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... ... @@ -1,4 +1,6 @@ 1 -= {{id name="_Toc291503"/}}4 General Notes for Implementers = 1 +{{box title="**Contents**"}} 2 +{{toc/}} 3 +{{/box}} 2 2 3 3 This section discusses a number of topics other than the exchange of data sets in SDMX formats. Supported only in SDMX-ML (and some in SDMX-JSON), these topics include the use of the reference metadata mechanism in SDMX, the use of Structure Sets and Reporting Taxonomies, the use of Processes, a discussion of time and datatyping, and the conventional mechanisms within the SDMX-ML Structure message regarding versioning and referencing. 4 4 ... ... @@ -8,99 +8,69 @@ 8 8 9 9 There are several different representations in SDMX-ML, taken from XML Schemas and common programming languages. The table below describes the various representations, which are found in SDMX-ML, and their equivalents. 10 10 11 -|SDMX-ML Data Type|XML Schema Data Type|.NET Framework Type|Java Data Type 12 -|**String**|**xsd:string**|**System.String**|**java.lang.String** 13 -|**Big Integer**|**xsd:integer**|**System.Decimal**|**java.math.BigInteger** 14 -|**Integer**|**xsd:int**|**System.Int32**|**int** 15 -|**Long**|**xsd.long**|**System.Int64**|**long** 16 -|**Short**|**xsd:short**|**System.Int16**|**short** 17 -|**Decimal**|**xsd:decimal**|**System.Decimal**|**java.math.BigDecimal** 18 -|**Float**|**xsd:float**|**System.Single**|**float** 19 -|**Double**|**xsd:double**|**System.Double**|**double** 20 -|**Boolean**|**xsd:boolean**|**System.Boolean**|**boolean** 21 -|**URI**|**xsd:anyURI**|**System.Uri**|**Java.net.URI or java.lang.String** 22 -|**DateTime**|**xsd:dateTime**|**System.DateTime**|**javax.xml.datatype.XMLG regorianCalendar** 23 -|**Time**|**xsd:time**|**System.DateTime**|**javax.xml.datatype.XMLG regorianCalendar** 24 -|**GregorianYear**|**xsd:gYear**|**System.DateTime**|**javax.xml.datatype.XMLG regorianCalendar** 25 -|**GregorianMonth**|**xsd:gYearMonth**|**System.DateTime**|**javax.xml.datatype.XMLG regorianCalendar** 26 -|**GregorianDay**|**xsd:date**|**System.DateTime**|**javax.xml.datatype.XMLG regorianCalendar** 27 -|**Day, MonthDay, Month**|**xsd:g***|**System.DateTime**|**javax.xml.datatype.XMLG regorianCalendar** 28 -|**Duration**|**xsd:duration**|**System.TimeSpan**|**javax.xml.datatype.Dura tion** 13 +(% style="width:1185.29px" %) 14 +|(% style="width:250px" %)**SDMX-ML Data Type**|(% style="width:285px" %)**XML Schema Data Type**|(% style="width:271px" %)**.NET Framework Type**|(% style="width:354px" %)**Java Data Type** 15 +|(% style="width:250px" %)String|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:string|(% style="width:271px" %)System.String|(% style="width:354px" %)java.lang.String 16 +|(% style="width:250px" %)Big Integer|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:integer|(% style="width:271px" %)System.Decimal|(% style="width:354px" %)java.math.BigInteger 17 +|(% style="width:250px" %)Integer|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:int|(% style="width:271px" %)System.Int32|(% style="width:354px" %)int 18 +|(% style="width:250px" %)Long|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd.long|(% style="width:271px" %)System.Int64|(% style="width:354px" %)long 19 +|(% style="width:250px" %)Short|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:short|(% style="width:271px" %)System.Int16|(% style="width:354px" %)short 20 +|(% style="width:250px" %)Decimal|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:decimal|(% style="width:271px" %)System.Decimal|(% style="width:354px" %)java.math.BigDecimal 21 +|(% style="width:250px" %)Float|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:float|(% style="width:271px" %)System.Single|(% style="width:354px" %)float 22 +|(% style="width:250px" %)Double|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:double|(% style="width:271px" %)System.Double|(% style="width:354px" %)double 23 +|(% style="width:250px" %)Boolean|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:boolean|(% style="width:271px" %)System.Boolean|(% style="width:354px" %)boolean 24 +|(% style="width:250px" %)URI|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:anyURI|(% style="width:271px" %)System.Uri|(% style="width:354px" %)Java.net.URI or java.lang.String 25 +|(% style="width:250px" %)DateTime|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:dateTime|(% style="width:271px" %)System.DateTime|(% style="width:354px" %)javax.xml.datatype.XMLG regorianCalendar 26 +|(% style="width:250px" %)Time|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:time|(% style="width:271px" %)System.DateTime|(% style="width:354px" %)javax.xml.datatype.XMLG regorianCalendar 27 +|(% style="width:250px" %)GregorianYear|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:gYear|(% style="width:271px" %)System.DateTime|(% style="width:354px" %)javax.xml.datatype.XMLG regorianCalendar 28 +|(% style="width:250px" %)GregorianMonth|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:gYearMonth|(% style="width:271px" %)System.DateTime|(% style="width:354px" %)javax.xml.datatype.XMLG regorianCalendar 29 +|(% style="width:250px" %)GregorianDay|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:date|(% style="width:271px" %)System.DateTime|(% style="width:354px" %)javax.xml.datatype.XMLG regorianCalendar 30 +|(% style="width:250px" %)Day, MonthDay, Month|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:g*|(% style="width:271px" %)System.DateTime|(% style="width:354px" %)javax.xml.datatype.XMLG regorianCalendar 31 +|(% style="width:250px" %)Duration|(% style="width:285px" %)xsd:duration|(% style="width:271px" %)System.TimeSpan|(% style="width:354px" %)javax.xml.datatype.Dura tion 29 29 30 30 There are also a number of SDMX-ML data types which do not have these direct correspondences, often because they are composite representations or restrictions of a broader data type. For most of these, there are simple types which can be referenced from the SDMX schemas, for others a derived simple type will be necessary: 31 31 32 -• **AlphaNumeric** (**common:AlphaNumericType**, string which only allows A-z and 0-9) 35 +* AlphaNumeric (common:AlphaNumericType, string which only allows A-z and 0-9) 36 +* Alpha (common:AlphaType, string which only allows A-z) 37 +* Numeric (common:NumericType, string which only allows 0-9, but is not numeric so that is can having leading zeros) 38 +* Count (xs:integer, a sequence with an interval of "1") 39 +* InclusiveValueRange (xs:decimal with the minValue and maxValue facets supplying the bounds) 40 +* ExclusiveValueRange (xs:decimal with the minValue and maxValue facets supplying the bounds) 41 +* Incremental (xs:decimal with a specified interval; the interval is typically enforced outside of the XML validation) 42 +* TimeRange (common:TimeRangeType, startDateTime + Duration) 43 +* ObservationalTimePeriod (common:ObservationalTimePeriodType, a union of StandardTimePeriod and TimeRange). 44 +* StandardTimePeriod (common:StandardTimePeriodType, a union of BasicTimePeriod and ReportingTimePeriod). 45 +* BasicTimePeriod (common:BasicTimePeriodType, a union of GregorianTimePeriod and DateTime) 46 +* GregorianTimePeriod (common:GregorianTimePeriodType, a union of GregorianYear, GregorianMonth, and GregorianDay) 47 +* ReportingTimePeriod (common:ReportingTimePeriodType, a union of ReportingYear, ReportingSemester, ReportingTrimester, ReportingQuarter, ReportingMonth, ReportingWeek, and ReportingDay). 48 +* ReportingYear (common:ReportingYearType) 49 +* ReportingSemester (common:ReportingSemesterType) 50 +* ReportingTrimester (common:ReportingTrimesterType) 51 +* ReportingQuarter (common:ReportingQuarterType) 52 +* ReportingMonth (common:ReportingMonthType) 53 +* ReportingWeek (common:ReportingWeekType) 54 +* ReportingDay (common:ReportingDayType) 55 +* XHTML (common:StructuredText, allows for multi-lingual text content that has XHTML markup) 56 +* KeyValues (common:DataKeyType) 57 +* IdentifiableReference (types for each IdentifiableObject) 58 +* GeospatialInformation (a geo feature set, according to the pattern in section 7.2) 33 33 34 -• **Alpha** (**common:AlphaType**, string which only allows A-z) 35 - 36 -• ,,**Numeric**,, (,,**common:NumericType**,,, string which only allows 0-9, but is not numeric so that is can having leading zeros) 37 - 38 -• ,,**Count**,, (,,**xs:integer**,,, a sequence with an interval of "1") 39 - 40 -• **InclusiveValueRange** (**xs:decimal** with the **minValue** and **maxValue** facets supplying the bounds) 41 - 42 -• **ExclusiveValueRange** (**xs:decimal** with the **minValue** and **maxValue** facets supplying the bounds) 43 - 44 -• **Incremental** (**xs:decimal** with a specified **interval**; the interval is typically enforced outside of the XML validation) 45 - 46 -• **TimeRange** (**common:TimeRangeType**, **startDateTime** + **Duration**) 47 - 48 -• **ObservationalTimePeriod** (**common:ObservationalTimePeriodType**, a union of **StandardTimePeriod** and **TimeRange**). 49 - 50 -• **StandardTimePeriod** (**common:StandardTimePeriodType**, a union of **BasicTimePeriod** and **ReportingTimePeriod**). 51 - 52 -• **BasicTimePeriod** (**common:BasicTimePeriodType**, a union of **GregorianTimePeriod** and **DateTime**) 53 - 54 -• **GregorianTimePeriod** (**common:GregorianTimePeriodType**, a union of **GregorianYear**, **GregorianMonth**, and **GregorianDay**) 55 - 56 -• **ReportingTimePeriod** (**common:ReportingTimePeriodType**, a union of **ReportingYear**, **ReportingSemester**, **ReportingTrimester**, **ReportingQuarter**, **ReportingMonth**, **ReportingWeek**, and **ReportingDay**). 57 - 58 -• **ReportingYear** (**common:ReportingYearType**) 59 - 60 -• **ReportingSemester** (**common:ReportingSemesterType**) 61 - 62 -• **ReportingTrimester** (**common:ReportingTrimesterType**) 63 - 64 -• **ReportingQuarter** (**common:ReportingQuarterType**) 65 - 66 -• **ReportingMonth** (**common:ReportingMonthType**) 67 - 68 -• **ReportingWeek** (**common:ReportingWeekType**) 69 - 70 -• **ReportingDay** (**common:ReportingDayType**) 71 - 72 -• ,,**XHTML**,, (,,**common:StructuredText**,,, allows for multi-lingual text content that has ,,**XHTML**,, markup) 73 - 74 -• **KeyValues** (**common:DataKeyType**) 75 - 76 -• ,,**IdentifiableReference**,, (types for each IdentifiableObject) 77 - 78 -• ,,**GeospatialInformation**,, (a geo feature set, according to the pattern in section 7.2) 79 - 80 80 Data types also have a set of facets: 81 81 82 -• ,,**isSequence = true | false**,, (indicates a sequentially increasing value) 62 +* isSequence = true | false (indicates a sequentially increasing value) 63 +* minLength = positive integer (# of characters/digits) 64 +* maxLength = positive integer (# of characters/digits) 65 +* startValue = decimal (for numeric sequence) 66 +* endValue = decimal (for numeric sequence) 67 +* interval = decimal (for numeric sequence) 68 +* timeInterval = duration 69 +* startTime = BasicTimePeriod (for time range) endTime = BasicTimePeriod (for time range) 70 +* minValue = decimal (for numeric range) 71 +* maxValue = decimal (for numeric range) 72 +* decimal = Integer (# of digits to right of decimal point) 73 +* pattern = (a regular expression, as per W3C XML Schema) 74 +* isMultiLingual = boolean (for specifying text can occur in more than one language) 83 83 84 -• ,,**minLength = positive integer**,, (# of characters/digits) 85 - 86 -• ,,**maxLength = positive integer**,, (# of characters/digits) 87 - 88 -• ,,**startValue = decimal**,, (for numeric sequence) 89 - 90 -• ,,**endValue = decimal**,, (for numeric sequence) 91 - 92 -• ,,**interval = decimal**,, (for numeric sequence) 93 - 94 -• **timeInterval = duration** 95 - 96 -• **startTime = BasicTimePer,,iod,,** (for time range) ,,**endTime = BasicTimePeriod**,, (for time range) 97 - 98 -* ,,**minValue = decimal**,, (for numeric range) 99 -* ,,**maxValue = decimal**,, (for numeric range) 100 -* ,,**decimal = Integer**,, (# of digits to right of decimal point) 101 -* ,,**pattern =**,, (a regular expression, as per W3C XML Schema) 102 -* ,,**isMultiLingual = boolean**,, (for specifying text can occur in more than one language) 103 - 104 104 Note that code lists may also have textual representations assigned to them, in addition to their enumeration of codes. 105 105 106 106 === {{id name="_Toc291505"/}}4.1.1 Data Types === ... ... @@ -111,76 +111,47 @@ 111 111 112 112 For example, for the id type, this is the XML schema definition: 113 113 114 -<xs:simpleType name="IDType"> 86 +> <xs:simpleType name="IDType"> 87 +> <xs:restriction base="NestedIDType"> 88 +> <xs:pattern value="[A-Za-z0-9_@$\-]+"/> 89 +> </xs:restriction> 90 +> </xs:simpleType> 115 115 116 -<xs:restriction base="NestedIDType"> 117 - 118 -<xs:pattern value="[A-Za-z0-9_@$\-]+"/> 119 - 120 -</xs:restriction> 121 - 122 -</xs:simpleType> 123 - 124 124 Where the NestedIDType is also a restriction of string. 125 125 126 126 The above looks like this, in JSON schema: 127 127 128 -"idType": { 96 +> "idType": { 97 +> "type": "string", 98 +> "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_@$-]+$" 99 +> } 129 129 130 -"type": "string", 131 - 132 -"pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_@$-]+$" 133 - 134 -} 135 - 136 136 There are also cases, though, that data types cannot be mapped like above. One such case is the array data type, which was introduced in SDMX 3.0 as a new representation. In JSON schema an array is already natively foreseen, while in the XML schema, this has to be defined as a complex type, with an SDMX specific definition (i.e., specific element/attribute names for SDMX). Beyond that, the minimum and/or maximum number of items within an array is possible in both cases. 137 137 138 138 Further to the above, the mapping between the non-native data types is presented in the table below: 139 139 140 -|**SDMX Facet**|**XML Schema**|**JSON schema **"**pattern**"^^[[^^1^^>>path:#sdfootnote1sym||name="sdfootnote1anc"]]^^ **for "string" type** 141 -|GregorianYear|xsd:gYear|((( 142 -"^-?([1-9][0-9]{3,}|0[0-9]{3})(Z|(\+|-)((0[0- 143 - 144 -9]|1[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]|14:00))?$" 105 +(% style="width:1146.29px" %) 106 +|(% style="width:159px" %)**SDMX Facet**|(% style="width:179px" %)**XML Schema**|(% style="width:800px" %)**JSON schema **"**pattern**"{{footnote}}Regular expressions, as specified in W3C XML Schema Definition Language (XSD) 1.1 Part 2: Datatypes.{{/footnote}} **for "string" type** 107 +|(% style="width:159px" %)GregorianYear|(% style="width:179px" %)xsd:gYear|(% style="width:800px" %)((( 108 +"^-?( [1-9] [0-9] {3,}|0[0-9]{3}) (Z| (\ + | -) ((0 [0 - 9]| 1[0 - 3]):[0 - 5] [0 - 9] | 14:00))?$" 145 145 ))) 146 -|GregorianMonth|xsd:gYearMonth|((( 147 -"^-?([1-9][0-9]{3,}|0[0-9]{3})-(0[1-9]|1[0- 148 - 149 -2])(Z|(\+|-)((0[0-9]|1[0-3]):[0-5][0- 150 - 151 -9]|14:00))?$" 110 +|(% style="width:159px" %)GregorianMonth|(% style="width:179px" %)xsd:gYearMonth|(% style="width:800px" %)((( 111 +"^-?([1-9] [0-9] {3,}|0 [0-9] {3}) - (0 [1-9]|1[ 0- 2])(Z|(\+|-)((0[0-9]|1[0-3]):[0-5] [0 - 9]|14:00))?$" 152 152 ))) 153 - 154 -[[image:SDMX 3-0-0 SECTION 6 FINAL-1.0_en_59eee18f.gif||alt="Shape1" height="1" width="192"]] 155 - 156 -|GregorianDay|xsd:date|((( 157 -"^-?([1-9][0-9]{3,}|0[0-9]{3})-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])- 158 - 159 -(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])(Z|(\+|-)((0[0-9]|1[0- 160 - 161 -3]):[0-5][0-9]|14:00))?$" 113 +|(% style="width:163px" %)GregorianDay|(% style="width:179px" %)xsd:date|(% style="width:800px" %)((( 114 +"^-?([1-9][0-9]{3,}|0[0-9]{3})-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])- (0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])(Z|(\+|-)((0[0-9]|1[0- 3]):[0-5][0-9]|14:00))?$" 162 162 ))) 163 -|Day|xsd:gDay|((( 164 -"^~-~--(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])(Z|(\+|- 165 - 166 -)((0[0-9]|1[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]|14:00))?$" 116 +|(% style="width:163px" %)Day|(% style="width:179px" %)xsd:gDay|(% style="width:800px" %)((( 117 +"^~-~--(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])(Z|(\+|- )((0[0-9]|1[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]|14:00))?$" 167 167 ))) 168 -|MonthDay|xsd:gMonthDay|((( 169 -"^~-~-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12][0- 170 - 171 -9]|3[01])(Z|(\+|-)((0[0-9]|1[0-3]):[0-5][0- 172 - 173 -9]|14:00))?$" 119 +|(% style="width:163px" %)MonthDay|(% style="width:179px" %)xsd:gMonthDay|(% style="width:800px" %)((( 120 +"^~-~-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12][0- 9]|3[01])(Z|(\+|-)((0[0-9]|1[0-3]):[0-5][0- 9]|14:00))?$" 174 174 ))) 175 -|Month|xsd:Month|((( 176 -"^~-~-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])(Z|(\+|-)((0[0-9]|1[0- 177 - 178 -3]):[0-5][0-9]|14:00))?$" 122 +|(% style="width:163px" %)Month|(% style="width:179px" %)xsd:Month|(% style="width:800px" %)((( 123 +"^~-~-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])(Z|(\+|-)((0[0-9]|1[0- 3]):[0-5][0-9]|14:00))?$" 179 179 ))) 180 -|Duration|xsd:duration|((( 181 -"^-?P[0-9]+Y?([0-9]+M)?([0-9]+D)?(T([0- 182 - 183 -9]+H)?([0-9]+M)?([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?S)?)?$" 125 +|(% style="width:163px" %)Duration|(% style="width:179px" %)xsd:duration|(% style="width:800px" %)((( 126 +"^-?P[0-9]+Y?([0-9]+M)?([0-9]+D)?(T([0- 9]+H)?([0-9]+M)?([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?S)?)?$" 184 184 ))) 185 185 186 186 == {{id name="_Toc291506"/}}4.2 Time and Time Format == ... ... @@ -196,16 +196,12 @@ 196 196 The hierarchy of time formats is as follows (**bold** indicates a category which is made up of multiple formats, //italic// indicates a distinct format): 197 197 198 198 * **Observational Time Period **o **Standard Time Period** 199 - 200 -▪ **Basic Time Period** 201 - 142 +* **Basic Time Period** 202 202 * **Gregorian Time Period** 203 -* //Date Time// 144 +** //Date Time// 145 +* **Reporting Time Period** 146 +**//Time Range//** 204 204 205 -▪ **Reporting Time Period** 206 - 207 -o //Time Range// 208 - 209 209 The details of these time period categories and of the distinct formats which make them up are detailed in the sections to follow. 210 210 211 211 === {{id name="_Toc291508"/}}4.2.2 Observational Time Period === ... ... @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ 238 238 239 239 This is used to unambiguously state that a date-time represents an observation at a single point in time. Therefore, if one wants to use SDMX for data which is measured at a distinct point in time rather than being reported over a period, the date-time representation can be used. 240 240 241 -Representation: xs:dateTime (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss)^^[[^^2^^>>path:#sdfootnote2sym||name="sdfootnote2anc"]]^^ 180 +Representation: xs:dateTime (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss)^^[[(% class="wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink" %)^^2^^>>path:#sdfootnote2sym||name="sdfootnote2anc"]](%%)^^ 242 242 243 243 === {{id name="_Toc291512"/}}4.2.6 Standard Reporting Period === 244 244 ... ... @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ 312 312 313 313 Representation: common:ReportingWeekType (YYYY-Www, e.g. 2000-W53) 314 314 315 -Notes: There are either 52 or 53 weeks in a reporting year. This is based on the ISO 8601 definition of a week (Monday - Saturday), where the first week of a reporting year is defined as the week with the first Thursday on or after the reporting year start day.^^[[^^3^^>>path:#sdfootnote3sym||name="sdfootnote3anc"]]^^ The reporting week is always represented as two digits, therefore 1-9 are 0 padded (e.g. 01). This allows the values to be sorted chronologically using textual sorting methods. 254 +Notes: There are either 52 or 53 weeks in a reporting year. This is based on the ISO 8601 definition of a week (Monday - Saturday), where the first week of a reporting year is defined as the week with the first Thursday on or after the reporting year start day.^^[[(% class="wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink" %)^^3^^>>path:#sdfootnote3sym||name="sdfootnote3anc"]](%%)^^ The reporting week is always represented as two digits, therefore 1-9 are 0 padded (e.g. 01). This allows the values to be sorted chronologically using textual sorting methods. 316 316 317 317 **Reporting Day**: 318 318 ... ... @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ 350 350 11. **If the [PERIOD_INDICATOR] is W:** 351 351 111. **If [REPORTING_YEAR_START_DATE] is a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday:** 352 352 353 -Add^^[[^^4^^>>path:#sdfootnote4sym||name="sdfootnote4anc"]]^^ (P3D, P2D, or P1D respectively) to the [REPORTING_YEAR_START_DATE]. The result is the [REPORTING_YEAR_BASE]. 292 +Add^^[[(% class="wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink wikiinternallink" %)^^4^^>>path:#sdfootnote4sym||name="sdfootnote4anc"]](%%)^^ (P3D, P2D, or P1D respectively) to the [REPORTING_YEAR_START_DATE]. The result is the [REPORTING_YEAR_BASE]. 354 354 355 355 1. 356 356 11. ... ... @@ -642,3 +642,5 @@ 642 642 Any structural metadata object which contains a reference to an object can be queried based on that reference. For example, a categorisation references both a category and the object is it categorising. As this is the case, one can query for categorisations which categorise a particular object or which categorise against a particular category or category scheme. This mechanism should be used when the referenced object is known. 643 643 644 644 When the referenced object is not known, then the reference resolution mechanism could be used. For example, suppose one wanted to find all category schemes and the related categorisations for a given maintenance agency. In this case, one could query for the category scheme by the maintenance agency and specify that parent and sibling references should be resolved. This would result in the categorisations which reference the categories in the matched schemes to be returned, as well as the object which they categorise. 584 + 585 +{{putFootnotes/}}