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143 143  ==== b. Addition or removal of referenced artefacts ====
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145 -|(% colspan="3" style="width:876px" %)**CONCEPT SCHEME (CS)**
146 -|(% style="width:845px" %)**Type of change**|(% style="width:156px" %)**Impact**|(% style="width:1071px" %)**Comments**
147 -|(% style="width:845px" %)(((
148 -**Addition or removal of a child Code List**
149 -)))|(% style="width:156px" %)**Minor: N.+**|(% style="width:1071px" %)The child Code Lists in a Data Structure Definition have priority over those referenced in a Concept Scheme. Child Code Lists added to or removed from a Concept Scheme do not have a direct impact on the data exchange. Backward/forward compatibility depends on the way Code Lists are referenced in Data Structure Definitions referencing the concept scheme. This needs to be taken into account when creating a new version of a DSD accordingly
145 +| |(% colspan="2" %)**CONCEPT SCHEME (CS)**
146 +|**Type of change**|**Impact**|**Comments**
147 +|(((
148 +**Addition or removal of a child**
150 150  
150 +**Code List**
151 +)))|**Minor: N.+**|The child Code Lists in a Data Structure Definition have priority over those referenced in a Concept Scheme. Child Code Lists added to or removed from a Concept Scheme do not have a direct impact on the data exchange. Backward/forward compatibility depends on the way Code Lists are referenced in Data Structure Definitions referencing the concept scheme. This needs to be taken into account when creating a new version of a DSD accordingly
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152 152  
153 -|(% colspan="3" %)**DATA STRUCTURE DEFINITION (DSD)**
154 +
155 +| |(% colspan="2" %)**DATA STRUCTURE DEFINITION (DSD)**
154 154  |**Type of change**|**Impact**|**Comments**
155 155  |**Addition or removal of a child Code List**|(((
156 -**If same id and Agency, then the child artefact version change is replicated in the parent artefact.
157 -If different id or Agency, impact wil depend on the backward/forward compatibility as shown in the tables above**
158 +**If same id and Agency, then the child artefact version change is replicated in the parent artefact.**
159 +
160 +**If different id or Agency, impact wil depend on the backward/forward compatibility as shown in the tables above**
158 158  )))|(((
159 159  If a child Code List has a minor version change, then the DSD should also have a minor version change.
163 +
160 160  If there are several Code List version changes, the most severe impact is replicated in the DSD. For example, if two Code Lists have minor changes, and one Code List has a major change at the same time, the parent DSD has a major version change
161 161  )))
162 162  
163 -= 6. Appendix - Examples =
167 +=== 6. Appendix - Examples ===
164 164  
165 165  **Example 1 – Change to a Code List name, for clarification purposes**. **Patch Impact: N.M.+**
166 166  
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182 182  |(% colspan="2" %)**AGGREGATION OF EXISTING CODES**
183 183  |**Old version**|**New version**
184 -|**2011** Heifers (female bovine that never calved), live
185 -**2012** Cows, live|**2010** Heifers and cows, live
186 -|(% colspan="2" %)Codes **2011** and **2012** are fully{{footnote}}i.e. without integration into or combination with another existing code.{{/footnote}} __**removed**__ and replaced with one __**brand new**__ code. In this case there is a many to 1 correspondence between the codes.
188 +|**2011** Heifers (female bovine that never calved), live **2012** Cows, live|**2010** Heifers and cows, live
189 +|(% colspan="2" %)Codes **2011** and **2012** are fully{{footnote}}i.e. without integration into or combination with another existing code.{{/footnote}} **removed** and replaced with one **brand new** code. In this case there is a many to 1 correspondence between the codes.
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191 +
192 +
188 188  |(% colspan="2" %)**DISAGGREGATION OF EXISTING CODES**
189 189  |**Old version**|**New version**
190 190  |**1010** Live horses|(((
191 -1011 Pure bred breeding horses, live
192 -1012 Other horses, live
196 +1. Pure bred breeding horses, live
197 +1. Other horses, live
193 193  )))
194 -|(% colspan="2" %)Code **1010** is fully __**removed**__ and replaced with two __**brand new**__ codes. In this case there is a 1 to m correspondence between the codes.
199 +|(% colspan="2" %)Code **1010** is fully **removed** and replaced with two **brand new** codes. In this case there is a 1 to m correspondence between the codes.
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201 +
202 +
196 196  |(% colspan="2" %)**REORGANISATION OF EXISTING CODES**
197 197  |**Old version**|**New version**
198 198  |(((
199 199  **3010** Fowls, weighing ≤ 185 g
207 +
200 200  **3020** Ducks, , weighing ≤ 185 g
209 +
201 201  **3030** Other poultry, weighing ≤ 185 g
211 +
202 202  **3040** Fowls, weighing > 185 g
213 +
203 203  **3050** Ducks, , weighing > 185 g
215 +
204 204  **3060** Other poultry, weighing > 185 g
205 -)))|**3025** Poultry, weighing ≤ 175 g
206 -**3045** Poultry, weighing > 175 g
217 +)))|**3025** Poultry, weighing ≤ 175 g **3045** Poultry, weighing > 175 g
207 207  |(% colspan="2" %)Codes **3010**, **3020**, **3030**, **3040**, **3050** and **3060** are fully removed and replaced with two brand new codes; furthermore the criterion for the classification used in the old version has been changed in the new version (185 g criterion versus 175 g criterion), so that it is not possible to exactly aggregate the codes from the old version to the codes of the new version (e.g. a part of **3010** goes to **3025**, another part to **3045**). In this case there is a m to n correspondence between the two sets of codes
208 208  
209 209  **Example 5 – Changes to hierarchies in a Code List. Major impact: +.0**
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211 211  |(% colspan="2" %)**ADDING A NEW CODE IN AN EXISTING HIERARCHY – CODE LIST**
212 212  |**Old version**|**New version**
213 -|(((
214 -* 0213 - Beer
215 -** 02131 - Lager beer
216 -** 02132 - Other alcoholic beer
217 -)))|(((
218 -* 0213 - Beer
219 -** 02131 - Lager beer
220 -** 02132 - Other alcoholic beer
221 -* **02133 - Low and non-alcoholic beer**
222 -)))
224 +|• 0213 - Beer o02131 - Lager beer o02132 - Other alcoholic beer|• 0213 - Beer o02131 - Lager beer o 02132 - Other alcoholic beer o **02133 - Low and non-alcoholic beer**
223 223  |(% colspan="2" %)Code 02133 has been added to hierarchy 0213
224 224  
225 225  **Example 6 – Changes to hierarchies in a Hierarchical Code List. Major impact: +.0**
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227 227  |(% colspan="2" %)**ADDING A NEW CODE IN AN EXISTING HIERARCHY – HIERARCHICAL CODE LIST**
228 228  |**Old version**|**New version**
229 229  |(((
230 -* A1 - World (codelist ref. ECB@CL_AREAS@1.0)
231 -** E1 - Europe (ECB@CL_COUNTRIES@1.0)
232 -*** ES - Spain FR - France
233 -*** GR - Greece
234 -*** IT - Italy
235 -** E4 - Africa
236 -*** etc.
232 +• A1 - World (codelist ref. ECB@CL_AREAS@1.0) o E1 - Europe (ECB@CL_COUNTRIES@1.0)
233 +
234 + ES - Spain FR - France
235 +
236 +GR - Greece
237 +
238 +IT - Italy o E4 - Africaetc.
237 237  )))|(((
238 -* A1=World (codelist ref. ECB@CL_AREAS@1.0)
239 -** E1 =Europe (ECB@CL_COUNTRIES@1.0)
240 -** ES = Spain FR = FranceGR = Greece
241 -** IT = Italy
242 -** **DE= Germany**
243 -* E4 =Africa
244 -** etc.
240 +• A1=World (codelist ref. ECB@CL_AREAS@1.0) o E1 =Europe (ECB@CL_COUNTRIES@1.0)
241 +
242 + ES = Spain FR = FranceGR = Greece
243 +
244 +IT = Italy
245 +
246 +**DE= Germany**
247 +
248 +o E4 =Africaetc.
245 245  )))
246 246  |(% colspan="2" %)The id of the hierarchical codes are assumed to be equal to those of the code lists referenced. The code DE has been added to hierarchy E1
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