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--SDMX STANDARDS
++SDMX 3.0 Standards. Summary of major changes and new functionality

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  = 1 Overview =
--[[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 introduces new features, improvements and changes to the Standard in the following key areas:
++[[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 introduces new features, improvements and changes to the Standard in the following key areas:
  **Information Model**
--* Simplification and improvement of the [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] model
++* Simplification and improvement of the [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] model
  * Support for microdata
  * Support for geospatial data
--* Support for [[code list>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] extension and discriminated union of [[code>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] lists
++* Support for [[code list>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] extension and discriminated union of [[code>>doc:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] lists
  * Improvements to structure mapping
--* Improvements to [[code>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] [[hierarchies>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] for data discovery
++* Improvements to [[code>>doc:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] [[hierarchies>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] for data discovery
  * Improvements to constraints
  **Versioning of Structural Metadata Artefacts**
--* Adoption of the three-number semantic versioning standard for [[structural metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]] [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] ([[https:~~/~~/semver.org/>>https://semver.org/||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]])
++* Adoption of the three-number semantic versioning standard for [[structural metadata>>doc:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]] [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] ([[https:~~/~~/semver.org/>>https://semver.org/||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]])
  **REST Web Services Application Programming Interface (API)**
  * Change to a single ‘structure’ resource for structure queries simplifying the REST API specification by reducing the number of resources to five
  * Improvements to data queries
--* Improvements to [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] queries
--* Support for [[structural metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]] maintenance using HTTP PUT, POST and DELETE verbs
++* Improvements to [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] queries
++* Support for [[structural metadata>>doc:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]] maintenance using HTTP PUT, POST and DELETE verbs
  **SOAP Web Services API**
--* The SOAP web services API has been deprecated with (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 standardising on REST**;**
++* The SOAP web services API has been deprecated with (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 standardising on REST**;**
  **XML, JSON, CSV and EDI Transmission formats**
--* 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.Reference metadata.WebHome]] and microdata
--* 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 exchange
--* The [[SDMX-EDI>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-EDI.WebHome]] transmission format for structures and data has been deprecated
--* 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 simplified
--* 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 purpose
++* The [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]], [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] and [[SDMX>>doc: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:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] and microdata
++* Obsolete [[SDMX-ML>>doc: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 exchange
++* The [[SDMX-EDI>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-EDI.WebHome]] transmission format for structures and data has been deprecated
++* The organisation of structures into ‘collections’ in [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] and [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] structure messages has been flattened and simplified
++* The option to reference structures in [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] and [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] messages using Agency, ID and (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) has been deprecated with URN now exclusively used for all non-local referencing purpose
  **Breaking Changes**
--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.
++Many of the changes made are ‘breaking’ meaning that, while conversion between (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)versions(%%) may be possible in certain circumstances, the 3.0 specification is not directly backwardly compatible with earlier (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)versions(%%) of the Standard.
  A summary of the main breaking changes is given in chapter 2.
  **Content of the Document**
--The remainder of the document provides a summary of the main changes. More detailed information can be found the [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 Technical Specifications, in particular:
++The remainder of the document provides a summary of the main changes. More detailed information can be found the [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 Technical Specifications, in particular:
  * Section 2 – Information Model
  * Section 5 – Registry Specification
  * Section 6 – Technical Notes
--* [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]-TWG GitHub for the REST API and the XML, JSON and CSV formats
++* [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]-TWG GitHub for the REST API and the XML, JSON and CSV formats
  = 2 Summary of Breaking Changes in 3.0 =
--(% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) 3.0 introduces breaking changes into the web services API, transmission formats and information model. A summary is given in the table below.
++(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) 3.0 introduces breaking changes into the web services API, transmission formats and information model. A summary is given in the table below.
  == 2.1 Web Services API ==
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  * Availability queries
  Schema queries are backwardly compatible.
--
  //Guidance for implementors//
--REST API implementors may provide partial backward compatibility by using web server URL rewriting rules to translate (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 structure queries to the 3.0 equivalent.
--
--Implementors are also recommended to (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) their API services providing users with an explicit choice of which (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) to use.
++REST API implementors may provide partial backward compatibility by using web server URL rewriting rules to translate (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 structure queries to the 3.0 equivalent.
++Implementors are also recommended to (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) their API services providing users with an explicit choice of which (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) to use.
  )))
  |**SOAP API**|(% style="width:818px" %)The SOAP API has been deprecated.
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  |(% style="width:130px" %)**SDMX-ML**|(% style="width:820px" %)(((
  The following legacy XML data messages have been deprecated:
--[[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Generic (time-series) data message
--[[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Compact (time-series) data message
--[[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Utility (time-series) data message
--[[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Cross-Sectional data message [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 2.1 Generic data messages (for observations, time-series and cross-sectional data)
++[[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Generic (time-series) data message
++[[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Compact (time-series) data message
++[[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Utility (time-series) data message
++[[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Cross-Sectional data message [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 2.1 Generic data messages (for observations, time-series and cross-sectional data)
++Structure Specific is the only data message option in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 but is not backwardly compatible with (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 due to several changes including deprecation of the option to reference structures like the [[DSD>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]], [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] and [[Provision Agreement>>doc:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]] using their Agency, ID and (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%). The time series variant of the message has also been deprecated.
++The [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] structure message is not backwardly compatible primarily due to:
--Structure Specific is the only data message option in (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 but is not backwardly compatible with (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 due to several changes including deprecation of the option to reference structures like the [[DSD>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]], [[Dataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] and [[Provision Agreement>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]] using their Agency, ID and (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%). The time series variant of the message has also been deprecated.
--
--The [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] structure message is not backwardly compatible primarily due to:
--
  * Changes to the information model
  * Changes to the way the structures are organised into ‘collections’ within the message
--* Deprecation of the Agency, ID, (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) option for referencing of structures in messages
++* Deprecation of the Agency, ID, (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) option for referencing of structures in messages
  )))
  |(% style="width:130px" %)**SDMX-JSON**|(% style="width:820px" %)(((
--The JSON data message is not backwardly compatible with (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 primarily due to changes needed to support the improved REST API data queries, in particular the ability to retrieve in one operation data from multiple [[datasets>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]] with potentially different Data Structure Definitions.
--
++The JSON data message is not backwardly compatible with (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 primarily due to changes needed to support the improved REST API data queries, in particular the ability to retrieve in one operation data from multiple [[datasets>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]] with potentially different Data Structure Definitions.
  The JSON structure message is not backwardly compatible primarily due to:
  * Changes to the information model
  * Changes to the way the structures are organised into ‘collections’ within the message
--* Deprecation of the Agency, ID, (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) option for referencing of structures in messages
++* Deprecation of the Agency, ID, (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) option for referencing of structures in messages
  )))
  |(% style="width:130px" %)**SDMX-EDI**|(% style="width:820px" %)The EDI format for both structures and data has been deprecated.
--|(% style="width:130px" %)**SDMX-CSV**|(% style="width:820px" %)The CSV data and [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] messages are not backwardly compatible with those under (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)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.
++|(% style="width:130px" %)**SDMX-CSV**|(% style="width:820px" %)The CSV data and [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] messages are not backwardly compatible with those under (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)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.
  )))
  == 2.3 Information Model ==
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  (% style="width:955.039px" %)
  |(% style="width:132px" %)**Data Structure Definition**|(% style="width:819px" %)(((
--The (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] ([[DSD>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]]) model is not directly backwardly compatible with 2.1 primarily due to the deprecation of the special MeasureDimension.
++The (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] ([[DSD>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]]) model is not directly backwardly compatible with 2.1 primarily due to the deprecation of the special MeasureDimension.
  //Conversion guidance for implementors//
--(% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) 2.1 DSDs can be converted to the 3.0 model by creating a [[measure>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] with the “[[MEASURE>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]]” (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)concept(%%) role applied as described in paragraph 3.5.
--
--(% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) 3.0 DSDs cannot be reliably converted to the 2.1 model due to the introduction of new features such as multiple [[measures>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] and value arrays for [[measures>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] and [[attributes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]].
++(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) 2.1 DSDs can be converted to the 3.0 model by creating a [[measure>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] with the “[[MEASURE>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]]” (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)concept(%%) role applied as described in paragraph 3.5.
++(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) 3.0 DSDs cannot be reliably converted to the 2.1 model due to the introduction of new features such as multiple [[measures>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] and value arrays for [[measures>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] and [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]].
  )))
  |(% style="width:132px" %)**Structure mapping model**|(% style="width:819px" %)(((
--The structure mapping model has changed significantly in (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 with deprecation of the [[Structure Set>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structure set.WebHome]] [[maintainable artefact>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Maintainable artefact.WebHome]] and introduction of five new ones: [[Representation>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%) and four variants of [[item scheme>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Item scheme.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)map(%%).
++The structure mapping model has changed significantly in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 with deprecation of the [[Structure Set>>doc:Glossary.Structure set.WebHome]] [[maintainable artefact>>doc:Glossary.Maintainable artefact.WebHome]] and introduction of five new ones: [[Representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%) and four variants of [[item scheme>>doc:Glossary.Item scheme.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)map(%%).
  //Conversion guidance for implementors//
--(% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) 2.1 [[structure sets>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structure set.WebHome]] can be practically converted to the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 structure mapping model.
--
--Conversion from the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 structure mapping model to 2.1 is generally possible. However, when attempting to convert mapping rules from 2.1 to 3.0 and back to 2.1, the resulting [[Structure Set>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structure set.WebHome]] will not be precisely the same as the original. In converting to (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0, the system must generate IDs for each of the new [[maintainable artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Maintainable artefact.WebHome]], but details of the original [[Structure Set>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structure set.WebHome]] [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] are lost.
++(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) 2.1 [[structure sets>>doc:Glossary.Structure set.WebHome]] can be practically converted to the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 structure mapping model.
++Conversion from the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 structure mapping model to 2.1 is generally possible. However, when attempting to convert mapping rules from 2.1 to 3.0 and back to 2.1, the resulting [[Structure Set>>doc:Glossary.Structure set.WebHome]] will not be precisely the same as the original. In converting to (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0, the system must generate IDs for each of the new [[maintainable artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Maintainable artefact.WebHome]], but details of the original [[Structure Set>>doc:Glossary.Structure set.WebHome]] [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] are lost.
  )))
  |(% style="width:132px" %)**Reference metadata model**|(% style="width:819px" %)(((
--The [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] model has changed in (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 with modifications to the role of the [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]], [[Metadata Structure Definition>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] and [[Metadataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]] [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]]. Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]] and Metadata Provider Scheme have been added. Metadatasets are now identifiable.
++The [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] model has changed in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 with modifications to the role of the [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]], [[Metadata Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] and [[Metadataflow>>doc:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]] [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]]. Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]] and Metadata Provider Scheme have been added. Metadatasets are now identifiable.
--(% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) 2.1 [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] models are not valid in (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0.
++(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) 2.1 [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] models are not valid in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0.
  //Conversion guidance for implementors//
--A (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 [[Metadata Structure Definition>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] can be converted to the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 model under some circumstances, but target information is either lost or has to be translated into a [[metadataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]]. Further, conversion of a [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] for collecting [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] against a [[dataset>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]] would need to make changes to the [[dataset>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]]’s [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]]. As the [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] may not actually be specified, judgement would need to be taken, perhaps determining the most likely candidate by examining which already have metadata reported against their [[datasets>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]]. A 2.1 metadata report could be converted to a (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 Metadataset if it is attached to a structure, but requires a Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]] which would need to be created if not already in existence.
--
--Conversion from the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 model to (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 cannot be performed reliably. The process would need target information to be derived from analysis of the [[Metadataflows>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]] and Metadata [[Provision Agreements>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]]. Depending on the complexity it may not be possible to express that information in a (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
++A (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 [[Metadata Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] can be converted to the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 model under some circumstances, but target information is either lost or has to be translated into a [[metadataflow>>doc:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]]. Further, conversion of a [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] for collecting [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] against a [[dataset>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]] would need to make changes to the [[dataset>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]]’s [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]]. As the [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] may not actually be specified, judgement would need to be taken, perhaps determining the most likely candidate by examining which already have metadata reported against their [[datasets>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]]. A 2.1 metadata report could be converted to a (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 Metadataset if it is attached to a structure, but requires a Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]] which would need to be created if not already in existence.
++Conversion from the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 model to (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 cannot be performed reliably. The process would need target information to be derived from analysis of the [[Metadataflows>>doc:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]] and Metadata [[Provision Agreements>>doc:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]]. Depending on the complexity it may not be possible to express that information in a (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
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  |(% style="width:132px" %)**Constraint model**|(% style="width:819px" %)(((
--The (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 Content (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Constraint(%%) [[artefact>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] has been deprecated in (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 and replaced by the Data (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Constraint(%%) for data, and the Metadata (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Constraint(%%) for reference metadata.
++The (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 Content (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) [[artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] has been deprecated in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 and replaced by the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) for data, and the Metadata (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) for reference metadata.
  //Conversion guidance for implementors//
--2.1 Content (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Constraints(%%) can be converted without loss to the equivalent (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 Data (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Constraint(%%) model.
--
++2.1 Content (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraints(%%) can be converted without loss to the equivalent (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) model.
  Conversion from 3.0 to 2.1 presents challenges where wildcards have been used, in those cases requiring expansion of the wildcard into explicit values.
  )))
  |(% style="width:132px" %)**Hierarchical codelist structures**|(% style="width:819px" %)(((
--The (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 Hierarchical Codelist [[artefact>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] has been deprecated in (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 and replaced by two new [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]], [[Hierarchy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] and [[Hierarchy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] Association.
++The (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 Hierarchical Codelist [[artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] has been deprecated in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 and replaced by two new [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]], [[Hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] and [[Hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] Association.
  //Conversion guidance for implementors//
--(% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) 2.1 Hierarchical Codelists can be successfully converted to the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 [[hierarchy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] model. Information on which [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] to link the [[hierarchies>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] to on what context would need to be added as a separate procedure.
--
--Conversion from the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 model to (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 is possible, but with loss of the linking information
++(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) 2.1 Hierarchical Codelists can be successfully converted to the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 [[hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] model. Information on which [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] to link the [[hierarchies>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] to on what context would need to be added as a separate procedure.
++Conversion from the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 model to (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 is possible, but with loss of the linking information
  )))
  )))
@@ -180,25 +180,25 @@
  //Figure 1 Version 3.0 simplified Information Model UML class diagram with ‘heat map’ illustrating the areas with most change//
--The schematic above is a simplified UML class diagram of the [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 information model illustrating the major areas of change as a ‘heat (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)map(%%)’. Darker colours indicate where new structures have been added in (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 or where structures have been significantly changed.
++The schematic above is a simplified UML class diagram of the [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 information model illustrating the major areas of change as a ‘heat map’. Darker colours indicate where new structures have been added in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 or where structures have been significantly changed.
--A number of ancillary structures including organisation schemes, process and [[reporting taxonomy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reporting taxonomy.WebHome]] are unchanged and have not been shown. Similarly, Organisation Scheme (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%) and [[Reporting Taxonomy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reporting taxonomy.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%) have been omitted for simplicity. A schematic of the 2.1 model is given in Appendix A for comparison purposes.
++A number of ancillary structures including organisation schemes, process and [[reporting taxonomy>>doc:Glossary.Reporting taxonomy.WebHome]] are unchanged and have not been shown. Similarly, Organisation Scheme (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%) and [[Reporting Taxonomy>>doc:Glossary.Reporting taxonomy.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%) have been omitted for simplicity. A schematic of the 2.1 model is given in Appendix A for comparison purposes.
  == 3.2 Key Changes from Version 2.1 ==
  New Maintainable Artefacts
--* Structure (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map
--* [[Representation>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map
--* Organisation Scheme (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map
--* (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Concept(%%) Scheme (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map
--* Category Scheme (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map
--* Reporting Taxonomy (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map
++* Structure (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map
++* [[Representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map
++* Organisation Scheme (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map
++* (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Concept(%%) Scheme (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map
++* Category Scheme (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map
++* Reporting Taxonomy (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map
  * Value List
--* [[Hierarchy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]]
--* [[Hierarchy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] Association
--* Metadata (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Constraint
--* Data (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Constraint
++* [[Hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]]
++* [[Hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] Association
++* Metadata (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint
++* Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint
  * Metadata Provision Agreement
  * Metadata Provider Scheme
  * Metadataset
@@ -211,25 +211,25 @@
  Removed Maintainable Artefacts
--* Structure Set – replaced by Structure (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%) and the four [[item scheme>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Item scheme.WebHome]] maps
--* Hierarchical Codelist – replaced by [[Hierarchy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] and [[Hierarchy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] Association
--* (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Constraint(%%) – replaced by Data (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Constraint(%%) and Metadata (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Constraint
++* Structure Set – replaced by Structure (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%) and the four [[item scheme>>doc:Glossary.Item scheme.WebHome]] maps
++* Hierarchical Codelist – replaced by [[Hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] and [[Hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] Association
++* (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) – replaced by Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) and Metadata (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint
  Changed Maintainable Artefacts
--* Data Structure Definition – support for microdatasets and [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] linked to data
--* Metadataflow – simplifies exchange of [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]], in particular those linked to structures
--* Metadata Structure Definition – simplified model for [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]]
++* Data Structure Definition – support for microdatasets and [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] linked to data
++* Metadataflow – simplifies exchange of [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]], in particular those linked to structures
++* Metadata Structure Definition – simplified model for [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]]
  * Codelist – support for codelist extension and geospatial specialised codelists (GeographicCodelist, GeoGridCodelist)
--* [[VTL>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Validation and transformation language.WebHome]] Mapping Scheme – [[VTL>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Validation and transformation language.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Concept(%%) Mapping Scheme removed to align the [[VTL>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Validation and transformation language.WebHome]] / [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] interface with the 3.0 model
++* [[VTL>>doc:Glossary.Validation and transformation language.WebHome]] Mapping Scheme – [[VTL>>doc:Glossary.Validation and transformation language.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Concept(%%) Mapping Scheme removed to align the [[VTL>>doc:Glossary.Validation and transformation language.WebHome]] / [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] interface with the 3.0 model
--New [[Component>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] [[Representation>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] Types
++New [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] [[Representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] Types
  * GeospatialInformation – a string type where the value is an expression defining a set of geographical features using a purpose-designed syntax
  == 3.3 Areas Unchanged from Version 2.1 ==
--The following areas of the information model are unchanged from (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1:
++The following areas of the information model are unchanged from (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1:
  * Categories
  * Concepts
@@ -236,17 +236,17 @@
  * Data providers
  * Agencies
  * Data consumers
--* [[VTL>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Validation and transformation language.WebHome]] transformation and expressions – with the exception of [[VTL>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Validation and transformation language.WebHome]] mapping scheme as already noted
++* [[VTL>>doc:Glossary.Validation and transformation language.WebHome]] transformation and expressions – with the exception of [[VTL>>doc:Glossary.Validation and transformation language.WebHome]] mapping scheme as already noted
  * Reporting taxonomy
  * Process
  == 3.4 Reference Metadata ==
--[[Reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] has been substantially re-designed for (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 to simplify the model and better support practical use cases.
++[[Reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] has been substantially re-designed for (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 to simplify the model and better support practical use cases.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HSimplifyMetadataStructureDefinition" %)
  **Simplify Metadata Structure Definition**
--The [[Metadata Structure Definition>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] ([[MSD>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]]) has been simplified to remove target information, and the support of multiple report structures. The [[MSD>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] now only contains Metadata [[Attributes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] which are used to define the structure of a report.
++The [[Metadata Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] ([[MSD>>doc:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]]) has been simplified to remove target information, and the support of multiple report structures. The [[MSD>>doc:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] now only contains Metadata [[Attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] which are used to define the structure of a report.
  [[image:SDMX 3-0-0 Major Changes FINAL-1.0_en_ad5f5c97.png||height="346" width="494"]]
@@ -260,15 +260,15 @@
  **Change to reference metadata reported against data**
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HChangetoreferencemetadatareportedagainstdata" %)
--[[Reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] associated with [[datasets>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]], data series or observations are now reported with the data. The [[dataset>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]]’s [[DSD>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] must reference an [[MSD>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] to define the structure of its [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]]. In practice [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] for data are transmitted as part of the data message. The metadata [[attributes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] are treated in a similar way to the data [[attributes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] appearing in the message at the [[dataset>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]], data series or individual observation (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)level(%%) as appropriate. In contrast to simple data [[attributes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]], metadata [[attributes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] defined by an [[MSD>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] can be organised into a hierarchical structure as illustrated in Figure 3 above. For this reason, metadata [[attributes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] appear in data messages structured in the same way as metadata messages.
++[[Reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] associated with [[datasets>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]], data series or observations are now reported with the data. The [[dataset>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]]’s [[DSD>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] must reference an [[MSD>>doc:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] to define the structure of its [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]]. In practice [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] for data are transmitted as part of the data message. The metadata [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] are treated in a similar way to the data [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] appearing in the message at the [[dataset>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]], data series or individual observation (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) as appropriate. In contrast to simple data [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]], metadata [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] defined by an [[MSD>>doc:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] can be organised into a hierarchical structure as illustrated in Figure 3 above. For this reason, metadata [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] appear in data messages structured in the same way as metadata messages.
--The [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] example below is an excerpt from a structure specific data message illustrating reporting of [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] with a hierarchical structure at the observation (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)level(%%).
++The [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] example below is an excerpt from a structure specific data message illustrating reporting of [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] with a hierarchical structure at the observation (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%).
  For completeness, the excerpt also shows:
--* OBS_STATUS – a simple observation-(% style="color:#2ecc71" %)level(%%) data [[attribute>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]
--* TITLE – a multi-lingual data [[attribute>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]
--* SOURCE_AGENCY – a multi-value data [[attribute>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]
++* OBS_STATUS – a simple observation-(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) data [[attribute>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]
++* TITLE – a multi-lingual data [[attribute>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]
++* SOURCE_AGENCY – a multi-value data [[attribute>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]
  > <Obs xsi:type="dsd:ObsType" OBS_VALUE="112" OBS_STAUS=”A” TIME_PERIOD="2010-09">
  >     <!—- complex multi-value and multi-lingual data attributes ~-~->
@@ -315,22 +315,22 @@
  **New - Metadata Provision Agreement**
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HNew-MetadataProvisionAgreement" %)
--In (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 a [[Provision Agreement>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]] could be used to report information against a [[Dataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] or [[Metadataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]]. From (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 this is managed by two separate structures, the Data [[Provision Agreement>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]] and the Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]].
++In (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 a [[Provision Agreement>>doc:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]] could be used to report information against a [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] or [[Metadataflow>>doc:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]]. From (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 this is managed by two separate structures, the Data [[Provision Agreement>>doc:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]] and the Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]].
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HMovetargettoMetadataflowandMetadataProvisionAgreement" %)
  **Move target to Metadataflow and Metadata Provision Agreement**
--For [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] that is reported against structures, the allowable targets information which is used to specify what structures the [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] can be reported against, has moved to the [[Metadataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]] and can be further refined in the Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]].
++For [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] that is reported against structures, the allowable targets information which is used to specify what structures the [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] can be reported against, has moved to the [[Metadataflow>>doc:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]] and can be further refined in the Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]].
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HAddmaintainablepropertiestoreferencemetadata" %)
  **Add maintainable properties to reference metadata**
--A Metadataset now has mandatory identification information, (owner id, id, (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%)) enabling metadata providers to uniquely identify their reports for create, update or delete maintenance operations.
++A Metadataset now has mandatory identification information, (owner id, id, (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%)) enabling metadata providers to uniquely identify their reports for create, update or delete maintenance operations.
  == 3.5 Microdata Exchange ==
--Several changes have been made the [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] to support microdata use cases in addition to aggregated time series.
++Several changes have been made the [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] to support microdata use cases in addition to aggregated time series.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HMultiplemeasures" %)
--**Multiple measures**Multiple [[measures>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] are a common characteristic of microdatasets. To support this use case, the MeasureDimension has been deprecated and replaced with the option to define zero or more [[measures>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]]. [[Measures>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] now act like any other [[component>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] in that they use (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)concepts(%%), can have their own local coded or uncoded [[representation>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] defined within the [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]], and can be either mandatory or conditional. Creating a [[measure>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] with the “[[MEASURE>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]]” (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)concept(%%) role applied emulates the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 MeasureDimension behaviour as illustrated in the [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] example below:
++**Multiple measures**Multiple [[measures>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] are a common characteristic of microdatasets. To support this use case, the MeasureDimension has been deprecated and replaced with the option to define zero or more [[measures>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]]. [[Measures>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] now act like any other [[component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] in that they use (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)concepts(%%), can have their own local coded or uncoded [[representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] defined within the [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]], and can be either mandatory or conditional. Creating a [[measure>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] with the “[[MEASURE>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]]” (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)concept(%%) role applied emulates the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 MeasureDimension behaviour as illustrated in the [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] example below:
  > <str:MeasureList id=”MeasureDescriptor”>
  >     <str:Measure id=”OBS_VALUE” minOccurs=”1” maxOccurs=”1” usage=”mandatory” > <str:ConceptIdentity>
@@ -349,98 +349,98 @@
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HMulti-valuemeasuresandattributes" %)
  **Multi-value measures and attributes**
--Both [[measures>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] and [[attributes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] 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>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] or [[attribute>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] is //mandatory// or optional. In the [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] [[measure>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] 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.
++Both [[measures>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] and [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] 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>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] or [[attribute>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] is //mandatory// or optional. In the [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] [[measure>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] 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.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HAttributesrelationshiptomeasures" %)
  **Attributes relationship to measures**
--In addition to attaching [[attributes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] to a specific (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)level(%%) within the [[dataset>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]], their relationship 202 to [[measures>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] can also be defined.
++In addition to attaching [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] to a specific (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) within the [[dataset>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]], their relationship 202 to [[measures>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] can also be defined.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HValuelists" %)
  **Value lists**
--Value lists help in modelling microdata by providing an enumeration similar to [[code lists>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] 206 but allowing any string values without being restricted to the rules of [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] identifiers. That allows ValueItems (the equivalent to [[Code>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]]) to contain symbols like ‘¥’ and ‘€’, but also means they are not identifiable.
++Value lists help in modelling microdata by providing an enumeration similar to [[code lists>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] 206 but allowing any string values without being restricted to the rules of [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] identifiers. That allows ValueItems (the equivalent to [[Code>>doc:Glossary.Code.WebHome]]) to contain symbols like ‘¥’ and ‘€’, but also means they are not identifiable.
  == 3.6 Geospatial Data Exchange ==
--The (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 model has been extended to provide explicit support for geospatial data.
++The (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 model has been extended to provide explicit support for geospatial data.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HGeospatialInformationtype" %)
  **GeospatialInformation type**
--A new GeospatialInformation string type has been added which can be used as the [[representation>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] for any [[dimension>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]], [[attribute>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] or measure [[component>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]. The value which is a string expression conforming to the syntax defined in Section 6 of the technical specifications precisely defines a ‘Geo Feature Set’ – a collection of geographical features like points, lines or polygons. Its use is recommended in conjunction with the “GEO_FEATURE_SET” (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)concept(%%) role.
++A new GeospatialInformation string type has been added which can be used as the [[representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] for any [[dimension>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]], [[attribute>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] or measure [[component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]. The value which is a string expression conforming to the syntax defined in Section 6 of the technical specifications precisely defines a ‘Geo Feature Set’ – a collection of geographical features like points, lines or polygons. Its use is recommended in conjunction with the “GEO_FEATURE_SET” (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)concept(%%) role.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HGeospatialcodelists" %)
  **Geospatial code lists**
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HGeospatialcodelists" %)
--Two new specialised types of [[code list>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] have been added where the definition of each [[code>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] includes additional geospatial information in addition to the standard ID, name and description:
++Two new specialised types of [[code list>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] have been added where the definition of each [[code>>doc:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] includes additional geospatial information in addition to the standard ID, name and description:
  * 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.
--* GeoGridCodelist – A [[code list>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] defining a geographical grid composed of cells representing regular squared portions of the Earth. Each item references a cell within the grid.
++* GeoGridCodelist – A [[code list>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] defining a geographical grid composed of cells representing regular squared portions of the Earth. Each item references a cell within the grid.
  == 3.7 Structure Mapping ==
--The [[Structure Set>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structure set.WebHome]] in (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 is a container for many mapping structures including Data Structure (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%), Codelist (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%) and (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Concept(%%) (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%). For (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 the [[Structure Set>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structure set.WebHome]] [[artefact>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] has been deprecated and replaced with a number of new maintainables giving better flexibility and reusability, specifically: Structure (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%), [[Concept Scheme>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Concept scheme.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%), [[Representation>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%), [[Reporting Taxonomy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reporting taxonomy.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%), [[Category Scheme>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Category scheme.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%) and Organisation Scheme (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%).
++The [[Structure Set>>doc:Glossary.Structure set.WebHome]] in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 is a container for many mapping structures including Data Structure (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%), Codelist (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%) and (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Concept(%%) (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%). For (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 the [[Structure Set>>doc:Glossary.Structure set.WebHome]] [[artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] has been deprecated and replaced with a number of new maintainables giving better flexibility and reusability, specifically: Structure (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%), [[Concept Scheme>>doc:Glossary.Concept scheme.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%), [[Representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%), [[Reporting Taxonomy>>doc:Glossary.Reporting taxonomy.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%), [[Category Scheme>>doc:Glossary.Category scheme.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%) and Organisation Scheme (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%).
--The (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 Codelist (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%) been replaced with [[Representation>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%) which allows mappings to be defined between any combination of [[Code Lists>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]], Value Lists and noncoded [[representations>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] such as text strings and numbers.
++The (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 Codelist (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%) been replaced with [[Representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%) which allows mappings to be defined between any combination of [[Code Lists>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]], Value Lists and noncoded [[representations>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] such as text strings and numbers.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HMany-to-manysourceandtargetcomponents" %)
  **Many-to-many source and target components**
--Structure mapping rules may be defined with both multiple source [[components>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] and multiple target [[components>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] in contrast to (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)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>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]. For instance:
++Structure mapping rules may be defined with both multiple source [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] and multiple target [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] in contrast to (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)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>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]. For instance:
--Set the output [[component>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] INDICATOR=”DE_A” if the input [[components>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] are FREQ=”A” and REF_AREA=”DE”.
++Set the output [[component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] INDICATOR=”DE_A” if the input [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] are FREQ=”A” and REF_AREA=”DE”.
--Similarly, an n-n rule may also set the values of any number of output [[components>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]:
++Similarly, an n-n rule may also set the values of any number of output [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]:
--Set the output [[components>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] FREQ=”A”, REF_AREA=”DE” if the input [[component>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] INDICATOR=”DE_A”.
++Set the output [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] FREQ=”A”, REF_AREA=”DE” if the input [[component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] INDICATOR=”DE_A”.
  **Fixed source and target**
--The Structure (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%) may now define input or output [[components>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] which have a fixed value.
++The Structure (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%) may now define input or output [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] which have a fixed value.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HTimerepresentationsmapping" %)
  **Time representations mapping**
--Non [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] time [[representations>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] may now be described in a Structure (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%), allowing them to be (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)mapped(%%) into [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] [[time formats>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Time format.WebHome]].
++Non [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] time [[representations>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] may now be described in a Structure (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%), allowing them to be (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)mapped(%%) into [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] [[time formats>>doc:Glossary.Time format.WebHome]].
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HRegularexpressionandsubstringmappings" %)
  **Regular expression and substring mappings**
--All item (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)maps(%%) allow the use of regular expressions and substrings to match source values, specifically: [[Concept Scheme>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Concept scheme.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%), [[Reporting Taxonomy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reporting taxonomy.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%), [[Category Scheme>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Category scheme.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%) and Organisation Scheme (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Map(%%).
++All item (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)maps(%%) allow the use of regular expressions and substrings to match source values, specifically: [[Concept Scheme>>doc:Glossary.Concept scheme.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%), [[Reporting Taxonomy>>doc:Glossary.Reporting taxonomy.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%), [[Category Scheme>>doc:Glossary.Category scheme.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%) and Organisation Scheme (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Map(%%).
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HItemmapsvalidityperiod" %)
  **Item maps validity period**
--Item (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)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 (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)mapped(%%) is within the period.
++Item (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)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 (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)mapped(%%) is within the period.
  == 3.8 Constraints ==
--(% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Constraints(%%) in (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 are modelled using two separate [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] which replace the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 content (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)constraint(%%):
++(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraints(%%) in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 are modelled using two separate [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] which replace the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 content (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraint(%%):
--* data (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)constraint(%%) for data; and
--* metadata (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)constraint(%%) for [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]].
++* data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraint(%%) for data; and
++* metadata (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraint(%%) for [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]].
--Metadata (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)constraint(%%) differs from its data counterpart in having a simplified cube region model better suited to [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] reporting use cases and not carrying details of the constrained targets – that information instead being defined directly within the [[metadataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]] and Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]]. Thus, metadata related (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)constraints(%%) only specify (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)constraints(%%) to the values of metadata attributes.
++Metadata (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraint(%%) differs from its data counterpart in having a simplified cube region model better suited to [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] reporting use cases and not carrying details of the constrained targets – that information instead being defined directly within the [[metadataflow>>doc:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]] and Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]]. Thus, metadata related (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraints(%%) only specify (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraints(%%) to the values of metadata attributes.
--The ‘%’ wildcard character can now be used when defining cube region (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)constraints(%%) to match multiple [[codes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] with a single expression, for instance for [[economic activity>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Economic activity.WebHome]], ISIC4_% matches all [[codes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] beginning with ‘ISIC4_’ avoiding the need to maintain an explicit list.
++The ‘%’ wildcard character can now be used when defining cube region (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraints(%%) to match multiple [[codes>>doc:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] with a single expression, for instance for [[economic activity>>doc:Glossary.Economic activity.WebHome]], ISIC4_% matches all [[codes>>doc:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] beginning with ‘ISIC4_’ avoiding the need to maintain an explicit list.
--The validity period definition has been moved from the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)constraint(%%) to the individual constraining terms, specifically CubeRegion, DataKeySet and MetadataTargetRegion providing more granular control.
++The validity period definition has been moved from the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraint(%%) to the individual constraining terms, specifically CubeRegion, DataKeySet and MetadataTargetRegion providing more granular control.
--Attachment (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)constraints(%%) have been deprecated due to a lack of use cases.
++Attachment (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraints(%%) have been deprecated due to a lack of use cases.
  == 3.9 Code List Extension ==
--In addition to the two new specialised geospatial forms, the option has been added to define a [[code list>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] as an extension of, or by inheriting [[codes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] from, other lists. An optional prefix can be added to inherited [[codes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] to disambiguate duplicates.
++In addition to the two new specialised geospatial forms, the option has been added to define a [[code list>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] as an extension of, or by inheriting [[codes>>doc:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] from, other lists. An optional prefix can be added to inherited [[codes>>doc:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] to disambiguate duplicates.
--This feature allows new [[code lists>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] to be easily derived from existing lists without the need to make and manually maintain copies. When querying for extended [[code list>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] structures using the REST API, the option has been added to retrieve either the definition or the materialised list. Traditional literal lists of [[codes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] continue to be supported.
++This feature allows new [[code lists>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] to be easily derived from existing lists without the need to make and manually maintain copies. When querying for extended [[code list>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] structures using the REST API, the option has been added to retrieve either the definition or the materialised list. Traditional literal lists of [[codes>>doc:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] continue to be supported.
  == 3.10 Discriminated Union of Code Lists ==
--Combining [[code list>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] extension with wildcarded (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)constraints(%%) solves the discriminated union of [[code lists>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] problem where a classification or breakdown has multiple “variants” which are all valid but mutually exclusive. A common example is [[economic activity>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Economic activity.WebHome]] where several alternative classification schemes are in use including ISIC revisions 1 to 4 and NACE as used in the European Community.
++Combining [[code list>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] extension with wildcarded (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraints(%%) solves the discriminated union of [[code lists>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]] problem where a classification or breakdown has multiple “variants” which are all valid but mutually exclusive. A common example is [[economic activity>>doc:Glossary.Economic activity.WebHome]] where several alternative classification schemes are in use including ISIC revisions 1 to 4 and NACE as used in the European Community.
  == 3.11 Code Hierarchies ==
--[[Code>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] [[hierarchies>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] allow the definition of complex [[hierarchies>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] of [[codes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] from potentially multiple lists for data discovery purposes. Hierarchical Codelist has been deprecated and replaced by two new [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]]: [[Hierarchy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] – the actual [[hierarchy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] of [[codes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Code.WebHome]], and [[Hierarchy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] Association links [[hierarchies>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] directly to any other identifiable object, a capability missing from the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 model. Further, the linkage can be within a particular context, for instance linking a [[hierarchy>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] to a [[dimension>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] within the context of a specific [[Dataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] ([[dimension>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] REF_AREA in the context of the ECB:EXR [[Dataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]]).
++[[Code>>doc:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] [[hierarchies>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] allow the definition of complex [[hierarchies>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] of [[codes>>doc:Glossary.Code.WebHome]] from potentially multiple lists for data discovery purposes. Hierarchical Codelist has been deprecated and replaced by two new [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]]: [[Hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] – the actual [[hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] of [[codes>>doc:Glossary.Code.WebHome]], and [[Hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] Association links [[hierarchies>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] directly to any other identifiable object, a capability missing from the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 model. Further, the linkage can be within a particular context, for instance linking a [[hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] to a [[dimension>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] within the context of a specific [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] ([[dimension>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] REF_AREA in the context of the ECB:EXR [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]]).
  = 4 Versioning of Structural Metadata Artefacts =
--(% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) 3.0 adopts semantic versioning principles for versioning of metadata [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] following the rules set out at __[[https:~~/~~/semver.org>>https://semver.org]] __However, this is not mandatory, and organisations may continue to use the pre-existing two-digit versioning strategy, or not to (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] by omitting the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)//version//(%%) property. The (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) number no longer defaults to 1.0 if not explicitly set.
++(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) 3.0 adopts semantic versioning principles for versioning of metadata [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] following the rules set out at __[[https:~~/~~/semver.org>>https://semver.org]] __However, this is not mandatory, and organisations may continue to use the pre-existing two-digit versioning strategy, or not to (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] by omitting the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)//version//(%%) property. The (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) number no longer defaults to 1.0 if not explicitly set.
--Semantic (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) numbers are three digits:
++Semantic (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) numbers are three digits:
  MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
@@ -455,30 +455,32 @@
  SDMX:CL_AREA(1.0.0)
  SDMX:CL_AREA(2.3.2)
--== Dependency management ==
++(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HDependencymanagement" %)
++**Dependency management**
  Additional constructs are possible for dependency management when referencing structures. For instance:
--2.3+.1               Means the currently latest available (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) >= “2.3.1” and < “3.0.0” (all backwards compatible (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)versions(%%) >= “2.3.1”).
--2+.3.1               Means the currently latest available (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) >= “2.3.1” (even if not backwards compatible).
++2.3+.1               Means the currently latest available (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) >= “2.3.1” and < “3.0.0” (all backwards compatible (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)versions(%%) >= “2.3.1”).
++2+.3.1               Means the currently latest available (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) >= “2.3.1” (even if not backwards compatible).
--== Draft structures ==
++(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HDraftstructures" %)
++**Draft structures**
--A key principle is that semantically versioned structures are immutable and must not be changed without a corresponding change to the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) number, except where explicitly marked as draft using extensions to the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) number.
++A key principle is that semantically versioned structures are immutable and must not be changed without a corresponding change to the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) number, except where explicitly marked as draft using extensions to the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) number.
  MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH-EXTENSION
--1.10.0-draft                Means that (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 1.10.0 is still being modified and may change – equivalent to setting isFinal=false in [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 2.1.
++1.10.0-draft                Means that (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 1.10.0 is still being modified and may change – equivalent to setting isFinal=false in [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 2.1.
 .10.0-unstable          Alternative to -draft.
 .10.0-notfinal            Alternative to -draft.
--The [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 2.1 isFinal property is deprecated in 3.0.
++The [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 2.1 isFinal property is deprecated in 3.0.
  = 5 REST Web Services API =
  == 5.1 Simplified list of resources ==
--The (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 REST API has just five main resources:
++The (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 REST API has just five main resources:
  * structure
  * data
@@ -486,27 +486,27 @@
  * availability
  * metadata
--All structure and item queries have been organised under the structure resource in contrast to the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 API which specified a separate resource for each structure.
++All structure and item queries have been organised under the structure resource in contrast to the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 API which specified a separate resource for each structure.
--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 (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 API is not backwardly compatible.
++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 (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 API is not backwardly compatible.
  == 5.2 Improved data queries ==
--Data queries have been changed to provide more granular selections from contexts wider than just a [[Dataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]].
++Data queries have been changed to provide more granular selections from contexts wider than just a [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]].
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HExtendthecontextofdataretrieval" %)
  **Extend the context of data retrieval**
--(% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) 2.1 data queries always retrieved data from a single specific [[Dataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]]. In (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0, the query context may be specified as:
++(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) 2.1 data queries always retrieved data from a single specific [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]]. In (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0, the query context may be specified as:
--* [[Dataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]];
--* Data Structure Definition – i.e., all [[Dataflows>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] that use it; or
--* Provision Agreement – i.e., all [[Dataflows>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] associated with it.
++* [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]];
++* Data Structure Definition – i.e., all [[Dataflows>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] that use it; or
++* Provision Agreement – i.e., all [[Dataflows>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] associated with it.
--Data queries may also search across [[datasets>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]], for instance “retrieve all data about a country”.
++Data queries may also search across [[datasets>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]], for instance “retrieve all data about a country”.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HComponent-basedfilters" %)
  **Component-based filters**
--Expressions filtering on individual [[components>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] can now be included as part of the data query URL.
++Expressions filtering on individual [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] can now be included as part of the data query URL.
  /data/dataflow/ESTAT/ICP?c[REF_AREA]=CH&c[CONF_STATUS]=F
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HSupportformultiplekeys" %)
  **Support for multiple keys**
--Queries can now specify multiple [[series keys>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Series key.WebHome]].
++Queries can now specify multiple [[series keys>>doc:Glossary.Series key.WebHome]].
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
  /data/dataflow/ESTAT/ICP/1.0.0/M…A.ANR,M…A.INX,M…B.CTG
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
  == 5.3 Improved reference metadata queries ==
--[[Reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] queries have been improved with a number of new options to retrieve metadata reports.
++[[Reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] queries have been improved with a number of new options to retrieve metadata reports.
  **Get metadata reports by ID**
@@ -550,21 +550,21 @@
  == 5.4 Structural metadata maintenance ==
--Support has been added for maintenance of [[structural metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]].
++Support has been added for maintenance of [[structural metadata>>doc:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]].
--HTTP verbs PUT, POST and DELETE may be used to submit [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] or [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] structure messages to an [[SDMX registry>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX Registry.WebHome]] for the purposes of adding, updating or deleting [[structural metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]] [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]].
++HTTP verbs PUT, POST and DELETE may be used to submit [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] or [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] structure messages to an [[SDMX registry>>doc:Glossary.SDMX Registry.WebHome]] for the purposes of adding, updating or deleting [[structural metadata>>doc:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]] [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]].
  = 6 XML, JSON, CSV and EDI Transmission formats =
  == 6.1 SDMX-ML ==
--The [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] XML messages have been modified and updated for (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0. While they broadly follow the same principles, there have been significant changes which break backward compatibility.
++The [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] XML messages have been modified and updated for (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0. While they broadly follow the same principles, there have been significant changes which break backward compatibility.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HStructuremessage" %)
  **Structure message**
--The [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] structure message is used for transmission of [[structural metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]]. It closely reflects the [[SDMX information model>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX Information Model.WebHome]] and has therefore been significantly updated for (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 with the addition of new structures, modifications where structures have changed, and removal of deprecated structures like Structure Set.
++The [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] structure message is used for transmission of [[structural metadata>>doc:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]]. It closely reflects the [[SDMX information model>>doc:Glossary.SDMX Information Model.WebHome]] and has therefore been significantly updated for (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 with the addition of new structures, modifications where structures have changed, and removal of deprecated structures like Structure Set.
--Additionally, the way the individual [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] are organised into ‘collections’ within the message has been significantly revised with a simpler flat structure adopted as set out in the following table:
++Additionally, the way the individual [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] are organised into ‘collections’ within the message has been significantly revised with a simpler flat structure adopted as set out in the following table:
  (% style="width:1102.04px" %)
  |(% style="width:321px" %)**Artefact type**|(% style="width:351px" %)**Version 2.1 Collection**|(% style="width:426px" %)**Version 3.0 Collection**
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
  |(% style="width:321px" %)TransformationScheme|(% style="width:351px" %)Transformations|(% style="width:426px" %)TransformationSchemes
  |(% style="width:321px" %)UserDefinedOperatorScheme|(% style="width:351px" %)UserDefinedOperators|(% style="width:426px" %)UserDefinedOperatorSchemes
--No changes have been made to the way the following [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] are organised in the structure message:
++No changes have been made to the way the following [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] are organised in the structure message:
  (% style="width:1106.04px" %)
  |(% style="width:326px" %)**Artefact type**|(% style="width:776px" %)**Collection**
@@ -610,81 +610,82 @@
  |(% style="width:326px" %)Process|(% style="width:776px" %)Processes
  |(% style="width:326px" %)ProvisionAgreement|(% style="width:776px" %)ProvisionAgreements
--From (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0, collections can appear in any order within a structure message.
++From (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0, collections can appear in any order within a structure message.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HDatamessages" %)
  **Data messages**
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HDatamessages" %)
--All legacy [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] data messages have been deprecated with the exception of Structure Specific Data which becomes the sole standard format for transmission of [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] data in XML in (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0.
++All legacy [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] data messages have been deprecated with the exception of Structure Specific Data which becomes the sole standard format for transmission of [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] data in XML in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0.
--Specifically, the following data messages are not supported in (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0:
++Specifically, the following data messages are not supported in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0:
--* [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Generic (time-series) data message
--* [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Compact (time-series) data message
--* [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Utility (time-series) data message
--* [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Cross-Sectional data message
--* [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 2.1 Generic data messages (for observations, time-series and crosssectional data)
++* [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Generic (time-series) data message
++* [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Compact (time-series) data message
++* [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Utility (time-series) data message
++* [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 1.0/2.0 Cross-Sectional data message
++* [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] 2.1 Generic data messages (for observations, time-series and crosssectional data)
--The Structure Specific Data message has been extended to support the transmission of microdata sets, in particular those with multiple [[measures>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] and array values for [[measures>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] and [[attributes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]].
++The Structure Specific Data message has been extended to support the transmission of microdata sets, in particular those with multiple [[measures>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] and array values for [[measures>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] and [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]].
--As detailed in paragraph 3.4, the message now additionally allows data’s [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] to be reported as an integral part of the [[dataset>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]]. Like data [[attributes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]], these metadata [[attributes>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] are included in the data message at the [[dataset>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]], series or observation (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)level(%%) as appropriate.
++As detailed in paragraph 3.4, the message now additionally allows data’s [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] to be reported as an integral part of the [[dataset>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]]. Like data [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]], these metadata [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] are included in the data message at the [[dataset>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]], series or observation (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) as appropriate.
  The time series variant of the Structure Specific Data message is no longer used.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HReferencemetadatamessage" %)
  **Reference metadata message**
--The Generic Metadata message remains the standard format for transmission of [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] sets in XML but has been modified to support the revised (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] model.
++The Generic Metadata message remains the standard format for transmission of [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] sets in XML but has been modified to support the revised (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] model.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HRegistrystructuralmetadata2018query2019messages" %)
  **Registry structural metadata ‘query’ messages**
--As a consequence of the deprecation of the SOAP API and standardisation on REST, the [[structural metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]] ‘query’ messages have all been removed. In (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0, querying an [[SDMX Registry>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX Registry.WebHome]] for [[structural metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]] is performed solely using REST GET.
++As a consequence of the deprecation of the SOAP API and standardisation on REST, the [[structural metadata>>doc:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]] ‘query’ messages have all been removed. In (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0, querying an [[SDMX Registry>>doc:Glossary.SDMX Registry.WebHome]] for [[structural metadata>>doc:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]] is performed solely using REST GET.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HStructurereferencing" %)
  **Structure referencing**
--The option to reference structures using Agency, ID and (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) has been removed. From [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 URN is used for all referencing purposes with the exception of local references such as where groups reference [[dimensions>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] within a [[DSD>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
++The option to reference structures using Agency, ID and (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) has been removed. From [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 URN is used for all referencing purposes with the exception of local references such as where groups reference [[dimensions>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] within a [[DSD>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
  == 6.2 SDMX-JSON ==
--Like [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]], the [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] messages have been significantly modified and updated for (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0. They are not backwardly compatible with (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1.
++Like [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]], the [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] messages have been significantly modified and updated for (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0. They are not backwardly compatible with (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HStructuremessage-1" %)
  **Structure message**
--The [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] structure message closely replicates the [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] equivalent. Like that of [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] it has been updated to align it with the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 information model with addition, deletion and modification of [[artefacts>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] as required. The organisation of the structure collections has also been revised as detailed in paragraph 6.1.
++The [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] structure message closely replicates the [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] equivalent. Like that of [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] it has been updated to align it with the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 information model with addition, deletion and modification of [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] as required. The organisation of the structure collections has also been revised as detailed in paragraph 6.1.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HDatamessage" %)
  **Data message**
--The [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] data message has similarly be updated. Additional changes have been made to allow a single message to carry data from multiple [[datasets>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]] with potentially different [[Data Structure Definitions>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] to support REST data queries of the form “retrieve all data about a country”. For this reason, the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] is not backwardly compatible with (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1 data messages. Support has been added for the transmission of microdata and reporting of [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] on data as an integral part of the dataset.
++The [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] data message has similarly be updated. Additional changes have been made to allow a single message to carry data from multiple [[datasets>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]] with potentially different [[Data Structure Definitions>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] to support REST data queries of the form “retrieve all data about a country”. For this reason, the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] is not backwardly compatible with (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1 data messages. Support has been added for the transmission of microdata and reporting of [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] on data as an integral part of the dataset.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HReferencemetadatamessage-1" %)
  **Reference metadata message**
--The [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] metadata message has also been updated to support the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] and Metadataset specifications.
++The [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] metadata message has also been updated to support the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] and Metadataset specifications.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HStructurereferencing-1" %)
  **Structure referencing**
--As for [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]], the option to reference structures using Agency, ID and (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) has been removed with URN used for all non-local referencing purposes.
++As for [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]], the option to reference structures using Agency, ID and (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) has been removed with URN used for all non-local referencing purposes.
  == 6.3 SDMX-CSV ==
--CSV in [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] is used transmission of data and [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] only.
++CSV in [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] is used transmission of data and [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] only.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HDatamessage-1" %)
  **Data message**
--The [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]-CSV data message has been modified to align with the (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 information model, support the enhanced REST API and ensure that data can be freely converted to and from the XML and JSON formats without loss. These changes include:
++The [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]-CSV data message has been modified to align with the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 information model, support the enhanced REST API and ensure that data can be freely converted to and from the XML and JSON formats without loss. These changes include:
--* An additional column identifying the type if the [[artefact>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] defining the structure of the data: “[[dataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]]”, “datastructure” or “dataprovision”; • A column for the structure [[artefact>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]]’s identification of the form
++* An additional column identifying the type if the [[artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] defining the structure of the data: “[[dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]]”, “datastructure” or “dataprovision”;
++* A column for the structure [[artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]]’s identification of the form
--ESTAT:NA_MAIN(1.6.0) which replaces the [[dataflow>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] identifier in (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 2.1; and
++ESTAT:NA_MAIN(1.6.0) which replaces the [[dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] identifier in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1; and
--* A column for the [[dataset>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]] action: information, append, replace or delete, which is consistent with both the the [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] and [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] data messages.
++* A column for the [[dataset>>doc:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]] action: information, append, replace or delete, which is consistent with both the the [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] and [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] data messages.
  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HReferencemetadatamessage-2" %)
  **Reference metadata message**
--The [[SDMX>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]-CSV metadata message is new for (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)version(%%) 3.0 and, like the [[SDMX-ML>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] and [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] equivalents, is used for the transmission [[reference metadata>>doc:xwiki:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] sets.
++The [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]-CSV metadata message is new for (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 3.0 and, like the [[SDMX-ML>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] and [[SDMX-JSON>>doc:Glossary.SDMX-JSON.WebHome]] equivalents, is used for the transmission [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] sets.
  == 6.4 EDI deprecation ==
--The EDI format for transmission of both structures and data has been deprecated. (% style="color:#2ecc71" %)Version(%%) 3.0 is therefore not backwardly compatible with legacy EDI messages.
++The EDI format for transmission of both structures and data has been deprecated. (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) 3.0 is therefore not backwardly compatible with legacy EDI messages.
  = Appendix A – Version 2.1 Information Model =