Changes for page Guidelines for Confidentiality and Embargo in SDMX
Last modified by Artur K. on 2026/05/29 14:28
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... ... @@ -70,12 +70,13 @@ 70 70 71 71 The forwarding of confidential data is represented as follows in SDMX: 72 72 73 -{{box}} 74 -**SDMX representation** 73 +|((( 74 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HSDMXrepresentation-1" %) 75 +SDMX representation 75 75 76 76 * **CONF_STATUS**: N; 77 77 * **CONF_REDIST **(Observation, Conditional): [Organisation(s)]; 78 - {{/box}}79 +))) 79 79 80 80 === Adding embargo information to a data message === 81 81 ... ... @@ -90,12 +90,13 @@ 90 90 91 91 If the goal is to allow the data recipient to have privileged access to embargoed observations in a data message (message), the embargoed observation’s CONF_STATUS attribute should be coded as “E: Not for publication until the embargo time expires; free for publication after the embargo time expires.” with an observation level attribute EMBARGO_TIME (date/time/time zone). 92 92 93 -{{box}} 94 -**SDMX representation** 94 +|((( 95 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HSDMXrepresentation-2" %) 96 +SDMX representation 95 95 96 96 * **CONF_STATUS**: E; 97 97 * **EMBARGO**_**TIME** (Observation, Conditional): [timestamp] 98 - {{/box}}100 +))) 99 99 100 100 Including a time zone is strongly recommended and the best case is to use the UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time standard. However, if no time zone is provided then the time zone of the recipient is assumed. 101 101 ... ... @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ 104 104 * (Recommended) With UTC indicator: 2017-12-15T14:02:29Z 105 105 * With timezone indicator: 2017-12-15T15:02:29+01:00 106 106 107 - ===//Enabling the frontloading of data into systems//===109 +**//Enabling the frontloading of data into systems//** 108 108 109 109 If the goal is to allow frontloading of a whole data message into systems so that the data can be made visible to users at the expiry of the embargo date/time, the header section of the message should contain an embargo date/time attribute. This implies that all information in the data message is under the embargo date/time set in the header. The header attribute EmbargoDate with format date/time/time zone indicates until when the whole data message received cannot be shared with any recipient users. 110 110 ... ... @@ -112,11 +112,12 @@ 112 112 113 113 Note that this scenario presumes that all data in the message cannot be viewed before the header EmbargoDate, and that there is no privileged access before this time. However, observations may be marked with any other confidentiality status that is valid after the frontloading EmbargoDate elapses. 114 114 115 -{{box}} 117 +|((( 118 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HSDMXRepresentation" %) 116 116 SDMX Representation 117 117 118 118 * **CONF_STATUS**: <Set to the required confidentiality status after the embargo time elapses>; <Header>\<EmbargoDate>: [timestamp] 119 - {{/box}}122 +))) 120 120 121 121 The two ways of representing embargoed data exist to provide efficiency in the exchange, allow for differentiating data intended to be frontloaded and data aimed to be provided in advance to a restricted audience, and provide flexibility when few observations need to be embargoed in a large data message. The trade-off is the complication of system implementation to support the two representations of embargo, which has to be done locally on a case-by-case basis. 122 122 ... ... @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ 124 124 125 125 In data flows that feature confidential data, CONF_STATUS is highly recommended to be a mandatory attribute. However, if CONF_STATUS is optional in the DSD and missing from an observation, it is always implied to be “F” (free). 126 126 127 -== Use of the CONF_REDIST attribute == 130 +=== Use of the CONF_REDIST attribute === 128 128 129 129 The CONF_REDIST attribute defines the secondary recipient(s) to whom the sender allows the primary recipient to forward confidential data. It is recommended to be an optional attribute at observation level. Ideally it should reference a shared code list containing standard organisation codes. To allow several secondary recipients there are these possibilities: 130 130 ... ... @@ -273,5 +273,4 @@ 273 273 274 274 ---- 275 275 276 - 277 -{{putFootnotes/}} 279 + {{putFootnotes/}}