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122 122  A..Z (upper case alphabetic), 0..9 (numeric), _ (underscore)
123 123  
124 -1. **Observation values** are:
125 -1*. Decimal numerics (signed only if they are negative);
126 -1*. The maximum number of significant figures is:
127 -1*. 15 for a positive number
128 -1*. 14 for a positive decimal or a negative integer
129 -1*. 13 for a negative decimal
130 -1*. Scientific notation may be used.
131 -1. **Uncoded statistical concept** text values are:
132 -1*.
133 -1**. Maximum 1050 characters;
134 -1**. From ISO 8859-1 character set.
135 -1. **Time series keys**:
124 +**5. Observation values** are:
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137 -In principle, the maximum permissible length of time series keys used in a data exchange does not need to be restricted. However, for working purposes, an effort is made to limit the maximum length to 35 characters; in this length, also (for SDMXEDI) one (separator) position is included between all successive dimension values; this means that the maximum length allowed for a pure series key (concatenation of dimension values) can be less than 35 characters.  The separator character is a colon (“:”) by conventional usage.
126 +* Decimal numerics (signed only if they are negative);
127 +* The maximum number of significant figures is:
128 +* 15 for a positive number
129 +* 14 for a positive decimal or a negative integer
130 +* 13 for a negative decimal
131 +* Scientific notation may be used.
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133 +**6. Uncoded statistical concept** text values are:
134 +
135 +*
136 +** Maximum 1050 characters;
137 +** From ISO 8859-1 character set.
138 +
139 +**7. Time series keys**:
140 +
141 +In principle, the maximum permissible length of time series keys used in a data exchange does not need to be restricted. However, for working purposes, an effort is made to limit the maximum length to 35 characters; in this length, also (for SDMXEDI) one (separator) position is included between all successive dimension values; this means that the maximum length allowed for a pure series key (concatenation of dimension values) can be less than 35 characters. The separator character is a colon (“:”) by conventional usage.
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139 139  == 3.4 SDMX-ML and SDMX-EDI Best Practices ==
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141 141  === 3.4.1 Reporting and Dissemination Guidelines ===