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... ... @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ 32 32 33 33 * //IdentifiableArtefact// 34 34 * DataSet (and therefore StructureSpecificDataSet, GenericDataSet, GenericTimeSeriesDataSet StructureSpecificTimeSeriesDataSet) 35 -* //Key //(and therefore SeriesKey and GroupKey) 35 +* //Key //(and therefore SeriesKey and GroupKey)// // 36 36 37 37 Those classes in the SDMX metamodel which require annotations and global identity are derived from //IdentifiableArtefact// . These are: 38 38 ... ... @@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ 59 59 60 60 Those concrete classes in the SDMX Data Structure Definition and Dataset packages of the metamodel which require to be maintained by Agencies all inherit (via other abstract classes) from //MaintainableArtefact//, these are: 61 61 62 -* DataflowDefinition 63 -* DataStructureDefinition 62 +* DataflowDefinition// // 63 +* DataStructureDefinition// // 64 64 65 65 The component structures that are lists of lists, inherit directly from //Structure//. A //Structure// contains several lists of components. The concrete class that inherits from Structure is: 66 66 67 -* DataStructureDefinition 67 +* DataStructureDefinition// // 68 68 69 69 A DataStructureDefinition contains a list of dimensions, a list of measures and a list of attributes. 70 70 ... ... @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ 137 137 138 138 The following table details the possible relationships a DataAttribute may specify. Note that these relationships are mutually exclusive, and therefore only one of the following is possible. 139 139 140 -: 140 +: 141 141 142 142 ((( 143 143 |**Relationship**|**Meaning**|**Location in Data Set at which the Attribute is reported** ... ... @@ -165,14 +165,15 @@ 165 165 ==== 5.3.2.2 Definitions ==== 166 166 167 167 |**Class**|**Feature**|**Description** 168 -|StructureUsage| |See “SDMX Base”.168 +|StructureUsage||See “SDMX Base”. 169 169 |DataflowDefinition|((( 170 170 Inherits from 171 + 171 171 //StructureUsage// 172 172 )))|Abstract concept (i.e. the structure without any data) of a flow of data that providers will provide for different reference periods. 173 -| |/structure|Associates a Dataflow Definition to the Data Structure Definition.174 -|DataStructureDefinition| |A collection of metadata concepts, their structure and usage when used to collect or disseminate data.175 -| |///grouping//|An association to a set of metadata concepts that have an identified structural role in a Data Structure Definition.174 +||/structure|Associates a Dataflow Definition to the Data Structure Definition. 175 +|DataStructureDefinition||A collection of metadata concepts, their structure and usage when used to collect or disseminate data. 176 +||///grouping //|An association to a set of metadata concepts that have an identified structural role in a Data Structure Definition. 176 176 |((( 177 177 Group 178 178 ... ... @@ -179,80 +179,98 @@ 179 179 DimensionDescriptor 180 180 )))|((( 181 181 Inherits from 183 + 182 182 //ComponentList// 183 183 )))|A set metadata concepts that define a partial key derived from the Dimension Descriptor in a Data Structure Definition. 184 -| |+constraint|Identifies an Attachment Constraint that specifies the sub set of Dimension, Measure, or Attribute values to which an Attribute can be attached.185 -| |/components|An association to the Dimension and Measure Dimension components that comprise the group.186 +||+constraint|Identifies an Attachment Constraint that specifies the sub set of Dimension, Measure, or Attribute values to which an Attribute can be attached. 187 +||/components|An association to the Dimension and Measure Dimension components that comprise the group. 186 186 |DimensionDescriptor|((( 187 187 Inherits from 190 + 188 188 //ComponentList// 189 189 )))|An ordered set of metadata concepts that, combined, classify a statistical series, and whose values, when combined (the key) in an instance such as a data set, uniquely identify a specific observation. 190 -| |/components|An association to the Dimension, Measure Dimension, and Time Dimension comprising the Key Descriptor.193 +||/components|An association to the Dimension, Measure Dimension, and Time Dimension comprising the Key Descriptor. 191 191 |AttributeDescriptor|((( 192 192 Inherits from 196 + 193 193 //ComponentList// 194 194 )))|A set metadata concepts that define the attributes of a Data Structure Definition. 195 -| |/components|An association to a Data Attribute component.199 +||/////components// //|An association to a Data Attribute component. 196 196 |MeasureDescriptor|((( 197 197 Inherits from 198 198 199 199 //ComponentList// 200 200 )))|A metadata concept that defines the measure of a Data Structure Definition. 201 -| |/components|An association to a measure component.205 +||/components|An association to a measure component. 202 202 |Dimension|((( 203 203 Inherits from 208 + 204 204 Component 205 205 )))|A metadata concept used (most probably together with other metadata concepts) to classify a statistical series, e.g. a statistical concept indicating a certain economic activity or a geographical reference area. 206 -| |/role|Association to the Concept that specifies the role that that the Dimension plays in the Data Structure Definition.207 -| |/conceptIdentity|An association to the metadata concept which defines the semantic of the Dimension.211 +||/role|Association to the Concept that specifies the role that that the Dimension plays in the Data Structure Definition. 212 +||/conceptIdentity|An association to the metadata concept which defines the semantic of the Dimension. 208 208 |MeasureDimension|((( 209 209 Inherits from 210 210 211 -Dimension 216 +Dimension// // 212 212 )))|A statistical concept that identifies the component in the key structure that has an enumerated list of measures. This dimension has, as its representation the Concept Scheme that enumerates the measure concepts. 213 213 |DataAttribute|((( 214 214 Inherits from 220 + 215 215 Component 222 + 216 216 Sub class 224 + 217 217 ReportingYear 226 + 218 218 StartDay 219 219 )))|A characteristic of an object or entity. 220 -| |/role|Association to the Concept that specifies the role that that the Data Attribute plays in the Data Structure Definition.221 -| |usageStatus|Defines the usage status which is constrained by the data type Usage Status.222 -| |+relatedTo|Association to a Attribute Relationship.223 -| |/conceptIdentity|An association to the Concept which defines the semantic of the component.229 +||/role|Association to the Concept that specifies the role that that the Data Attribute plays in the Data Structure Definition. 230 +||usageStatus|Defines the usage status which is constrained by the data type Usage Status. 231 +||+relatedTo|Association to a Attribute Relationship. 232 +||/conceptIdentity|An association to the Concept which defines the semantic of the component. 224 224 |TimeDimension|((( 225 225 Inherits from 226 226 227 -Dimension 236 +Dimension// // 228 228 )))|A metadata concept that identifies the component in the key structure that has the role of “time”. 229 229 |ReportingYearStartDay|((( 230 230 Inherits from 240 + 231 231 DataAttribute 232 232 )))|A specialised Data Attribute whose value is used in conjunction with the predefined reporting periods in the Time Dimension. If this is not present, then by default all reporting period values for the Time Dimension will be assumed to be based on a reporting year start day of January 1. 233 233 |PrimaryMeasure|((( 234 234 Inherits from 245 + 235 235 //Component// 236 236 )))|The metadata concept that is the phenomenon to be measured in a data set. In a data set the instance of the measure is often called the observation. 237 -| |/conceptIdentity|An association to the Concept which carries the values of the measures.248 +||/conceptIdentity|An association to the Concept which carries the values of the measures. 238 238 |//AttributeRelationship//|((( 239 239 Abstract Class 251 + 240 240 Sub classes 253 + 241 241 NoSpecified 255 + 242 242 Relationship 257 + 243 243 PrimaryMeasure 259 + 244 244 Relationship 261 + 245 245 GroupRelationship 263 + 246 246 Dimension 265 + 247 247 Relationship 248 248 )))|Specifies the type of artefact to which a Data Attribute can be attached in a Data Set. 249 -|NoSpecifiedRelationship| |The Data Attribute is not related to any specific construct.250 -|PrimaryMeasure Relationship| |The Data Attribute is related to the Primary Measure construct.251 -|GroupRelationship| |The Data Attribute is related to a Group Dimension Descriptor construct.252 -| |+groupKey|An association to the Group Dimension Descriptor253 -|DimensionRelationship| |The Data Attribute is related to a set of Dimensions.254 -| |+dimensions|Association to the set of Dimensions to which the Data Attribute is related.255 -| |+groupKey|Association to the Group Dimension Descriptor which specifies the set of Dimensions to which the Data Attribute is attached.268 +|NoSpecifiedRelationship||The Data Attribute is not related to any specific construct. 269 +|PrimaryMeasure Relationship||The Data Attribute is related to the Primary Measure construct. 270 +|GroupRelationship||The Data Attribute is related to a Group Dimension Descriptor construct. 271 +||+groupKey|An association to the Group Dimension Descriptor 272 +|DimensionRelationship||The Data Attribute is related to a set of Dimensions. 273 +||+dimensions|Association to the set of Dimensions to which the Data Attribute is related. 274 +||+groupKey|Association to the Group Dimension Descriptor which specifies the set of Dimensions to which the Data Attribute is attached. 256 256 257 257 258 258 ... ... @@ -320,27 +320,27 @@ 320 320 321 321 SeriesDataSet 322 322 )))|An organised collection of data. 323 -| |reportingBegin|A specific time period in a known system of time periods that identifies the start period of a report.324 -| |reportingEnd|A specific time period in a known system of time periods that identifies the end period of a report.325 -| |dataExtractionDate|A specific time period that identifies the date and time that the data are extracted from a data source.326 -| |validFrom|Indicates the inclusive start time indicating the validity of the information in the data set.327 -| |validTo|Indicates the inclusive end time indicating the validity of the information in the data set.328 -| |publicationYear|Specifies the year of publication of the data or metadata in terms of whatever provisioning agreements might be in force.329 -| |publicationPeriod|Specifies the period of publication of the data or metadata in terms of whatever provisioning agreements might be in force.330 -| |setId|Provides an identification of the data set.331 -| |action|Defines the action to be taken by the recipient system (update, append, delete)332 -| |describedBy|Associates a data flow definition and thereby a Data Structure Definition to the data set.333 -| |+structuredBy|Associates the Data Structure Definition that defines the structure of the Data Set. Note that the Data Structure Definition is the same as that associated (nonmandatory) to the Dataflow Definition.334 -| |+publishedBy|Associates the Data Provider that reports/publishes the data.335 -| |+attachedAttribute|Association to the Attribute Values relating to the Data Set336 -|GenericDataSet| |A data format structure that is able to contain data corresponding to any Data Structure Definition.337 -|StructureSpecific DataSet| |A data format structure that contains data corresponding to one specific Data Structure Definition.338 -|GenericTimeseries DataSet| |A data format structure that is able to contain timeseries data corresponding to any Data Structure Definition.342 +||reportingBegin|A specific time period in a known system of time periods that identifies the start period of a report. 343 +||reportingEnd|A specific time period in a known system of time periods that identifies the end period of a report. 344 +||dataExtractionDate|A specific time period that identifies the date and time that the data are extracted from a data source. 345 +||validFrom|Indicates the inclusive start time indicating the validity of the information in the data set. 346 +||validTo|Indicates the inclusive end time indicating the validity of the information in the data set. 347 +||publicationYear|Specifies the year of publication of the data or metadata in terms of whatever provisioning agreements might be in force. 348 +||publicationPeriod|Specifies the period of publication of the data or metadata in terms of whatever provisioning agreements might be in force. 349 +||setId|Provides an identification of the data set. 350 +||action|Defines the action to be taken by the recipient system (update, append, delete) 351 +||describedBy|Associates a data flow definition and thereby a Data Structure Definition to the data set. 352 +||+structuredBy|Associates the Data Structure Definition that defines the structure of the Data Set. Note that the Data Structure Definition is the same as that associated (nonmandatory) to the Dataflow Definition. 353 +||+publishedBy|Associates the Data Provider that reports/publishes the data. 354 +||+attachedAttribute|Association to the Attribute Values relating to the Data Set 355 +|GenericDataSet||A data format structure that is able to contain data corresponding to any Data Structure Definition. 356 +|StructureSpecific DataSet||A data format structure that contains data corresponding to one specific Data Structure Definition. 357 +|GenericTimeseries DataSet||A data format structure that is able to contain timeseries data corresponding to any Data Structure Definition. 339 339 |((( 340 340 StructureSpecific 341 341 342 342 TimeseriesDataSet 343 -)))| |A data format structure that contains timeseries data corresponding to one specific Data Structure Definition.362 +)))||A data format structure that contains timeseries data corresponding to one specific Data Structure Definition. 344 344 |Key|((( 345 345 Abstract class Sub classes 346 346 ... ... @@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ 348 348 349 349 GroupKey 350 350 )))|Comprises the cross product of values of dimensions that identify uniquely an Observation. 351 -| |keyValues|Association to the individual Key Values that comprise the Key.352 -| |+attachedAttribute|Association to the Attribute Values relating to the Series Key or Group Key.370 +|\\|keyValues|Association to the individual Key Values that comprise the Key. 371 +||+attachedAttribute|Association to the Attribute Values relating to the Series Key or Group Key. 353 353 |//KeyValue//|((( 354 354 Abstract class 355 355 ... ... @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ 363 363 364 364 UncodedKeyValue 365 365 )))|The value of a component of a key such as the value of the instance a Dimension in a Dimension Descriptor of a Data Structure Definition. 366 -| |+valueFor|(((385 +||+valueFor|((( 367 367 Association to the key component in the Data Structure Definition for which this Key Value is a valid representation. 368 368 369 369 Note that this is conceptual association as the key component is identified explicitly in the data set. ... ... @@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ 373 373 374 374 //KeyValue// 375 375 )))|The value of the Measure Dimension component of the key. The value is the Concept to which this class is associated. 376 -| |+value|(((395 +||+value|((( 377 377 Association to the Concept. 378 378 379 379 Note that this is a conceptual association showing that the Concept must exist in the Concept Scheme associated with the Measure Dimension in the Data Structure ... ... @@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ 390 390 391 391 //KeyValue// 392 392 )))|The value of a coded component of the key. The value is the Code to which this class is associated. 393 -| |+value|(((412 +||+value|((( 394 394 Association to the Code. 395 395 396 396 Note that this is a conceptual association showing that the Code must exist in the Code list associated with the Dimension in the Data ... ... @@ -402,25 +402,25 @@ 402 402 403 403 //KeyValue// 404 404 )))|The value of an uncoded component of the key. 405 -| |value|The value of the key component.406 -| |startTime|This attribute is only used if the textFormat of the attribute is of the Timespan type in the Data Structure Definition (in which case the value field takes a duration).407 -| |+valueFor|Associates Dimension, Measure Dimension, or Time Dimension to the Key Value, and thereby to the Concept that is the semantic of the Dimension, or Time Dimension.424 +||value|The value of the key component. 425 +||startTime|This attribute is only used if the textFormat of the attribute is of the Timespan type in the Data Structure Definition (in which case the value field takes a duration). 426 +||+valueFor|Associates Dimension, Measure Dimension, or Time Dimension to the Key Value, and thereby to the Concept that is the semantic of the Dimension, or Time Dimension. 408 408 |GroupKey|((( 409 409 Inherits from 410 410 411 411 Key 412 412 )))|A set of Key Values that comprise a partial key, of the same dimensionality as the Time Series Key for the purpose of attaching Data Attributes. 413 -| |+describedBy|Associates the Group Dimension Descriptor defined in the Data Structure Definition.432 +||+describedBy|Associates the Group Dimension Descriptor defined in the Data Structure Definition. 414 414 |SeriesKey|((( 415 415 Inherits from 416 416 417 417 Key 418 418 )))|Comprises the cross product of values of all the Key Values that, together with the Key Value of the +observation Dimension identify uniquely an Observation. 419 -| |+describedBy|Associates the Dimension Descriptor defined in the Data Structure Definition.420 -|Observation| |The value of the observed phenomenon in the context of the Key Values comprising the key.421 -| |+valueFor|Associates the Primary Measure defined in the Data Structure Definition.422 -| |+attachedAttribute|Association to the Attribute Values relating to the Observation.423 -| |+observationDimension|Association to the Key Value that holds the value of the “Dimension at the Observation Level”.438 +||+describedBy|Associates the Dimension Descriptor defined in the Data Structure Definition. 439 +|Observation||The value of the observed phenomenon in the context of the Key Values comprising the key. 440 +||+valueFor|Associates the Primary Measure defined in the Data Structure Definition. 441 +||+attachedAttribute|Association to the Attribute Values relating to the Observation. 442 +||+observationDimension|Association to the Key Value that holds the value of the “Dimension at the Observation Level”. 424 424 |//ObservationValue//|((( 425 425 Abstract class 426 426 ... ... @@ -429,19 +429,19 @@ 429 429 UncodedObservation 430 430 431 431 CodedObservation 432 -)))| 451 +)))| 433 433 |UncodedObservation|((( 434 434 Inherits from 435 435 436 436 ObservationValue 437 437 )))|An observation that has a text value. 438 -| |value|The value of the Uncoded Observation.457 +||value|The value of the Uncoded Observation. 439 439 |CodedObservation|((( 440 440 Inherits from 441 441 442 442 ObservationValue 443 443 )))|An Observation that takes its value from a code in a Code list. 444 -| |+value|(((463 +||+value|((( 445 445 Association to the Code that is the value of the Observation. 446 446 447 447 Note that this is a conceptual association showing that the Code must exist in the Code list associated with the Primary Measure or the Concept of the Measure Dimension in the Data ... ... @@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ 457 457 458 458 //CodedAttributeValue// 459 459 )))|The value of an attribute, such as the instance of a Coded Attribute or of an Uncoded Attribute in a structure such as a Data Structure Definition. 460 -| |value|The value of the attribute.461 -| |+valueFor|(((479 +||value|The value of the attribute. 480 +||+valueFor|((( 462 462 Association to the Data Attribute defined in the Data Structure Definition. 463 463 464 464 Note that this is conceptual association as the Concept is identified explicitly in the data set. ... ... @@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ 468 468 469 469 //AttributeValue// 470 470 )))|An attribute value that has a text value. 471 -| |startTime|This attribute is only used if the textFormat of the attribute is of the Timespan type in the Data Structure Definition (in which case the value field takes a duration).490 +||startTime|This attribute is only used if the textFormat of the attribute is of the Timespan type in the Data Structure Definition (in which case the value field takes a duration). 472 472 |((( 473 473 CodedAttribute 474 474 ... ... @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ 478 478 479 479 //AttributeValue// 480 480 )))|An attribute that takes it value from a Code in Code list. 481 -| |+value|(((500 +||+value|((( 482 482 Association to the Code that is the value of the Attribute Value. 483 483 484 484 Note that this is a conceptual association showing that the Code must exist in the Code list associated with the Data Attribute in the Data Structure Definition. In the actual Data Set the value of the Code is placed in the Attribute Value.