Structure Definition
Alternative name: DSD
Definition: Set of structural metadata associated to a Data Set, which includes information about how Concepts are associated with the Measures, Dimensions, and Attributes of a data cube, along with information about the Representation of data and related descriptive metadata.
Scope Note
Broader: Data set
Interchangeable (skos:exactMatch)
Notation: urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.conceptscheme.Concept=SDMX:CROSS_DOMAIN_CONCEPTS(2.0).DSD
Source: SDMX, "SDMX Glossary Version 1.0", February 2016
Type
Recommended representation
Codelist ID
Other link(s): SDMX, Guidelines for SDMX Data Structure Definitions
Related: Attribute, Data set, Dimension, Measure

Used in the following terms: Attachment level, Attribute Relationship, Codelist, Comment, Component

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Concept Scheme, Constraint, Cross-domain Codelist, Data Set, Data Structure Definition for global use, Dataflow, Geographical coverage, Group key structure, Local Data Structure Definition, Maintenance agency, Metadata Key, Ownership group, Series Key, Statistical subject-matter domain, Structural metadata, Title complement, Title

Backlinks: 1 Introduction, 1 Purpose and Structure, 10 Constraints , 11 Transforming between versions of SDMX, 12 Constraints

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12 Validation and Transformation Language (VTL), 13 Structure Mapping , 14 ANNEX Semantic Versioning , 15 Validation and Transformation Language, 2 Actors and Use Cases, 2 General Notes on This Document, 3 Guide for SDMX Format Standards , 3 SDMX Base Package, 4 General Notes for Implementers, 4 Specific Item Schemes, 5 Data Structure Definition and Dataset, 5 Reference Metadata, 6 Codelist, 6 Cube, 7 Metadata Structure Definition and Metadata Set, 9 Concept Roles , 9 Structure Map, Change History, Part I. Message Namespace, Part II.Common Namespace, Part III. Structure Namespace, Part IV. Data and Reference Metadata Namespaces, Part VI. Samples, SDMX 2.1 User Guide, SDMX 3.1 Standards. Section 1. Framework, SDMX 3.1 Standards. Section 1. Summary of Major Changes and New Functionality, SDMX 3.1 Standards. Section 5. Registry Specification: Logical Interfaces, Schema and Documentation

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