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15	15	The VTL language can be applied to SDMX artefacts by mapping the SDMX IM model artefacts to the model artefacts that VTL can manipulate{{footnote}}In this chapter, in order to distinguish VTL and SDMX model artefacts, the VTL ones are written in the Arial font while the SDMX ones in Courier New{{/footnote}}. Thus, the SDMX artefacts can be used in VTL as inputs and/or outputs of Transformations. It is important to be aware that the artefacts do not always have the same names in the SDMX and VTL IMs, nor do they always have the same meaning. The more evident example is given by the SDMX Dataset and the VTL "Data Set", which do not correspond one another: as a matter of fact, the VTL "Data Set" maps to the SDMX "Dataflow", while the SDMX "Dataset" has no explicit mapping to VTL (such an abstraction is not needed in the definition of VTL Transformations). A SDMX "Dataset", however, is an instance of a SDMX "Dataflow" and can be the artefact on which the VTL transformations are executed (i.e., the Transformations are defined on Dataflows and are applied to Dataflow instances that can be Datasets).
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17		-The VTL programs (Transformation Schemes) are represented in SDMX through the TransformationScheme maintainable class which is composed of Transformation (nameable artefact). Each Transformation assigns the outcome of the evaluation of a VTL expression to a result.
	17	+The VTL programs (Transformation Schemes) are represented in SDMX through the TransformationScheme maintainable class which is composed of
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	19	+Transformation (nameable artefact). Each Transformation assigns the outcome of the evaluation of a VTL expression to a result.
	20	+
19	19	This section does not explain the VTL language or any of the content published in the VTL guides. Rather, this is a description of how the VTL can be used in the SDMX context and applied to SDMX artefacts.
20	20
21	21	== 12.2 References to SDMX artefacts from VTL statements ==
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27	27	The alias of an SDMX artefact can be its URN (Universal Resource Name), an abbreviation of its URN or another user-defined name.
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29		-In any case, the aliases used in the VTL Transformations have to be mapped to the SDMX artefacts through the VtlMappingScheme and VtlMapping classes (see the section of the SDMX IM relevant to the VTL). A VtlMapping allows specifying the aliases to be used in the VTL Transformations, Rulesets{{footnote}}See also the section "VTL-DL Rulesets" in the VTL Reference Manual.{{/footnote}} or User Defined Operators{{footnote}}The VTLMappings are used also for User Defined Operators (UDO). Although UDOs are envisaged to be defined on generic operands, so that the specific artefacts to be manipulated are passed as parameters at their invocation, it is also possible that an UDO invokes directly some specific SDMX artefacts. These SDMX artefacts have to be mapped to the corresponding aliases used in the definition of the UDO through the VtlMappingScheme and VtlMapping classes as well.{{/footnote}} to reference SDMX artefacts. A VtlMappingScheme is a container for zero or more VtlMapping.
	31	+In any case, the aliases used in the VTL Transformations have to be mapped to the
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	33	+SDMX artefacts through the VtlMappingScheme and VtlMapping classes (see the section of the SDMX IM relevant to the VTL). A VtlMapping allows specifying the aliases to be used in the VTL Transformations, Rulesets{{footnote}}See also the section "VTL-DL Rulesets" in the VTL Reference Manual.{{/footnote}} or User Defined Operators{{footnote}}The VTLMappings are used also for User Defined Operators (UDO). Although UDOs are envisaged to be defined on generic operands, so that the specific artefacts to be manipulated are passed as parameters at their invocation, it is also possible that an UDO invokes directly some specific SDMX artefacts. These SDMX artefacts have to be mapped to the corresponding aliases used in the definition of the UDO through the VtlMappingScheme and VtlMapping classes as well.{{/footnote}} to reference SDMX artefacts. A VtlMappingScheme is a container for zero or more VtlMapping.
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31	31	The correspondence between an alias and a SDMX artefact must be one-to-one, meaning that a generic alias identifies one and just one SDMX artefact while a SDMX artefact is identified by one and just one alias. In other words, within a VtlMappingScheme an artefact can have just one alias and different artefacts cannot have the same alias.
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33	33	The references through the URN and the abbreviated URN are described in the following paragraphs.
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199	199	=== 12.3.3 Mapping from SDMX to VTL data structures ===
200	200
201		-==== 12.3.3.1 Basic Mapping ====
	205	+**12.3.3.1 Basic Mapping**
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203	203	The main mapping method from SDMX to VTL is called **Basic **mapping. This is considered as the default mapping method and is applied unless a different method is specified through the VtlMappingScheme and VtlDataflowMapping classes. When transforming **from SDMX to VTL**, this method consists in leaving the components unchanged and maintaining their names and roles, according to the following table:
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228	228	The SDMX structures that contain a MeasureDimension are mapped as described below (this mapping is equivalent to a pivoting operation):
229	229
230	230	* A SDMX simple dimension becomes a VTL (simple) identifier and a SDMX TimeDimension becomes a VTL (time) identifier;
231		-* Each possible Code Cj of the SDMX MeasureDimension is mapped to a VTL Measure, having the same name as the SDMX Code (i.e. Cj); the VTL Measure Cj is a new VTL component even if the SDMX data structure has not such a Component;
	235	+* Each possible Code Cj of the SDMX MeasureDimension is mapped to a VTL Measure, having the same name as the SDMX Code (i.e. Cj); the VTL Measure Cj is a new VTL component even if the SDMX data structure has not such a
	236	+
	237	+Component;
	238	+
232	232	* The SDMX MeasureDimension is not mapped to VTL (it disappears in the VTL Data Structure);
233	233	* The SDMX Measure is not mapped to VTL as well (it disappears in the VTL Data Structure);
234	234	* An SDMX DataAttribute is mapped in different ways according to its AttributeRelationship:
235		-** If, according to the SDMX AttributeRelationship, the values of the DataAttribute do not depend on the values of the MeasureDimension, the SDMX DataAttribute becomes a VTL Attribute having the same name. This happens if the AttributeRelationship is not specified (i.e. the DataAttribute does not depend on any DimensionComponent and therefore is at data set level), or if it refers to a set (or a group) of dimensions which does not include the MeasureDimension;
	242	+** If, according to the SDMX AttributeRelationship, the values of the DataAttribute do not depend on the values of the MeasureDimension, the SDMX DataAttribute becomes a VTL Attribute having the same name. This happens if the
	243	+
	244	+AttributeRelationship is not specified (i.e. the DataAttribute does not depend on any DimensionComponent and therefore is at data set level), or if it refers to a set (or a group) of dimensions which does not include the MeasureDimension;
	245	+
	246	+*
236	236	** Otherwise, if, according to the SDMX AttributeRelationship, the values of the DataAttribute depend on the MeasureDimension, the SDMX DataAttribute is mapped to one VTL Attribute for each possible Code of the SDMX MeasureDimension. By default, the names of the VTL Attributes are obtained by concatenating the name of the SDMX DataAttribute and the names of the correspondent Code of the MeasureDimension separated by underscore. For example, if the SDMX DataAttribute is named DA and the possible Codes of the SDMX MeasureDimension are named C1, C2, …, Cn, then the corresponding VTL Attributes will be named DA_C1, DA_C2, …, DA_Cn (if different names are desired, they can be achieved afterwards by renaming the Attributes through VTL operators).
237	237	** Like in the Basic mapping, the resulting VTL Attributes are considered as dependent on all the VTL identifiers (i.e. "at data point / observation level"), because VTL does not have the SDMX notion of Attribute Relationship.
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255	255	At observation / data point level, calling Cj (j=1, … n) the j^^th^^ Code of the MeasureDimension:
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257	257	* The set of SDMX observations having the same values for all the Dimensions except than the MeasureDimension become one multi-measure VTL Data Point, having one Measure for each Code Cj of the SDMX MeasureDimension;
258		-* The values of the SDMX simple Dimensions, TimeDimension and DataAttributes not depending on the MeasureDimension (these components by definition have always the same values for all the observations of the set above) become the values of the corresponding VTL (simple) Identifiers, (time) Identifier and Attributes.
	269	+* The values of the SDMX simple Dimensions, TimeDimension and DataAttributes not depending on the MeasureDimension (these components by definition have always the same values for all the observations of the set above) become the values of the corresponding VTL (simple)
	270	+
	271	+Identifiers, (time) Identifier and Attributes.
	272	+
259	259	* The value of the Measure of the SDMX observation belonging to the set above and having MeasureDimension=Cj becomes the value of the VTL Measure Cj
260	260	* For the SDMX DataAttributes depending on the MeasureDimension, the value of the DataAttribute DA of the SDMX observation belonging to the set above and having MeasureDimension=Cj becomes the value of the VTL Attribute DA_Cj
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348	348	The mapping table is the following:
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350	350	(% style="width:689.294px" %)
351		-|(% style="width:344px" %)**VTL**|(% style="width:341px" %)**SDMX**
	365	+|(% style="width:344px" %)VTL|(% style="width:341px" %)SDMX
352	352	|(% style="width:344px" %)(Simple) Identifier|(% style="width:341px" %)Dimension
353	353	|(% style="width:344px" %)(Time) Identifier|(% style="width:341px" %)TimeDimension
354	354	|(% style="width:344px" %)Some Measures|(% style="width:341px" %)Measure
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409	409	SDMX Dataflow having INDICATOR=//INDICATORvalue //and COUNTRY=// COUNTRYvalue//. For example, the VTL dataset ‘DF1(1.0.0)/POPULATION.USA’ would contain all the observations of DF1(1.0.0) having INDICATOR = POPULATION and COUNTRY = USA.
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411		-In order to obtain the data structure of these VTL Data Sets from the SDMX one, it is assumed that the SDMX DimensionComponents on which the mapping is based are dropped, i.e. not maintained in the VTL data structure; this is possible because their values are fixed for each one of the invoked VTL Data Sets{{footnote}}If these DimensionComponents would not be dropped, the various VTL Data Sets resulting from this kind of mapping would have non-matching values for the Identifiers corresponding to the mapping Dimensions (e.g. POPULATION and COUNTRY). As a consequence, taking into account that the typical binary VTL operations at dataset level (+, -, *, / and so on) are executed on the observations having matching values for the identifiers, it would not be possible to compose the resulting VTL datasets one another (e.g. it would not be possible to calculate the population ratio between USA and CANADA).{{/footnote}}. After that, the mapping method from SDMX to VTL specified for the Dataflow DF1(1.0.0) is applied (i.e. basic, pivot …).
	425	+In order to obtain the data structure of these VTL Data Sets from the SDMX one, it is assumed that the SDMX DimensionComponents on which the mapping is based are dropped, i.e. not maintained in the VTL data structure; this is possible because their values are fixed for each one of the invoked VTL Data Sets{{footnote}}If these DimensionComponents would not be dropped, the various VTL Data Sets resulting from this kind of mapping would have non-matching values for the Identifiers corresponding to the mapping Dimensions (e.g. POPULATION and COUNTRY). As a consequence, taking into account that the typical binary VTL operations at dataset level (+, -, *, / and so on) are executed on the observations having matching values for the identifiers, it would not be possible to compose the resulting VTL datasets one another (e.g. it would not be possible to calculate the population ratio between USA and CANADA).{{/footnote}}. After that, the mapping method from SDMX to VTL specified for the Dataflow DF1(1.0.0) is applied (i.e.
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413		-In the example above, for all the datasets of the kind ‘DF1(1.0.0)///INDICATORvalue//.//COUNTRYvalue//’, the dimensions INDICATOR and COUNTRY would be dropped so that the data structure of all the resulting VTL Data Sets would have the identifier TIME_PERIOD only.
	427	+basic, pivot …).
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	429	+In the example above, for all the datasets of the kind
	430	+
	431	+‘DF1(1.0.0)///INDICATORvalue//.//COUNTRYvalue//’, the dimensions INDICATOR and COUNTRY would be dropped so that the data structure of all the resulting VTL Data Sets would have the identifier TIME_PERIOD only.
	432	+
415	415	It should be noted that the desired VTL Data Sets (i.e. of the kind ‘DF1(1.0.0)/// INDICATORvalue//.//COUNTRYvalue//’) can be obtained also by applying the VTL operator “**sub**” (subspace) to the Dataflow DF1(1.0.0), like in the following VTL expression:
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417	417	‘DF1(1.0.0)/POPULATION.USA’ :=
	436	+
418	418	DF1(1.0.0) [ sub INDICATOR=“POPULATION”, COUNTRY=“USA” ];
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420	420	‘DF1(1.0.0)/POPULATION.CANADA’ :=
	440	+
421	421	DF1(1.0.0) [ sub INDICATOR=“POPULATION”, COUNTRY=“CANADA” ];
	442	+
422	422	… … …
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424	424	In fact the VTL operator “sub” has exactly the same behaviour. Therefore, mapping different parts of a SDMX Dataflow to different VTL Data Sets in the direction from SDMX to VTL through the ordered concatenation notation is equivalent to a proper use of the operator “**sub**” on such a Dataflow.{{footnote}}In case the ordered concatenation notation is used, the VTL Transformation described above, e.g. ‘DF1(1.0)/POPULATION.USA’ := DF1(1.0) [ sub INDICATOR=“POPULATION”, COUNTRY=“USA”], is implicitly executed. In order to test the overall compliance of the VTL program to the VTL consistency rules, it has to be considered as part of the VTL program even if it is not explicitly coded.{{/footnote}}
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432	432	This is equivalent to the application of the VTL “sub” operator only to the identifier //INDICATOR//:
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434	434	‘DF1(1.0.0)/POPULATION.’ :=
	456	+
435	435	DF1(1.0.0) [ sub INDICATOR=“POPULATION” ];
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437	437	Therefore the VTL Data Set ‘DF1(1.0.0)/POPULATION.’ would have the identifiers COUNTRY and TIME_PERIOD.
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462	462	‘DF2(1.0.0)/GDPPERCAPITA.USA’ <- expression11; ‘DF2(1.0.0)/GDPPERCAPITA.CANADA’ <- expression12;
463	463
464	464	… … …
	487	+
465	465	‘DF2(1.0.0)/POPGROWTH.USA’ <- expression21;
	489	+
466	466	‘DF2(1.0.0)/POPGROWTH.CANADA’ <- expression22;
	491	+
467	467	… … …
468	468
469	469	As said, it is assumed that these VTL derived Data Sets have the TIME_PERIOD as the only identifier. In the mapping from VTL to SMDX, the Dimensions INDICATOR and COUNTRY are added to the VTL data structure on order to obtain the SDMX one, with the following values respectively:
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471	471	VTL dataset INDICATOR value COUNTRY value
472	472
473	473	‘DF2(1.0.0)/GDPPERCAPITA.USA’ GDPPERCAPITA USA
	499	+
474	474	‘DF2(1.0.0)/GDPPERCAPITA.CANADA’ GDPPERCAPITA CANADA … … …
	501	+
475	475	‘DF2(1.0.0)/POPGROWTH.USA’ POPGROWTH USA
	503	+
476	476	‘DF2(1.0.0)/POPGROWTH.CANADA’ POPGROWTH CANADA
	505	+
477	477	… … …
478	478
479	479	It should be noted that the application of this many-to-one mapping from VTL to SDMX is equivalent to an appropriate sequence of VTL Transformations. These use the VTL operator “calc” to add the proper VTL identifiers (in the example, INDICATOR and COUNTRY) and to assign to them the proper values and the operator “union” in order to obtain the final VTL dataset (in the example DF2(1.0.0)), that can be mapped oneto-one to the homonymous SDMX Dataflow. Following the same example, these VTL Transformations would be:
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608	608	The following table describes the default mapping for converting from the SDMX data types to the VTL basic scalar types.
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610		-(% style="width:823.294px" %)
611		-|(% style="width:509px" %)**SDMX data type (BasicComponentDataType)**|(% style="width:312px" %)**Default VTL basic scalar type**
612		-|(% style="width:509px" %)(((
	639	+|SDMX data type (BasicComponentDataType)|Default VTL basic scalar type
	640	+|(((
613	613	String
	642	+
614	614	(string allowing any character)
615		-)))|(% style="width:312px" %)string
616		-|(% style="width:509px" %)(((
	644	+)))|string
	645	+|(((
617	617	Alpha
	647	+
618	618	(string which only allows A-z)
619		-)))|(% style="width:312px" %)string
620		-|(% style="width:509px" %)(((
	649	+)))|string
	650	+|(((
621	621	AlphaNumeric
	652	+
622	622	(string which only allows A-z and 0-9)
623		-)))|(% style="width:312px" %)string
624		-|(% style="width:509px" %)(((
	654	+)))|string
	655	+|(((
625	625	Numeric
	657	+
626	626	(string which only allows 0-9, but is not numeric so that is can having leading zeros)
627		-)))|(% style="width:312px" %)string
628		-|(% style="width:509px" %)(((
	659	+)))|string
	660	+|(((
629	629	BigInteger
	662	+
630	630	(corresponds to XML Schema xs:integer datatype; infinite set of integer values)
631		-)))|(% style="width:312px" %)integer
632		-|(% style="width:509px" %)(((
	664	+)))|integer
	665	+|(((
633	633	Integer
634		-(corresponds to XML Schema xs:int datatype; between -2147483648 and +2147483647 (inclusive))
635		-)))|(% style="width:312px" %)integer
636		-|(% style="width:509px" %)(((
	667	+
	668	+(corresponds to XML Schema xs:int datatype; between -2147483648 and +2147483647
	669	+
	670	+(inclusive))
	671	+)))|integer
	672	+|(((
637	637	Long
638		-(corresponds to XML Schema xs:long datatype; between -9223372036854775808 and +9223372036854775807 (inclusive))
639		-)))|(% style="width:312px" %)integer
640		-|(% style="width:509px" %)(((
	674	+
	675	+(corresponds to XML Schema xs:long datatype; between -9223372036854775808 and
	676	+
	677	++9223372036854775807 (inclusive))
	678	+)))|integer
	679	+|(((
641	641	Short
	681	+
642	642	(corresponds to XML Schema xs:short datatype; between -32768 and -32767 (inclusive))
643		-)))|(% style="width:312px" %)integer
644		-|(% style="width:509px" %)Decimal (corresponds to XML Schema xs:decimal datatype; subset of real numbers that can be represented as decimals)|(% style="width:312px" %)number
645		-|(% style="width:509px" %)(((
	683	+)))|integer
	684	+|Decimal (corresponds to XML Schema xs:decimal datatype; subset of real numbers that can be represented as decimals)|number
	685	+|(((
646	646	Float
	687	+
647	647	(corresponds to XML Schema xs:float datatype; patterned after the IEEE single-precision 32-bit floating point type)
648		-)))|(% style="width:312px" %)number
649		-|(% style="width:509px" %)(((
	689	+)))|number
	690	+|(((
650	650	Double
	692	+
651	651	(corresponds to XML Schema xs:double datatype; patterned after the IEEE double-precision 64-bit floating point type)
652		-)))|(% style="width:312px" %)number
653		-|(% style="width:509px" %)(((
	694	+)))|number
	695	+|(((
654	654	Boolean
655		-(corresponds to the XML Schema xs:boolean datatype; support the mathematical concept of binary-valued logic: {true, false})
656		-)))|(% style="width:312px" %)boolean
657	657
658		-(% style="width:822.294px" %)
659		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	698	+(corresponds to the XML Schema xs:boolean datatype; support the mathematical concept of
	699	+
	700	+binary-valued logic: {true, false})
	701	+)))|boolean
	702	+
	703	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
660	660	URI
	705	+
661	661	(corresponds to the XML Schema xs:anyURI; absolute or relative Uniform Resource Identifier Reference)
662		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)string
663		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	707	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)string
	708	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
664	664	Count
	710	+
665	665	(an integer following a sequential pattern, increasing by 1 for each occurrence)
666		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)integer
667		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	712	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)integer
	713	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
668	668	InclusiveValueRange
	715	+
669	669	(decimal number within a closed interval, whose bounds are specified in the SDMX representation by the facets minValue and maxValue)
670		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)number
671		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	717	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)number
	718	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
672	672	ExclusiveValueRange
	720	+
673	673	(decimal number within an open interval, whose bounds are specified in the SDMX representation by the facets minValue and maxValue)
674		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)number
675		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	722	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)number
	723	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
676	676	Incremental
	725	+
677	677	(decimal number the increased by a specific interval (defined by the interval facet), which is typically enforced outside of the XML validation)
678		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)number
679		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	727	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)number
	728	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
680	680	ObservationalTimePeriod
	730	+
681	681	(superset of StandardTimePeriod and TimeRange)
682		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)time
683		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	732	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)time
	733	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
684	684	StandardTimePeriod
685		-(superset of BasicTimePeriod and ReportingTimePeriod)
686		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)time
687		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	735	+
	736	+(superset of BasicTimePeriod and
	737	+
	738	+ReportingTimePeriod)
	739	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)time
	740	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
688	688	BasicTimePeriod
	742	+
689	689	(superset of GregorianTimePeriod and DateTime)
690		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)date
691		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	744	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)date
	745	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
692	692	GregorianTimePeriod
	747	+
693	693	(superset of GregorianYear, GregorianYearMonth, and GregorianDay)
694		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)date
695		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)GregorianYear (YYYY)|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)date
696		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)GregorianYearMonth / GregorianMonth (YYYY-MM)|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)date
697		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)GregorianDay (YYYY-MM-DD)|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)date
698		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	749	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)date
	750	+| |(% colspan="2" %)GregorianYear (YYYY)|(% colspan="2" %)date
	751	+| |(% colspan="2" %)GregorianYearMonth / GregorianMonth (YYYY-MM)|(% colspan="2" %)date
	752	+| |(% colspan="2" %)GregorianDay (YYYY-MM-DD)|(% colspan="2" %)date
	753	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
699	699	ReportingTimePeriod
700		-(superset of RepostingYear, ReportingSemester, ReportingTrimester, ReportingQuarter, ReportingMonth, ReportingWeek, ReportingDay)
701		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)time_period
702		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	755	+
	756	+(superset of RepostingYear, ReportingSemester,
	757	+
	758	+ReportingTrimester, ReportingQuarter,
	759	+
	760	+ReportingMonth, ReportingWeek, ReportingDay)
	761	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)time_period
	762	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
703	703	ReportingYear
	764	+
704	704	(YYYY-A1 – 1 year period)
705		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)time_period
706		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	766	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)time_period
	767	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
707	707	ReportingSemester
	769	+
708	708	(YYYY-Ss – 6 month period)
709		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)time_period
710		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	771	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)time_period
	772	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
711	711	ReportingTrimester
	774	+
712	712	(YYYY-Tt – 4 month period)
713		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)time_period
714		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	776	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)time_period
	777	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
715	715	ReportingQuarter
	779	+
716	716	(YYYY-Qq – 3 month period)
717		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)time_period
718		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)(((
	781	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)time_period
	782	+| |(% colspan="2" %)(((
719	719	ReportingMonth
	784	+
720	720	(YYYY-Mmm – 1 month period)
721		-)))|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)time_period
722		-|(% colspan="2" style="width:507px" %)ReportingWeek|(% colspan="1" style="width:311px" %)time_period
723		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)(YYYY-Www – 7 day period; following ISO 8601 definition of a week in a year)|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)
724		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)(((
	786	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)time_period
	787	+| |(% colspan="2" %)ReportingWeek|(% colspan="2" %)time_period
	788	+| |(% colspan="2" %) |(% colspan="2" %)
	789	+| |(% colspan="2" %) |(% colspan="2" %)
	790	+|(% colspan="2" %)(YYYY-Www – 7 day period; following ISO 8601 definition of a week in a year)|(% colspan="2" %) |
	791	+|(% colspan="2" %)(((
725	725	ReportingDay
	793	+
726	726	(YYYY-Dddd – 1 day period)
727		-)))|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)time_period
728		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)(((
	795	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)time_period|
	796	+|(% colspan="2" %)(((
729	729	DateTime
	798	+
730	730	(YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss)
731		-)))|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)date
732		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)(((
	800	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)date|
	801	+|(% colspan="2" %)(((
733	733	TimeRange
	803	+
734	734	(YYYY-MM-DD(Thh:mm:ss)?/<duration>)
735		-)))|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)time
736		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)(((
	805	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)time|
	806	+|(% colspan="2" %)(((
737	737	Month
	808	+
738	738	(~-~-MM; speicifies a month independent of a year; e.g. February is black history month in the United States)
739		-)))|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)string
740		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)(((
	810	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)string|
	811	+|(% colspan="2" %)(((
741	741	MonthDay
	813	+
742	742	(~-~-MM-DD; specifies a day within a month independent of a year; e.g. Christmas is December 25^^th^^; used to specify reporting year start day)
743		-)))|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)string
744		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)(((
	815	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)string|
	816	+|(% colspan="2" %)(((
745	745	Day
	818	+
746	746	(~-~--DD; specifies a day independent of a month or year; e.g. the 15^^th^^ is payday)
747		-)))|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)string
748		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)(((
	820	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)string|
	821	+|(% colspan="2" %)(((
749	749	Time
	823	+
750	750	(hh:mm:ss; time independent of a date; e.g. coffee break is at 10:00 AM)
751		-)))|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)string
752		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)(((
	825	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)string|
	826	+|(% colspan="2" %)(((
753	753	Duration
	828	+
754	754	(corresponds to XML Schema xs:duration datatype)
755		-)))|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)duration
756		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)XHTML|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)Metadata type – not applicable
757		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)KeyValues|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)Metadata type – not applicable
758		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)IdentifiableReference|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)Metadata type – not applicable
759		-|(% colspan="1" style="width:507px" %)DataSetReference|(% colspan="2" style="width:312px" %)Metadata type – not applicable
	830	+)))|(% colspan="2" %)duration|
	831	+|(% colspan="2" %)XHTML|(% colspan="2" %)Metadata type – not applicable|
	832	+|(% colspan="2" %)KeyValues|(% colspan="2" %)Metadata type – not applicable|
	833	+|(% colspan="2" %)IdentifiableReference|(% colspan="2" %)Metadata type – not applicable|
	834	+|(% colspan="2" %)DataSetReference|(% colspan="2" %)Metadata type – not applicable|
760	760
761		-(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HFigure142013MappingsfromSDMXdatatypestoVTLBasicScalarTypes" %)
762		-**Figure 14 – Mappings from SDMX data types to VTL Basic Scalar Types**
	836	+==== Figure 14 – Mappings from SDMX data types to VTL Basic Scalar Types ====
763	763
764	764	When VTL takes in input SDMX artefacts, it is assumed that a type conversion according to the table above always happens. In case a different VTL basic scalar type is desired, it can be achieved in the VTL program taking in input the default VTL basic scalar type above and applying to it the VTL type conversion features (see the implicit and explicit type conversion and the "cast" operator in the VTL Reference Manual).
765	765
...	...	@@ -767,32 +767,39 @@
767	767
768	768	The following table describes the default conversion from the VTL basic scalar types to the SDMX data types .
769	769
770		-(% style="width:1073.29px" %)
771		-|(% style="width:207px" %)(((
772		-**VTL basic scalar type**
773		-)))|(% style="width:462px" %)(((
774		-**Default SDMX data type (BasicComponentDataType)**
775		-)))|(% style="width:402px" %)**Default output format**
776		-|(% style="width:207px" %)String|(% style="width:462px" %)String|(% style="width:402px" %)Like XML (xs:string)
777		-|(% style="width:207px" %)Number|(% style="width:462px" %)Float|(% style="width:402px" %)Like XML (xs:float)
778		-|(% style="width:207px" %)Integer|(% style="width:462px" %)Integer|(% style="width:402px" %)Like XML (xs:int)
779		-|(% style="width:207px" %)Date|(% style="width:462px" %)DateTime|(% style="width:402px" %)YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00Z
780		-|(% style="width:207px" %)Time|(% style="width:462px" %)StandardTimePeriod|(% style="width:402px" %)<date>/<date> (as defined above)
781		-|(% style="width:207px" %)time_period|(% style="width:462px" %)(((
	844	+|(((
	845	+VTL basic
	846	+
	847	+scalar type
	848	+)))|(((
	849	+Default SDMX data type
	850	+
	851	+(BasicComponentDataType
	852	+
	853	+)
	854	+)))|Default output format
	855	+|String|String|Like XML (xs:string)
	856	+|Number|Float|Like XML (xs:float)
	857	+|Integer|Integer|Like XML (xs:int)
	858	+|Date|DateTime|YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00Z
	859	+|Time|StandardTimePeriod|<date>/<date> (as defined above)
	860	+|time_period|(((
782	782	ReportingTimePeriod
	862	+
783	783	(StandardReportingPeriod)
784		-)))|(% style="width:402px" %)(((
	864	+)))|(((
785	785	YYYY-Pppp
	866	+
786	786	(according to SDMX )
787	787	)))
788		-|(% style="width:207px" %)Duration|(% style="width:462px" %)Duration|(% style="width:402px" %)(((
	869	+|Duration|Duration|(((
789	789	Like XML (xs:duration)
	871	+
790	790	PnYnMnDTnHnMnS
791	791	)))
792		-|(% style="width:207px" %)Boolean|(% style="width:462px" %)Boolean|(% style="width:402px" %)Like XML (xs:boolean) with the values "true" or "false"
	874	+|Boolean|Boolean|Like XML (xs:boolean) with the values "true" or "false"
793	793
794		-(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HFigure142013MappingsfromSDMXdatatypestoVTLBasicScalarTypes-1" %)
795		-**Figure 14 – Mappings from SDMX data types to VTL Basic Scalar Types**
	876	+==== Figure 14 – Mappings from SDMX data types to VTL Basic Scalar Types ====
796	796
797	797	In case a different default conversion is desired, it can be achieved through the CustomTypeScheme and CustomType artefacts (see also the section Transformations and Expressions of the SDMX information model).
798	798
...	...	@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@
846	846	|N|fixed number of digits used in the preceding textual representation of the month or the day
847	847	| |
848	848
849		-The default conversion, either standard or customized, can be used to deduce automatically the representation of the components of the result of a VTL Transformation. In alternative, the representation of the resulting SDMX Dataflow can be given explicitly by providing its DataStructureDefinition. In other words, the representation specified in the DSD, if available, overrides any default conversion{{footnote}}The representation given in the DSD should obviously be compatible with the VTL data type.{{/footnote}}.
	930	+The default conversion, either standard or customized, can be used to deduce automatically the representation of the components of the result of a VTL Transformation. In alternative, the representation of the resulting SDMX Dataflow can be given explicitly by providing its DataStructureDefinition. In other words, the representation specified in the DSD, if available, overrides any default conversion^^[[(% class="wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink" %)^^42^^>>path:#sdfootnote42sym||name="sdfootnote42anc"]](%%)^^.
850	850
851	851	=== 12.4.5 Null Values ===
852	852
...	...	@@ -864,8 +864,10 @@
864	864
865	865	A different format can be specified in the attribute "vtlLiteralFormat" of the CustomType artefact (see also the section Transformations and Expressions of the SDMX information model).
866	866
867		-Like in the case of the conversion of NULLs described in the previous paragraph, the overriding assumption is applied, for a certain VTL basic scalar type, if a value is found for the vtlLiteralFormat attribute of the CustomType of such VTL basic scalar type. The overriding assumption is applied for all the literals of a related VTL TransformationScheme.
	948	+Like in the case of the conversion of NULLs described in the previous paragraph, the overriding assumption is applied, for a certain VTL basic scalar type, if a value is found for the vtlLiteralFormat attribute of the CustomType of such VTL basic scalar type. The overriding assumption is applied for all the literals of a related VTL
868	868
	950	+TransformationScheme.
	951	+
869	869	In case a literal is operand of a VTL Cast operation, the format specified in the Cast overrides all the possible otherwise specified formats.
870	870
871	871	{{putFootnotes/}}