Changes for page SDMX 3.0 Standards. Summary of Major Changes and New Functionality
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... ... @@ -11,55 +11,55 @@ 11 11 12 12 = 1 Overview = 13 13 14 - [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statisticaldata and metadata exchange.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%)3.0 introduces new features, improvements and changes to the Standard in the following key areas:14 +SDMX version 3.0 introduces new features, improvements and changes to the Standard in the following key areas: 15 15 16 16 **Information Model** 17 17 18 -* Simplification and improvement of the [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Referencemetadata.WebHome]] model18 +* Simplification and improvement of the reference metadata model 19 19 * Support for microdata 20 20 * Support for geospatial data 21 -* Support for [[code list>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Codelist.WebHome]] extension and discriminated union of[[code>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]]lists21 +* Support for code list extension and discriminated union of code lists 22 22 * Improvements to structure mapping 23 -* Improvements to [[code>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]][[hierarchies>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]]for data discovery23 +* Improvements to code hierarchies for data discovery 24 24 * Improvements to constraints 25 25 26 26 **Versioning of Structural Metadata Artefacts** 27 27 28 -* Adoption of the three-number semantic versioning standard for [[structural metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structuralmetadata.WebHome]] [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]]([[https:~~/~~/semver.org/>>https://semver.org/||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]])28 +* Adoption of the three-number semantic versioning standard for structural metadata artefacts ([[https:~~/~~/semver.org/>>https://semver.org/||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]) 29 29 30 30 **REST Web Services Application Programming Interface (API)** 31 31 32 32 * Change to a single ‘structure’ resource for structure queries simplifying the REST API specification by reducing the number of resources to five 33 33 * Improvements to data queries 34 -* Improvements to [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Referencemetadata.WebHome]]queries35 -* Support for [[structural metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structuralmetadata.WebHome]] maintenance using HTTP PUT, POST and DELETE verbs34 +* Improvements to reference metadata queries 35 +* Support for structural metadata maintenance using HTTP PUT, POST and DELETE verbs 36 36 37 37 **SOAP Web Services API** 38 38 39 -* The SOAP web services API has been deprecated with (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%)3.0 standardising on REST**;**39 +* The SOAP web services API has been deprecated with version 3.0 standardising on REST**;** 40 40 41 41 **XML, JSON, CSV and EDI Transmission formats** 42 42 43 -* The [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]],[[SDMX-JSON>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]]and[[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]-CSV specifications have been extended and modified where needed to support the new features and changes such as[[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Referencemetadata.WebHome]] and microdata44 -* Obsolete [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]]data message variants including Generic, Compact, Utility and Cross-sectional have been deprecated standardising on Structure Specific Data as the sole XML format for data exchange45 -* The [[SDMX-EDI>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-EDI.WebHome]]transmission format for structures and data has been deprecated46 -* The organisation of structures into ‘collections’ in [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]]and[[SDMX-JSON>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]]structure messages has been flattened and simplified47 -* The option to reference structures in [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]]and[[SDMX-JSON>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]]messages using Agency, ID and(% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%)has been deprecated with URN now exclusively used for all non-local referencing purpose43 +* The SDMX-ML, SDMX-JSON and SDMX-CSV specifications have been extended and modified where needed to support the new features and changes such as reference metadata and microdata 44 +* Obsolete SDMX-ML data message variants including Generic, Compact, Utility and Cross-sectional have been deprecated standardising on Structure Specific Data as the sole XML format for data exchange 45 +* The SDMX-EDI transmission format for structures and data has been deprecated 46 +* The organisation of structures into ‘collections’ in SDMX-ML and SDMX-JSON structure messages has been flattened and simplified 47 +* The option to reference structures in SDMX-ML and SDMX-JSON messages using Agency, ID and Version has been deprecated with URN now exclusively used for all non-local referencing purpose 48 48 49 49 **Breaking Changes** 50 50 51 -Many of the changes made are ‘breaking’ meaning that, while conversion between (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)versions(%%)may be possible in certain circumstances, the 3.0 specification is not directly backwardly compatible with earlier(% style="color:#2ecc71" %)versions(%%)of the Standard.51 +Many of the changes made are ‘breaking’ meaning that, while conversion between versions may be possible in certain circumstances, the 3.0 specification is not directly backwardly compatible with earlier versions of the Standard. 52 52 53 53 A summary of the main breaking changes is given in chapter 2. 54 54 55 55 **Content of the Document** 56 56 57 -The remainder of the document provides a summary of the main changes. More detailed information can be found the [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statisticaldata and metadata exchange.WebHome]]3.0 Technical Specifications, in particular:57 +The remainder of the document provides a summary of the main changes. More detailed information can be found the SDMX 3.0 Technical Specifications, in particular: 58 58 59 59 * Section 2 – Information Model 60 60 * Section 5 – Registry Specification 61 61 * Section 6 – Technical Notes 62 -* [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]-TWG GitHub for the REST API and the XML, JSON and CSV formats62 +* SDMX-TWG GitHub for the REST API and the XML, JSON and CSV formats 63 63 64 64 = 2 Summary of Breaking Changes in 3.0 = 65 65