Changes for page SDMX 3.0 Standards. Summary of Major Changes and New Functionality
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... ... @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ 65 65 66 66 Version 3.0 introduces breaking changes into the web services API, transmission formats and information model. A summary is given in the table below. 67 67 68 -== 2.1 Web Services API == 68 +== //2.1 Web Services API// == 69 69 70 70 (% style="width:948.039px" %) 71 71 |**REST API**|(% style="width:818px" %)((( ... ... @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ 86 86 ))) 87 87 |**SOAP API**|(% style="width:818px" %)The SOAP API has been deprecated. 88 88 89 -== 2.2 Transmission Formats == 89 +== //2.2 Transmission Formats// == 90 90 91 91 ((( 92 92 (% style="width:952.039px" %) ... ... @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ 122 122 |(% style="width:130px" %)**SDMX-CSV**|(% style="width:820px" %)The CSV data and reference metadata messages are not backwardly compatible with those under version 2.1 due to changes to the structure of the messages needed to support new features such as the improved REST API data queries. 123 123 ))) 124 124 125 -== 2.3 Information Model == 125 +== //2.3 Information Model// == 126 126 127 127 ((( 128 128 (% style="width:955.039px" %) ... ... @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ 177 177 178 178 = 3 Information Model = 179 179 180 -== 3.1 Version 3.0 Information Model == 180 +== //3.1 Version 3.0 Information Model// == 181 181 182 182 [[image:SDMX 3-0-0 Major Changes FINAL-1.0_en_6fc573fe.png||height="404" width="718"]] 183 183 ... ... @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ 187 187 188 188 A number of ancillary structures including organisation schemes, process and reporting taxonomy are unchanged and have not been shown. Similarly, Organisation Scheme Map and Reporting Taxonomy Map have been omitted for simplicity. A schematic of the 2.1 model is given in Appendix A for comparison purposes. 189 189 190 -== 3.2 Key Changes from Version 2.1 == 190 +== //3.2 Key Changes from Version 2.1// == 191 191 192 192 New Maintainable Artefacts 193 193 ... ... @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ 230 230 231 231 * GeospatialInformation – a string type where the value is an expression defining a set of geographical features using a purpose-designed syntax 232 232 233 -== 3.3 Areas Unchanged from Version 2.1 == 233 +== //3.3 Areas Unchanged from Version 2.1// == 234 234 235 235 The following areas of the information model are unchanged from version 2.1: 236 236 ... ... @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ 243 243 * Reporting taxonomy 244 244 * Process 245 245 246 -== 3.4 Reference Metadata == 246 +== //3.4 Reference Metadata// == 247 247 248 248 Reference metadata has been substantially re-designed for version 3.0 to simplify the model and better support practical use cases. 249 249 ... ... @@ -271,47 +271,86 @@ 271 271 * TITLE – a multi-lingual data attribute 272 272 * SOURCE_AGENCY – a multi-value data attribute 273 273 274 -> <Obs xsi:type="dsd:ObsType" OBS_VALUE="112" OBS_STAUS=”A” TIME_PERIOD="2010-09"> 275 -> <!—- complex multi-value and multi-lingual data attributes ~-~-> 276 -> <Comp id="TITLE" xsi:type="ns1:TITLE_ATTRIBUTE"> 277 -> <Value> 278 -> <common:Text xml:lang="en">Some English Text</common:Text> 279 -> <common:Text xml:lang="fr">Quelques textes en anglais</common:Text> 280 -> </Value> 281 -> </Comp> 282 -> <Comp id="SOURCE_AGENCY" xsi:type="ns1:SOURCE_AGENCY_ATTRIBUTE"> 283 -> <Value>4F0</Value> 284 -> <Value>4D0</Value> 285 -> <Value>CZ2</Value> 286 -> </Comp> 287 -> <!—- metadata attributes are reported like in metadata messages ~-~-> 288 -> <Metadata> 289 -> <Attribute id="COLLECTION"> 290 -> <Attribute id="METHOD"> 291 -> <Text lang="en">AAA</Text> 292 -> </Attribute> 293 -> </Attribute> 294 -> <Attribute id="CONTACT"> 295 -> <Value>CONTACT 1</Value> 296 -> <Attribute id="NAME"> 297 -> <Value>Contact 1 Name 1</Value> 298 -> </Attribute> 299 -> <Attribute id="NAME"> 300 -> <Value>Contact 1 Name 2</Value> 301 -> </Attribute> 302 -> </Attribute> 303 -> <Attribute id="CONTACT"> 304 -> <Value>CONTACT 2</Value> 305 -> <Attribute id="NAME"> 306 -> <Value>Contact 2 Name 1</Value> 307 -> </Attribute> 308 -> <Attribute id="NAME"> 309 -> <Value>Contact 2 Name 2</Value> 310 -> </Attribute> 311 -> </Attribute> 312 -> </Metadata> 313 -> </Obs> 274 +<Obs xsi:type="dsd:ObsType" OBS_VALUE="112" OBS_STAUS=”A” TIME_PERIOD="2010-09"> 314 314 276 +<!—- complex multi-value and multi-lingual data attributes ~-~-> 277 + 278 +<Comp id="TITLE" xsi:type="ns1:TITLE_ATTRIBUTE"> 279 + 280 +<Value> 281 + 282 +<common:Text xml:lang="en">Some English Text</common:Text> 283 + 284 +<common:Text xml:lang="fr">Quelques textes en anglais</common:Text> 285 + 286 +</Value> 287 + 288 +</Comp> 289 + 290 +<Comp id="SOURCE_AGENCY" xsi:type="ns1:SOURCE_AGENCY_ATTRIBUTE"> 291 + 292 +<Value>4F0</Value> 293 + 294 +<Value>4D0</Value> 295 + 296 +<Value>CZ2</Value> 297 + 298 +</Comp> 299 + 300 +<!—- metadata attributes are reported like in metadata messages ~-~-> 301 + 302 +<Metadata> 303 + 304 +<Attribute id="COLLECTION"> 305 + 306 +<Attribute id="METHOD"> 307 + 308 +<Text lang="en">AAA</Text> 309 + 310 +</Attribute> 311 + 312 +</Attribute> 313 + 314 +<Attribute id="CONTACT"> 315 + 316 +<Value>CONTACT 1</Value> 317 + 318 +<Attribute id="NAME"> 319 + 320 +<Value>Contact 1 Name 1</Value> 321 + 322 +</Attribute> 323 + 324 +<Attribute id="NAME"> 325 + 326 +<Value>Contact 1 Name 2</Value> 327 + 328 +</Attribute> 329 + 330 +</Attribute> 331 + 332 +<Attribute id="CONTACT"> 333 + 334 +<Value>CONTACT 2</Value> 335 + 336 +<Attribute id="NAME"> 337 + 338 +<Value>Contact 2 Name 1</Value> 339 + 340 +</Attribute> 341 + 342 +<Attribute id="NAME"> 343 + 344 +<Value>Contact 2 Name 2</Value> 345 + 346 +</Attribute> 347 + 348 +</Attribute> 349 + 350 +</Metadata> 351 + 352 +</Obs> 353 + 315 315 === New - Metadata Provision Agreement === 316 316 317 317 In version 2.1 a Provision Agreement could be used to report information against a Dataflow or Metadataflow. From version 3.0 this is managed by two separate structures, the Data Provision Agreement and the Metadata Provision Agreement. ... ... @@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ 324 324 325 325 A Metadataset now has mandatory identification information, (owner id, id, version) enabling metadata providers to uniquely identify their reports for create, update or delete maintenance operations. 326 326 327 -== 3.5 Microdata Exchange == 366 +== //3.5 Microdata Exchange// == 328 328 329 329 Several changes have been made the Data Structure Definition to support microdata use cases in addition to aggregated time series. 330 330 ... ... @@ -336,25 +336,42 @@ 336 336 337 337 MeasureDimension behaviour as illustrated in the SDMX-ML example below: 338 338 339 -> <str:MeasureList id=”MeasureDescriptor”> 340 -> <str:Measure id=”OBS_VALUE” minOccurs=”1” maxOccurs=”1” usage=”mandatory” > <str:ConceptIdentity> 341 -> <Ref id=”OBS_VALUE” maintainableParentID=”CONCEPTS” agencyID=”SDMX” maintainableParentVersion=”1.0.0” /> 342 -> </str:ConceptIdentity> 343 -> <str:LocalRepresentation> 344 -> <str:TextFormat textType=”String” isMultiLingual=”true” /> 345 -> </str:LocalRepresentation> 346 -> <str:ConceptRole> 347 -> <Ref id=”MEASURE” maintainableParentID=”SDMX_CONCEPT_ROLES” agencyID=”SDMX” maintainableParentVersion=”1.0.0” /> 348 -> </str:ConceptRole> 349 -> </str:Measure> 350 -> ... 351 -> <str:Measure> 352 -> </str:MeasureList> 378 +<str:MeasureList id=”MeasureDescriptor”> 353 353 380 +<str:Measure id=”OBS_VALUE” minOccurs=”1” maxOccurs=”1” usage=”mandatory” > <str:ConceptIdentity> 381 + 382 +<Ref id=”OBS_VALUE” maintainableParentID=”CONCEPTS” agencyID=”SDMX” maintainableParentVersion=”1.0.0” /> 383 + 384 +</str:ConceptIdentity> 385 + 386 +<str:LocalRepresentation> 387 + 388 +<str:TextFormat textType=”String” isMultiLingual=”true” /> 389 + 390 +</str:LocalRepresentation> 391 + 392 +<str:ConceptRole> 393 + 394 +<Ref id=”MEASURE” maintainableParentID=”SDMX_CONCEPT_ROLES” agencyID=”SDMX” maintainableParentVersion=”1.0.0” /> 395 + 396 +</str:ConceptRole> 397 + 398 +</str:Measure> 399 + 400 +... 401 + 402 +<str:Measure> 403 + 404 +</str:MeasureList> 405 + 354 354 === Multi-value measures and attributes === 355 355 356 -Both measures and attributes have been extended with the option to take ‘arrays’ of 193 multiple coded or uncoded values. This supports use cases like multiple observation 194 status flags. New //minOccurs// and //maxOccurs// properties define the valid number of 195 values. The //usage// property separately defines whether the measure or attribute is //mandatory// or optional. In the SDMX-ML measure example above, the properties //minOccurs=”1” maxOccurs=”1” usage=”mandatory”// specify that OBS_VALUE must be 198 reported, and can only consist of a single value.408 +Both measures and attributes have been extended with the option to take ‘arrays’ of 193 multiple coded or uncoded values. This supports use cases like multiple observation 194 status flags. New //minOccurs// and //maxOccurs// properties define the valid number of 195 values. The //usage// property separately defines whether the measure or attribute is 357 357 410 +//mandatory// or optional. In the SDMX-ML measure example above, the properties 411 + 412 +//minOccurs=”1” maxOccurs=”1” usage=”mandatory”// specify that OBS_VALUE must be 198 reported, and can only consist of a single value. 413 + 358 358 === Attributes relationship to measures === 359 359 360 360 In addition to attaching attributes to a specific level within the dataset, their relationship 202 to measures can also be defined. ... ... @@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ 365 365 366 366 That allows ValueItems (the equivalent to Code) to contain symbols like ‘¥’ and ‘€’, but 208 also means they are not identifiable. 367 367 368 -== 3.6 Geospatial Data Exchange == 424 +== //3.6 Geospatial Data Exchange// == 369 369 370 370 The version 3.0 model has been extended to provide explicit support for geospatial data. 371 371 ... ... @@ -380,14 +380,14 @@ 380 380 * GeographicCodelist – each item includes an element to represent a specific Geo Feature Set which is described using the same expression syntax as for GeospatialInformation type. 381 381 * GeoGridCodelist – A code list defining a geographical grid composed of cells representing regular squared portions of the Earth. Each item references a cell within the grid. 382 382 383 -== 3.7 Structure Mapping == 439 +=== //3.7 Structure Mapping// === 384 384 385 385 The Structure Set in version 2.1 is a container for many mapping structures including Data Structure Map, Codelist Map and Concept Map. For version 3.0 the Structure Set artefact has been deprecated and replaced with a number of new maintainables giving better flexibility and reusability, specifically: Structure Map, Concept Scheme Map, Representation Map, Reporting Taxonomy Map, Category Scheme Map and Organisation Scheme Map. 386 386 387 387 The version 2.1 Codelist Map been replaced with Representation Map which allows mappings to be defined between any combination of Code Lists, Value Lists and noncoded representations such as text strings and numbers. 388 388 389 - (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HMany-to-manysourceandtargetcomponents"%)390 - **Many-to-many source and target components**445 +==== Many-to-many source and target components ==== 446 + 391 391 Structure mapping rules may be defined with both multiple source components and multiple target components in contrast to version 2.1 where only one source and target was allowed. That supports many-to-many (n-n) mapping use cases where the output of a mapping rule may be dependent on the combination of a number of input components. For instance: 392 392 393 393 Set the output component INDICATOR=”DE_A” if the input components are FREQ=”A” and REF_AREA=”DE”. ... ... @@ -397,21 +397,22 @@ 397 397 Set the output components FREQ=”A”, REF_AREA=”DE” if the input component INDICATOR=”DE_A”. 398 398 399 399 **Fixed source and target** 456 + 400 400 The Structure Map may now define input or output components which have a fixed value. 401 401 402 - (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HTimerepresentationsmapping"%)403 - **Time representations mapping**459 +==== Time representations mapping ==== 460 + 404 404 Non SDMX time representations may now be described in a Structure Map, allowing them to be mapped into SDMX time formats. 405 405 406 - (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HRegularexpressionandsubstringmappings"%)407 - **Regular expression and substring mappings**463 +==== Regular expression and substring mappings ==== 464 + 408 408 All item maps allow the use of regular expressions and substrings to match source values, specifically: Concept Scheme Map, Reporting Taxonomy Map, Category Scheme Map and Organisation Scheme Map. 409 409 410 - (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HItemmapsvalidityperiod"%)411 - **Item maps validity period**467 +==== Item maps validity period ==== 468 + 412 412 Item maps may further define the period for which the mapping is valid, meaning the mapping rule will only be applied if the row of information being mapped is within the period. 413 413 414 -== 3.8 Constraints == 471 +=== //3.8 Constraints// === 415 415 416 416 Constraints in version 3.0 are modelled using two separate artefacts which replace the version 2.1 content constraint: 417 417 ... ... @@ -426,17 +426,17 @@ 426 426 427 427 Attachment constraints have been deprecated due to a lack of use cases. 428 428 429 -== 3.9 Code List Extension == 486 +=== //3.9 Code List Extension// === 430 430 431 431 In addition to the two new specialised geospatial forms, the option has been added to define a code list as an extension of, or by inheriting codes from, other lists. An optional prefix can be added to inherited codes to disambiguate duplicates. 432 432 433 433 This feature allows new code lists to be easily derived from existing lists without the need to make and manually maintain copies. When querying for extended code list structures using the REST API, the option has been added to retrieve either the definition or the materialised list. Traditional literal lists of codes continue to be supported. 434 434 435 -== 3.10 Discriminated Union of Code Lists == 492 +=== //3.10 Discriminated Union of Code Lists// === 436 436 437 437 Combining code list extension with wildcarded constraints solves the discriminated union of code lists problem where a classification or breakdown has multiple “variants” which are all valid but mutually exclusive. A common example is economic activity where several alternative classification schemes are in use including ISIC revisions 1 to 4 and NACE as used in the European Community. 438 438 439 -== 3.11 Code Hierarchies == 496 +=== //3.11 Code Hierarchies// === 440 440 441 441 Code hierarchies allow the definition of complex hierarchies of codes from potentially multiple lists for data discovery purposes. Hierarchical Codelist has been deprecated and replaced by two new artefacts: Hierarchy – the actual hierarchy of codes, and Hierarchy Association links hierarchies directly to any other identifiable object, a capability missing 312 from the version 2.1 model. Further, the linkage can be within a particular context, for instance linking a hierarchy to a dimension within the context of a specific Dataflow (dimension REF_AREA in the context of the ECB:EXR Dataflow). 442 442 ... ... @@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ 484 484 485 485 = 5 REST Web Services API = 486 486 487 -== 5.1 Simplified list of resources == 544 +== //5.1 Simplified list of resources// == 488 488 489 489 The version 3.0 REST API has just five main resources: 490 490 ... ... @@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ 498 498 499 499 This and changes in the URLs and query parameters on the data, availability and metadata resources means that, with the exception of schema queries, the version 3.0 API is not backwardly compatible. 500 500 501 -== 5.2 Improved data queries == 558 +== //5.2 Improved data queries// == 502 502 503 503 Data queries have been changed to provide more granular selections from contexts wider than just a Dataflow. 504 504 ... ... @@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ 537 537 538 538 /data/dataflow/ESTAT/ICP/1.0.0/M…A.ANR,M…A.INX,M…B.CTG 539 539 540 -== 5.3 Improved reference metadata queries == 597 +== //5.3 Improved reference metadata queries// == 541 541 542 542 Reference metadata queries have been improved with a number of new options to retrieve metadata reports. 543 543 ... ... @@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ 553 553 554 554 /metadata/structure/datastructure/BIS/BIS_CBS/1.0 555 555 556 -== 5.4 Structural metadata maintenance == 613 +== //5.4 Structural metadata maintenance// == 557 557 558 558 Support has been added for maintenance of structural metadata. 559 559 ... ... @@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ 561 561 562 562 = 6 XML, JSON, CSV and EDI Transmission formats = 563 563 564 -== 6.1 SDMX-ML == 621 +== //6.1 SDMX-ML// == 565 565 566 566 The SDMX-ML XML messages have been modified and updated for version 3.0. While they broadly follow the same principles, there have been significant changes which break backward compatibility. 567 567 ... ... @@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ 647 647 648 648 The option to reference structures using Agency, ID and Version has been removed. From SDMX version 3.0 URN is used for all referencing purposes with the exception of local references such as where groups reference dimensions within a DSD. 649 649 650 -== 6.2 SDMX-JSON == 707 +== //6.2 SDMX-JSON// == 651 651 652 652 Like SDMX-ML, the SDMX-JSON messages have been significantly modified and updated for version 3.0. They are not backwardly compatible with version 2.1. 653 653 ... ... @@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ 667 667 668 668 As for SDMX-ML, the option to reference structures using Agency, ID and Version has been removed with URN used for all non-local referencing purposes. 669 669 670 -== 6.3 SDMX-CSV == 727 +== //6.3 SDMX-CSV// == 671 671 672 672 CSV in SDMX is used transmission of data and reference metadata only. 673 673 ... ... @@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ 685 685 686 686 The SDMX-CSV metadata message is new for version 3.0 and, like the SDMX-ML and SDMX-JSON equivalents, is used for the transmission reference metadata sets. 687 687 688 -=== 6.4 EDI deprecation === 745 +=== //6.4 EDI deprecation// === 689 689 690 690 The EDI format for transmission of both structures and data has been deprecated. Version 3.0 is therefore not backwardly compatible with legacy EDI messages. 691 691
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