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1 += 7 Metadata Structure Definition and Metadata Set =
4 4  
5 5  == 7.1 Context ==
6 6  
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91 91  
92 92  ==== 7.3.4.2 Definitions ====
93 93  
94 -:
92 +:
95 95  
96 96  (((
97 -(% style="width:838.294px" %)
98 -|**Class**|**Feature**|(% style="width:446px" %)**Description**
99 -|//StructureUsage//| |(% style="width:446px" %)See “SDMX Base”.
95 +|**Class**|**Feature**|**Description**
96 +|//StructureUsage//||See “SDMX Base”.
100 100  |Metadataflow|(((
101 101  Inherits from:
102 102  
103 103  //StructureUsage//
104 -)))|(% style="width:446px" %)Abstract concept (i.e., the structure without any metadata) of a flow of metadata that providers will provide for different reference periods. Specifies possible targets for metadata, via the Identifiable Object Selection.
105 -| |/structure|(% style="width:446px" %)Associates a Metadata Structure Definition.
106 -|MetadataProvisionAgr eement| |(% style="width:446px" %)Links the Metadata Provider to the relevant Structure Usage (i.e., Metadataflow) for which the provider supplies metadata. The agreement may constrain the scope of the metadata that can be provided, by means of a Constraint. Specifies possible targets for metadata, via the Identifiable Object Selection.
107 -|MetadataProvider| |(% style="width:446px" %)See Organisation Scheme.
108 -|IdentifiableObjectSe lection| |(% style="width:446px" %)A list or wildcarded expression resolving into Identifiable Objects that metadata will refer to.
101 +)))|Abstract concept (i.e., the structure without any metadata) of a flow of metadata that providers will provide for different reference periods. Specifies possible targets for metadata, via the Identifiable Object Selection.
102 +||/structure|Associates a Metadata Structure Definition.
103 +|MetadataProvisionAgr eement||Links the Metadata Provider to the relevant Structure Usage (i.e., Metadataflow) for which the provider supplies metadata. The agreement may constrain the scope of the metadata that can be provided, by means of a Constraint. Specifies possible targets for metadata, via the Identifiable Object Selection.
104 +|MetadataProvider||See Organisation Scheme.
105 +|IdentifiableObjectSe lection||A list or wildcarded expression resolving into Identifiable Objects that metadata will refer to.
109 109  |MetadataStructureDef inition|(((
110 110  Inherits from:
111 111  
112 112  //MaintainableArtefact//
113 -)))|(% style="width:446px" %)A collection of metadata concepts and their structure when used to collect or disseminate reference metadata.
110 +)))|A collection of metadata concepts and their structure when used to collect or disseminate reference metadata.
114 114  |MetadataAttributeDes criptor|(((
115 115  Inherits from:
116 116  
117 -//ComponentList //
118 -)))|(% style="width:446px" %)Defines a set of concepts that comprises the Metadata Attributes to be reported.
119 -| |/components|(% style="width:446px" %)An association to the Metadata Attributes relevant to the Metadata Attribute Descriptor.
120 -|MetadataAttribute| |(% style="width:446px" %)Identifies a Concept for which a value may be reported in a Metadata Set.
121 -| |/hierarchy|(% style="width:446px" %)Association to one or more child Metadata Attribute.
122 -| |/conceptIdentity|(% style="width:446px" %)An association to the concept which defines the semantic of the attribute.
123 -| |isPresentational|(% style="width:446px" %)Indication that the Metadata Attribute is present for structural purposes (i.e. it has child attributes) and that no value for this attribute is expected to be reported in a Metadata Set.
124 -| |minOccurs maxOccurs|(% style="width:446px" %)Specifies how many occurrences of the Metadata Attribute may be reported at this point in the Metadataset.
125 -| |/localRepresentation|(% style="width:446px" %)Associates a Representation that overrides any core representation specified for the Concept itself.
126 -|Representation| |(% style="width:446px" %)The representation of the Metadata Attribute.
114 +//ComponentList     //
115 +)))|Defines a set of concepts that comprises the Metadata Attributes to be reported.
116 +||/components|An association to the Metadata Attributes relevant to the Metadata Attribute Descriptor.
117 +|MetadataAttribute||Identifies a Concept for which a value may be reported in a Metadata Set.
118 +||/hierarchy|Association to one or more child Metadata Attribute.
119 +||/conceptIdentity|An association to the concept which defines the semantic of the attribute.
120 +||isPresentational|Indication that the Metadata Attribute is present for structural purposes (i.e. it has child attributes) and that no value for this attribute is expected to be reported in a Metadata Set.
121 +||minOccurs maxOccurs|Specifies how many occurrences of the Metadata Attribute may be reported at this point in the Metadataset.
122 +||/localRepresentation|Associates a Representation that overrides any core representation specified for the Concept itself.
123 +|Representation||The representation of the Metadata Attribute.
127 127  )))
128 128  
129 129  == 7.4 Metadata Set ==
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161 161  ==== 7.4.2.2 Definitions ====
162 162  
163 163  |**Class**|**Feature**|**Description**
164 -|MetadataSet| |Any organised collection of metadata.
165 -| |reportingBegin|A specific time period in a known system of time periods that identifies the start period of a report.
166 -| |reportingEnd|A specific time period in a known system of time periods that identifies the end period of a report.
167 -| |publicationYear|Specifies the year of publication of the data or metadata in terms of whatever provisioning agreements might be in force.
168 -| |publicationPeriod|Specifies the period of publication of the data or metadata in terms of whatever provisioning agreements might be in force.
169 -| |action|Defines the action to be taken by the recipient system (information, append, replace, delete)
170 -| |+describedBy|Associates a Metadataflow or a Metadata Provision Agreement to the Metadata Set.
161 +|MetadataSet||Any organised collection of metadata.
162 +||reportingBegin|A specific time period in a known system of time periods that identifies the start period of a report.
163 +||reportingEnd|A specific time period in a known system of time periods that identifies the end period of a report.
164 +||publicationYear|Specifies the year of publication of the data or metadata in terms of whatever provisioning agreements might be in force.
165 +||publicationPeriod|Specifies the period of publication of the data or metadata in terms of whatever provisioning agreements might be in force.
166 +||action|Defines the action to be taken by the recipient system (information, append, replace, delete)
167 +||+describedBy|Associates a Metadataflow or a Metadata Provision Agreement to the Metadata Set.
171 171  
172 -:
169 +:
173 173  
174 174  (((
175 175  |**Class**|**Feature**|**Description**
176 -| |+structuredBy|(((
173 +||+structuredBy|(((
177 177  Associates the Metadata
178 178  
179 179  Attribute Descriptor of the Metadata Structure Definition that defines the structure of the Metadata Set. Note that this dependency explains that the Metadataset is structures according to the Metadata Structure Definition of the linked (by the +describedBy)
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180 180  
181 181  Metadataflow or the Metadata Provision Agreement.
182 182  )))
183 -| |+publishedBy|Associates the Data Provider that reports/publishes the metadata.
184 -| |+attachesTo|Associates the target identifiable objects to which metadata is to be attached.
185 -| |+metadata|Associates the Metadata Attribute values which are to be associated with the object or objects identified by the Target Identifiable Objects(s).
186 -|TargetIdentifiableO bject| |Specifies the identification of an Identifiable object.
187 -| |+valueFor|(((
180 +||+publishedBy|Associates the Data Provider that reports/publishes the metadata.
181 +||+attachesTo|Associates the target identifiable objects to which metadata is to be attached.
182 +||+metadata|Associates the Metadata Attribute values which are to be associated with the object or objects identified by the Target Identifiable Objects(s).
183 +|TargetIdentifiableO bject||Specifies the identification of an Identifiable object.
184 +||+valueFor|(((
188 188  Associates the Target
189 189  
190 190  Identifiable Object being a part of the Identifiable Object Selection specified in the Dataflow or Metadata Provision Agreement.
191 191  )))
192 -|StructureRef| |Contains the identification of an Identifiable object.
193 -| |structureType|The object type of the target object.
194 -|IdentifiableArtefac tRef| |Identification of the target object.
195 -| |+containedObject|Association to a contained object in a hierarchy of Identifiable Objects such as a Transition in a Process Step.
189 +|StructureRef||Contains the identification of an Identifiable object.
190 +||structureType|The object type of the target object.
191 +|IdentifiableArtefac tRef||Identification of the target object.
192 +||+containedObject|Association to a contained object in a hierarchy of Identifiable Objects such as a Transition in a Process Step.
196 196  |//MetadataAttributeVa lue//|(((
197 197  Abstract class Sub classes are:
198 198  
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200 200  
201 201  CodedMetadataAttribut eValue
202 202  )))|The value for a Metadata Attribute.
203 -| |(((
200 +||(((
204 204  +valueFor
205 205  
206 206  (inherited from the
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213 213  
214 214  Note that this is a conceptual association showing the link to the MSD construct. The syntax for the Metadata Attribute value will state, in some form, the id of the Metadata Attribute.
215 215  )))
216 -| |+child|(((
213 +||+child|(((
217 217  Association to a child Metadata Attribute value consistent with the hierarchy defined in the MSD for the Metadata Attribute
218 218  
219 219  for which this child is a Metadata Attribute value.
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233 233  
234 234  Value
235 235  )))|The content of a Metadata Attribute value where this is textual.
236 -|XHTMLAttributeValue| |This contains XHTML
237 -| |value|The string value of the XHTML
238 -|TextAttributeValue| |This value of a Metadata Attribute value where the content is human-readable text.
239 -| |text|The string value is text. This can be present in multiple language versions.
240 -|OtherUncodedAttribu teValue| |The value of a Metadata Attribute value where the content is not of humanreadable text.
241 -| |value|A text string that is consistent in format to that defined in the Representation of the Metadata Attribute for which this is a Metadata Attribute value.
242 -| |startTime|This attribute is only used if the textFormat of the Metadata Attribute is of the Timespan type in the Metadata Structure Definition (in which case the value field takes a duration).
233 +|XHTMLAttributeValue||This contains XHTML
234 +||value|The string value of the XHTML
235 +|TextAttributeValue||This value of a Metadata Attribute value where the content is human-readable text.
236 +||text|The string value is text. This can be present in multiple language versions.
237 +|OtherUncodedAttribu teValue||The value of a Metadata Attribute value where the content is not of humanreadable text.
238 +||value|A text string that is consistent in format to that defined in the Representation of the Metadata Attribute for which this is a Metadata Attribute value.
239 +||startTime|This attribute is only used if the textFormat of the Metadata Attribute is of the Timespan type in the Metadata Structure Definition (in which case the value field takes a duration).
243 243  |CodedMetadataAttrib uteValue|(((
244 244  Inherits from
245 245  
246 246  //MetadataAttributeValu e//
247 247  )))|The content of a Metadata Attribute value that is taken from a Code in a Code list.
248 -| |value|The Code value of the Metadata Attribute value.
249 -| |+value|(((
245 +||value|The Code value of the Metadata Attribute value.
246 +||+value|(((
250 250  Association to a Code in the Code list specified in the Representation of the Metadata Attribute for which this Metadata Attribute value is the value.
251 251  
252 252  Note that this shows the conceptual link to the Item that is the value. In reality, the value itself will be contained in the Coded Metadata Attribute Value.
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