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167 167  |StructureUsage|(% style="width:194px" %) |(% style="width:454px" %)See “SDMX Base”.
168 168  |Dataflow|(% style="width:194px" %)(((
169 169  Inherits from
170 -
171 171  //StructureUsage//
172 172  )))|(% style="width:454px" %)Abstract concept (i.e., the structure without any data) of a flow of data that providers will provide for different reference periods.
173 173  | |(% style="width:194px" %)/structure|(% style="width:454px" %)Associates a Dataflow to the Data Structure Definition.
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175 175  | |(% style="width:194px" %)/grouping|(% style="width:454px" %)An association to a set of metadata concepts that have an identified structural role in a Data Structure Definition.
176 176  |GroupDimensionDescrip tor|(% style="width:194px" %)(((
177 177  Inherits from
178 -
179 179  //ComponentList//
180 180  )))|(% style="width:454px" %)A set of metadata concepts that define a partial key derived from the Dimension Descriptor in a Data Structure Definition.
181 181  | |(% style="width:194px" %)/components|(% style="width:454px" %)An association to the Dimension components that comprise the group.
182 182  |DimensionDescriptor|(% style="width:194px" %)(((
183 183  Inherits from
184 -
185 185  //ComponentList//
186 186  )))|(% style="width:454px" %)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.
187 187  | |(% style="width:194px" %)/components|(% style="width:454px" %)(((
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189 189  )))
190 190  |AttributeDescriptor|(% style="width:194px" %)(((
191 191  Inherits from
192 -
193 193  //ComponentList//
194 194  )))|(% style="width:454px" %)A set metadata concepts that define the Attributes of a Data Structure Definition.
195 195  | |(% style="width:194px" %)/components|(% style="width:454px" %)An association to a Data Attribute component.
196 196  |MeasureDescriptor|(% style="width:194px" %)(((
197 197  Inherits from
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199 199  //ComponentList//
200 200  )))|(% style="width:454px" %)A metadata concept that defines the Measures of a Data Structure Definition.
201 201  | |(% style="width:194px" %)/components|(% style="width:454px" %)An association to a Measure component.
202 202  |//DimensionComponent//|(% style="width:194px" %)(((
203 203  Inherits from
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205 205  //Component//
206 206  
207 207  Sub class Dimension
208 -
209 209  TimeDimension
210 210  )))|(% style="width:454px" %)An abstract class representing any Component that can be used for identifying observations.
211 211  | |(% style="width:194px" %)order|(% style="width:454px" %)Specifies the order of the Dimension Components within the DSD. The property is used to indicate the position of the Dimension Component and determines the Key for identifying observations, or series. The Time Dimension, when specified, must be the last within the Dimension Descriptor.
212 212  |Dimension|(% style="width:194px" %)(((
213 213  Inherits from
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215 215  //DimensionComponent//
216 216  )))|(% style="width:454px" %)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.
217 217  | |(% style="width:194px" %)/role|(% style="width:454px" %)Association to the Concept that specifies the role that that the Dimension plays in the Data Structure Definition.
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218 218  | |(% style="width:194px" %)/conceptIdentity|(% style="width:454px" %)An association to the metadata concept which defines the semantic of the Dimension.
219 219  |TimeDimension|(% style="width:194px" %)(((
220 220  Inherits from
221 -
222 222  //DimensionComponent//
223 223  )))|(% style="width:454px" %)A metadata concept that identifies the component in the key structure that has the role of “time”.
224 224  |DataAttribute|(% style="width:194px" %)(((
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234 234  | |(% style="width:194px" %)/conceptIdentity|(% style="width:454px" %)An association to the Concept which defines the semantic of the component.
235 235  |Measure|(% style="width:194px" %)(((
236 236  Inherits from
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238 238  //Component//
239 239  )))|(% style="width:454px" %)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.
240 240  | |(% style="width:194px" %)/conceptIdentity|(% style="width:454px" %)An association to the Concept which carries the values of the measures.
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243 243  | |(% style="width:194px" %)usage|(% style="width:454px" %)Defines whether a Measure must be reported or not.
244 244  |//AttributeRelationship//|(% style="width:194px" %)(((
245 245  Abstract Class
246 -
247 247  Sub classes
248 -
249 249  ObservationRelationship
250 -
251 251  GroupRelationship DimensionRelationshi p
252 252  )))|(% style="width:454px" %)Specifies the type of artefact to which a Data Attribute can be attached in a Data Set.
253 253  |ObservationRelationsh ip|(% style="width:194px" %) |(% style="width:454px" %)The Data Attribute is related to the observations of the Data Set.
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288 288  
289 289  A //DataSet// is formatted as a DataStructureDefinition specific data set (StructureSpecificDataSet). The structured data set is structured according to one specific DataStructureDefinition; hence the latter is required for validation at the syntax level.
290 290  
291 -A //DataSet// is a collection of a set of //Observation//s that share the same dimensionality, which is specified by a set of unique components (Dimension, TimeDimension) defined in the
278 +A //DataSet// is a collection of a set of //Observation//s that share the same dimensionality, which is specified by a set of unique components (Dimension, TimeDimension) defined in the DimensionDescriptor of the DataStructureDefinition, together with associated
292 292  
293 -DimensionDescriptor of the DataStructureDefinition, together with associated
294 -
295 295  //AttributeValue//s that define specific characteristics about the artefact to which it is attached – //Observation//s, set of Dimensions. It can be structured in terms of a SeriesKey to which //Observation//s are reported.
296 296  
297 297  The //Observation// can be the value(s) of the variable(s) being measured for the Concept associated to the Measure(s) in the MeasureDescriptor of the DataStructureDefinition. Each //Observation// associates one or more //ObservationValue//s with a KeyValue (+observationDimension) which is the value for the “Dimension at the Observation Level”. Any Dimension can be specified as being the “Dimension at the Observation Level”, and this specification is made at the level of the //DataSet// (i.e., it must be the same Dimension for the entire //DataSet//).