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3 3  == 5.1 Scope ==
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13 13  The schematic structure of an [[MSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] is shown below.
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17 17  **Figure 1: Schematic of the Metadata Structure Definition**
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19 19  The [[MSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] comprises the specification of the object types to which metadata can be reported in a [[Metadata Set>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata set.WebHome]] (Metadata Target(s)), and the Report Structure(s) comprising the Metadata [[Attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] that identify the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Concept(%%) for which metadata may be reported in the [[Metadata Set>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata set.WebHome]]. Importantly, one Report Structure references the Metadata Target for which it is relevant. One Report Structure can reference many Metadata Target i.e. the same Report Structure can be used for different target objects.
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23 23  **Figure 2: Example [[MSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] showing Metadata Targets**
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25 25  Note that the [[SDMX-ML>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] schemas have explicit XML elements for each identifiable object type because identifying, for instance, a Maintainable Object has different properties from an Identifiable Object which must also include the agencyId, (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%), and id of the Maintainable Object in which it resides.
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29 29  An example is shown below.
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33 33  **Figure 3: Example MSD showing specification of three Metadata Attributes**
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35 35  This example shows the following [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] of Metadata [[Attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]:
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44 44  An example of reporting metadata according to the [[MSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] described above, is shown below.
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48 48  **Figure 4: Example Metadata Set **This example shows:
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50 50  1. The reference to the [[MSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]], Metadata Report, and Metadata Target (MetadataTargetValue)
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