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21 21  * Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] o Attached to a ([[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]) object
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23 -Examples are shown below. The “Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]” is taken from the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] Cross Domain (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Concepts(%%) and the “Attached to” is a typical object to which it would be attached in a data dissemination scenario.
23 +Examples are shown below. The “Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]” is taken from the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] Cross Domain (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Concepts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]](%%) and the “Attached to” is a typical object to which it would be attached in a data dissemination scenario.
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25 25  (% style="width:1213.45px" %)
26 26  |**Metadata Attribute**|(% style="width:395px" %)**Description**|(% style="width:633px" %)**Attached To**
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28 28  |COVERAGE_SECTOR|(% style="width:395px" %)Main economic or other sectors covered by the statistics|(% style="width:633px" %)[[CODE>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Code.WebHome]]
29 29  |SOURCE_TYPE|(% style="width:395px" %)Characteristics and [[components>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] of the raw statistical data used for compiling statistical aggregates|(% style="width:633px" %)[[DATAFLOW>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]]
30 30  |UNIT_MEASURE|(% style="width:395px" %) |(% style="width:633px" %)SERIES KEY
31 -|COMMENT|(% style="width:395px" %)Supplementary descriptive text which can be attached to data or metadata|(% style="width:633px" %)(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)CONCEPT(%%) ( if applicable to all uses of the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Concept(%%)) or [[DIMENSION>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (if applicable to the use of a (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Concept(%%) in a specific [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]])
31 +|COMMENT|(% style="width:395px" %)Supplementary descriptive text which can be attached to data or metadata|(% style="width:633px" %)(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[CONCEPT>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]](%%) ( if applicable to all uses of the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]](%%)) or [[DIMENSION>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (if applicable to the use of a (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]](%%) in a specific [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]])
32 32  |OBS_STATUS|(% style="width:395px" %)Information on the quality of a value or an unusual or missing value|(% style="width:633px" %)OBSERVATION
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34 34  Therefore the conceptual structure of a [[Metadata Repository>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata repository.WebHome]] is:
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41 41  This is only a conceptual structure and is purposefully over-simplistic as it is drawn to show conceptually how such a [[metadata repository>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata repository.WebHome]] may work.
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43 -The Metadata Key is comprised of one or more Object Type/Object Id. For instance, for a [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] or a (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Concept(%%) it would be the Id of the [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] or (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Concept(%%) such as the URN. For a specific key or partial key there would be two Objects, the [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] and the Data Key. Clearly, this is a conceptual structure as it is probable that the Metadata Key would combine the value of all of the individual Object Ids, as this would be necessary in order to find metadata quickly.
43 +The Metadata Key is comprised of one or more Object Type/Object Id. For instance, for a [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] or a (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]](%%) it would be the Id of the [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] or (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]](%%) such as the URN. For a specific key or partial key there would be two Objects, the [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] and the Data Key. Clearly, this is a conceptual structure as it is probable that the Metadata Key would combine the value of all of the individual Object Ids, as this would be necessary in order to find metadata quickly.
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45 -The Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] Table may, of course, contain additional information depending on the actual requirements. For instance, it may not be necessary to reference the [[Metadata Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] ([[MSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]]) providing the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Concept(%%) name and Description are contained in the table. Also, it may be useful to add a “Short Name” to be used by applications such as web sites. Note that the metadata [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] structure can be hierarchical (i.e. a Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] can have child Metadata [[Attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]). As each Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] can have only one parent this structure is achieved by the Parent [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] Id.
45 +The Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] Table may, of course, contain additional information depending on the actual requirements. For instance, it may not be necessary to reference the [[Metadata Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] ([[MSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]]) providing the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]](%%) name and Description are contained in the table. Also, it may be useful to add a “Short Name” to be used by applications such as web sites. Note that the metadata [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] structure can be hierarchical (i.e. a Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] can have child Metadata [[Attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]). As each Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] can have only one parent this structure is achieved by the Parent [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] Id.
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47 -The way such a repository would support the linking of data to metadata is shown below.
47 +The way such
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49 +a repository would support the linking of data to metadata is shown below.
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49 49  == 7.3 Linking Data to Metadata ==
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51 51  === 7.3.1 Examples ===
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102 102  (% style="text-align: center;" %)
103 103  **{{id name="image_18"/}}Figure 18: MSD - Metadata Report**
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105 -Note that the reasons of brevity content of many of the Metadata [[Attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] has been collapsed e.g. each has a (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Concept(%%) identity and Local [[Representation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]].
107 +Note that the reasons of brevity content of many of the Metadata [[Attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] has been collapsed e.g. each has
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109 +a (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]](%%) identity and Local Representation.
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107 107  === 7.3.3 Metadata Set ===
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