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4 4  
5 5  **Revision History**
6 6  
7 -|Revision|Date|Contents
8 -|DRAFT 1.0|May 2021|Draft release updated for SDMX 3.0 for public consultation
9 -|1.0|October 2021|Public Release for SDMX 3.0
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8 +|(% style="width:187px" %)Revision|(% style="width:157px" %)Date|(% style="width:390px" %)Contents
9 +|(% style="width:187px" %)DRAFT 1.0|(% style="width:157px" %)May 2021|(% style="width:390px" %)Draft release updated for SDMX 3.0 for public consultation
10 +|(% style="width:187px" %)1.0|(% style="width:157px" %)October 2021|(% style="width:390px" %)Public Release for SDMX 3.0
10 10  
11 11  = 1 Overview =
12 12  
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64 64  
65 65  Version 3.0 introduces breaking changes into the web services API, transmission formats and information model. A summary is given in the table below.
66 66  
67 -== //2.1 Web Services API// ==
68 +== 2.1 Web Services API ==
68 68  
69 69  (% style="width:948.039px" %)
70 70  |**REST API**|(% style="width:818px" %)(((
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85 85  )))
86 86  |**SOAP API**|(% style="width:818px" %)The SOAP API has been deprecated.
87 87  
88 -== //2.2 Transmission Formats// ==
89 +== 2.2 Transmission Formats ==
89 89  
90 -:
91 -
92 92  (((
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94 94  |(% style="width:130px" %)**SDMX-ML**|(% style="width:820px" %)(((
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107 107  The SDMX-ML structure message is not backwardly compatible primarily due to:
108 108  
109 109  * Changes to the information model
110 -* Changes to the way the structures are organised into
111 -
112 -‘collections’ within the message
113 -
109 +* Changes to the way the structures are organised into ‘collections’ within the message
114 114  * Deprecation of the Agency, ID, Version option for referencing of structures in messages
115 115  )))
116 116  |(% style="width:130px" %)**SDMX-JSON**|(% style="width:820px" %)(((
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119 119  The JSON structure message is not backwardly compatible primarily due to:
120 120  
121 121  * Changes to the information model
122 -* Changes to the way the structures are organised into
123 -
124 -‘collections’ within the message
125 -
118 +* Changes to the way the structures are organised into ‘collections’ within the message
126 126  * Deprecation of the Agency, ID, Version option for referencing of structures in messages
127 127  )))
128 128  |(% style="width:130px" %)**SDMX-EDI**|(% style="width:820px" %)The EDI format for both structures and data has been deprecated.
129 -|(% style="width:130px" %)**SDMX-CSV**|(% style="width:820px" %)The CSV data and reference metadata messages are not backwardly compatible with those under version 2.1 due to changes to the structure of the messages needed to support new features such as the improved REST API data queries.**     **
122 +|(% style="width:130px" %)**SDMX-CSV**|(% style="width:820px" %)The CSV data and reference metadata messages are not backwardly compatible with those under version 2.1 due to changes to the structure of the messages needed to support new features such as the improved REST API data queries.
130 130  )))
131 131  
132 -== //2.3 Information Model// ==
125 +== 2.3 Information Model ==
133 133  
134 -:
135 -
136 136  (((
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138 138  |(% style="width:132px" %)**Data Structure Definition**|(% style="width:819px" %)(((
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160 160  
161 161  //Conversion guidance for implementors//
162 162  
163 -A version 2.1 Metadata Structure Definition can be converted to the version 3.0 model under some circumstances, but target information is either lost or has to be translated into a metadataflow. Further, conversion of a Data Structure Definition for collecting reference metadata against a dataset would need to make changes to the dataset’s Data Structure Definition. As the Data Structure Definition may not actually be specified, judgement would need to be taken, perhaps determining the most likely candidate by examining which
164 -)))
165 -|(% style="width:132px" %) |(% style="width:819px" %)(((
166 -already have metadata reported against their datasets. A 2.1 metadata report could be converted to a version 3.0 Metadataset if it is attached to a structure, but requires a Metadata Provision Agreement which would need to be created if not already in existence.
154 +A version 2.1 Metadata Structure Definition can be converted to the version 3.0 model under some circumstances, but target information is either lost or has to be translated into a metadataflow. Further, conversion of a Data Structure Definition for collecting reference metadata against a dataset would need to make changes to the dataset’s Data Structure Definition. As the Data Structure Definition 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. A 2.1 metadata report could be converted to a version 3.0 Metadataset if it is attached to a structure, but requires a Metadata Provision Agreement which would need to be created if not already in existence.
167 167  
168 168  Conversion from the version 3.0 model to version 2.1 cannot be performed reliably. The process would need target information to be derived from analysis of the Metadataflows and Metadata Provision Agreements. Depending on the complexity it may not be possible to express that information in a version 2.1 Data Structure Definition.
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189 189  
190 190  = 3 Information Model =
191 191  
192 -== //3.1 Version 3.0 Information Model// ==
180 +== 3.1 Version 3.0 Information Model ==
193 193  
194 194  [[image:SDMX 3-0-0 Major Changes FINAL-1.0_en_6fc573fe.png||height="404" width="718"]]
195 195  
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199 199  
200 200  A number of ancillary structures including organisation schemes, process and reporting taxonomy are unchanged and have not been shown. Similarly, Organisation Scheme Map and Reporting Taxonomy Map have been omitted for simplicity. A schematic of the 2.1 model is given in Appendix A for comparison purposes.
201 201  
202 -== //3.2 Key Changes from Version 2.1// ==
190 +== 3.2 Key Changes from Version 2.1 ==
203 203  
204 204  New Maintainable Artefacts
205 205  
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227 227  Removed Maintainable Artefacts
228 228  
229 229  * Structure Set – replaced by Structure Map and the four item scheme maps
230 -* Hierarchical Codelist – replaced by Hierarchy and Hierarchy Association • Constraint – replaced by Data Constraint and Metadata Constraint
218 +* Hierarchical Codelist – replaced by Hierarchy and Hierarchy Association
219 +* Constraint – replaced by Data Constraint and Metadata Constraint
231 231  
232 232  Changed Maintainable Artefacts
233 233  
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241 241  
242 242  * GeospatialInformation – a string type where the value is an expression defining a set of geographical features using a purpose-designed syntax
243 243  
244 -== //3.3 Areas Unchanged from Version 2.1// ==
233 +== 3.3 Areas Unchanged from Version 2.1 ==
245 245  
246 246  The following areas of the information model are unchanged from version 2.1:
247 247  
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254 254  * Reporting taxonomy
255 255  * Process
256 256  
257 -== //3.4 Reference Metadata// ==
246 +== 3.4 Reference Metadata ==
258 258  
259 259  Reference metadata has been substantially re-designed for version 3.0 to simplify the model and better support practical use cases.
260 260  
261 -=== Simplify Metadata Structure Definition ===
262 -
250 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HSimplifyMetadataStructureDefinition" %)
251 +**Simplify Metadata Structure Definition**
263 263  The Metadata Structure Definition (MSD) has been simplified to remove target information, and the support of multiple report structures. The MSD now only contains Metadata Attributes which are used to define the structure of a report.
264 264  
265 265  [[image:SDMX 3-0-0 Major Changes FINAL-1.0_en_ad5f5c97.png||height="346" width="494"]]
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270 270  
271 271  //Figure 3 the simplified version 3.0 MSD//
272 272  
273 -=== Change to reference metadata reported against data ===
274 -
262 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HChangetoreferencemetadatareportedagainstdata" %)
263 +**Change to reference metadata reported against data**
275 275  Reference metadata associated with datasets, data series or observations are now reported with the data. The dataset’s DSD must reference an MSD to define the structure of its reference metadata. In practice reference metadata for data are transmitted as part of the data message. The metadata attributes are treated in a similar way to the data attributes appearing in the message at the dataset, data series or individual observation level as appropriate. In contrast to simple data attributes, metadata attributes defined by an MSD can be organised into a hierarchical structure as illustrated in Figure 3 above. For this reason, metadata attributes appear in data messages structured in the same way as metadata messages.
276 276  
277 277  The SDMX-ML example below is an excerpt from a structure specific data message illustrating reporting of reference metadata with a hierarchical structure at the observation level.
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282 282  * TITLE – a multi-lingual data attribute
283 283  * SOURCE_AGENCY – a multi-value data attribute
284 284  
285 -<Obs xsi:type="dsd:ObsType" OBS_VALUE="112" OBS_STAUS=”A” TIME_PERIOD="2010-09">
274 +> <Obs xsi:type="dsd:ObsType" OBS_VALUE="112" OBS_STAUS=”A” TIME_PERIOD="2010-09">
275 +> <!—- complex multi-value and multi-lingual data attributes ~-~->
276 +> <Comp id="TITLE" xsi:type="ns1:TITLE_ATTRIBUTE">
277 +> <Value>
278 +> <common:Text xml:lang="en">Some English Text</common:Text>
279 +> <common:Text xml:lang="fr">Quelques textes en anglais</common:Text>
280 +> </Value>
281 +> </Comp>
282 +> <Comp id="SOURCE_AGENCY" xsi:type="ns1:SOURCE_AGENCY_ATTRIBUTE">
283 +> <Value>4F0</Value>
284 +> <Value>4D0</Value>
285 +> <Value>CZ2</Value>
286 +> </Comp>
287 +> <!—- metadata attributes are reported like in metadata messages ~-~->
288 +> <Metadata>
289 +> <Attribute id="COLLECTION">
290 +> <Attribute id="METHOD">
291 +> <Text lang="en">AAA</Text>
292 +> </Attribute>
293 +> </Attribute>
294 +> <Attribute id="CONTACT">
295 +> <Value>CONTACT 1</Value>
296 +> <Attribute id="NAME">
297 +> <Value>Contact 1 Name 1</Value>
298 +> </Attribute>
299 +> <Attribute id="NAME">
300 +> <Value>Contact 1 Name 2</Value>
301 +> </Attribute>
302 +> </Attribute>
303 +> <Attribute id="CONTACT">
304 +> <Value>CONTACT 2</Value>
305 +> <Attribute id="NAME">
306 +> <Value>Contact 2 Name 1</Value>
307 +> </Attribute>
308 +> <Attribute id="NAME">
309 +> <Value>Contact 2 Name 2</Value>
310 +> </Attribute>
311 +> </Attribute>
312 +> </Metadata>
313 +> </Obs>
286 286  
287 -<!—- complex multi-value and multi-lingual data attributes ~-~->
288 -
289 -<Comp id="TITLE" xsi:type="ns1:TITLE_ATTRIBUTE">
290 -
291 -<Value>
292 -
293 -<common:Text xml:lang="en">Some English Text</common:Text>
294 -
295 -<common:Text xml:lang="fr">Quelques textes en anglais</common:Text>
296 -
297 -</Value>
298 -
299 -</Comp>
300 -
301 -<Comp id="SOURCE_AGENCY" xsi:type="ns1:SOURCE_AGENCY_ATTRIBUTE">
302 -
303 -<Value>4F0</Value>
304 -
305 -<Value>4D0</Value>
306 -
307 -<Value>CZ2</Value>
308 -
309 -</Comp>
310 -
311 -<!—- metadata attributes are reported like in metadata messages ~-~->
312 -
313 -<Metadata>
314 -
315 -<Attribute id="COLLECTION">
316 -
317 -<Attribute id="METHOD">
318 -
319 -<Text lang="en">AAA</Text>
320 -
321 -</Attribute>
322 -
323 -</Attribute>
324 -
325 -<Attribute id="CONTACT">
326 -
327 -<Value>CONTACT 1</Value>
328 -
329 -<Attribute id="NAME">
330 -
331 -<Value>Contact 1 Name 1</Value>
332 -
333 -</Attribute>
334 -
335 -<Attribute id="NAME">
336 -
337 -<Value>Contact 1 Name 2</Value>
338 -
339 -</Attribute>
340 -
341 -</Attribute>
342 -
343 -<Attribute id="CONTACT">
344 -
345 -<Value>CONTACT 2</Value>
346 -
347 -<Attribute id="NAME">
348 -
349 -<Value>Contact 2 Name 1</Value>
350 -
351 -</Attribute>
352 -
353 -<Attribute id="NAME">
354 -
355 -<Value>Contact 2 Name 2</Value>
356 -
357 -</Attribute>
358 -
359 -</Attribute>
360 -
361 -</Metadata>
362 -
363 -</Obs>
364 -
365 -=== New - Metadata Provision Agreement ===
366 -
315 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HNew-MetadataProvisionAgreement" %)
316 +**New - Metadata Provision Agreement**
367 367  In version 2.1 a Provision Agreement could be used to report information against a Dataflow or Metadataflow. From version 3.0 this is managed by two separate structures, the Data Provision Agreement and the Metadata Provision Agreement.
368 368  
369 -=== Move target to Metadataflow and Metadata Provision Agreement ===
370 -
319 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HMovetargettoMetadataflowandMetadataProvisionAgreement" %)
320 +**Move target to Metadataflow and Metadata Provision Agreement**
371 371  For reference metadata that is reported against structures, the allowable targets information which is used to specify what structures the reference metadata can be reported against, has moved to the Metadataflow and can be further refined in the Metadata Provision Agreement.
372 372  
373 -=== Add maintainable properties to reference metadata ===
374 -
323 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HAddmaintainablepropertiestoreferencemetadata" %)
324 +**Add maintainable properties to reference metadata**
375 375  A Metadataset now has mandatory identification information, (owner id, id, version) enabling metadata providers to uniquely identify their reports for create, update or delete maintenance operations.
376 376  
377 -== //3.5 Microdata Exchange// ==
327 +== 3.5 Microdata Exchange ==
378 378  
379 379  Several changes have been made the Data Structure Definition to support microdata use cases in addition to aggregated time series.
380 380  
381 -=== Multiple measures ===
331 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HMultiplemeasures" %)
332 +**Multiple measures**
333 +Multiple measures 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. Measures now act like any other component in that they use concepts, can have their own local coded or uncoded representation defined within the Data Structure Definition, and can be either mandatory or conditional. Creating a measure with the “MEASURE” concept role applied emulates the version 2.1 MeasureDimension behaviour as illustrated in the SDMX-ML example below:
382 382  
383 -Multiple measures 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. Measures now act like any other component in that they use concepts, can have their own local coded or uncoded representation defined within the
335 +> <str:MeasureList id=”MeasureDescriptor”>
336 +> <str:Measure id=”OBS_VALUE” minOccurs=”1” maxOccurs=”1” usage=”mandatory” > <str:ConceptIdentity>
337 +> <Ref id=”OBS_VALUE” maintainableParentID=”CONCEPTS” agencyID=”SDMX” maintainableParentVersion=”1.0.0” />
338 +> </str:ConceptIdentity>
339 +> <str:LocalRepresentation>
340 +> <str:TextFormat textType=”String” isMultiLingual=”true” />
341 +> </str:LocalRepresentation>
342 +> <str:ConceptRole>
343 +> <Ref id=”MEASURE” maintainableParentID=”SDMX_CONCEPT_ROLES” agencyID=”SDMX” maintainableParentVersion=”1.0.0” />
344 +> </str:ConceptRole>
345 +> </str:Measure>
346 +> ...
347 +> <str:Measure>
348 +> </str:MeasureList>
384 384  
385 -Data Structure Definition, and can be either mandatory or conditional. Creating a measure with the “MEASURE” concept role applied emulates the version 2.1
350 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HMulti-valuemeasuresandattributes" %)
351 +**Multi-value measures and attributes**
352 +Both measures and attributes have been extended with the option to take ‘arrays’ of 193 multiple coded or uncoded values. This supports use cases like multiple observation 194 status flags. New //minOccurs// and //maxOccurs// properties define the valid number of 195 values. The //usage// property separately defines whether the measure or attribute is //mandatory// or optional. In the SDMX-ML measure example above, the properties //minOccurs=”1” maxOccurs=”1” usage=”mandatory”// specify that OBS_VALUE must be 198 reported, and can only consist of a single value.
386 386  
387 -MeasureDimension behaviour as illustrated in the SDMX-ML example below:
388 -
389 -<str:MeasureList id=”MeasureDescriptor”>
390 -
391 -<str:Measure id=”OBS_VALUE” minOccurs=”1” maxOccurs=”1” usage=”mandatory” > <str:ConceptIdentity>
392 -
393 -<Ref id=”OBS_VALUE” maintainableParentID=”CONCEPTS” agencyID=”SDMX” maintainableParentVersion=”1.0.0” />
394 -
395 -</str:ConceptIdentity>
396 -
397 -<str:LocalRepresentation>
398 -
399 -<str:TextFormat textType=”String” isMultiLingual=”true” />
400 -
401 -</str:LocalRepresentation>
402 -
403 -<str:ConceptRole>
404 -
405 -<Ref id=”MEASURE” maintainableParentID=”SDMX_CONCEPT_ROLES” agencyID=”SDMX” maintainableParentVersion=”1.0.0” />
406 -
407 -</str:ConceptRole>
408 -
409 -</str:Measure>
410 -
411 -...
412 -
413 -<str:Measure>
414 -
415 -</str:MeasureList>
416 -
417 -=== Multi-value measures and attributes ===
418 -
419 -Both measures and attributes have been extended with the option to take ‘arrays’ of 193 multiple coded or uncoded values. This supports use cases like multiple observation 194 status flags. New //minOccurs// and //maxOccurs// properties define the valid number of 195 values. The //usage// property separately defines whether the measure or attribute is
420 -
421 -//mandatory// or optional. In the SDMX-ML measure example above, the properties
422 -
423 -//minOccurs=”1” maxOccurs=”1” usage=”mandatory”// specify that OBS_VALUE must be 198 reported, and can only consist of a single value.
424 -
425 -=== Attributes relationship to measures ===
426 -
354 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HAttributesrelationshiptomeasures" %)
355 +**Attributes relationship to measures**
427 427  In addition to attaching attributes to a specific level within the dataset, their relationship 202 to measures can also be defined.
428 428  
429 -=== Value lists ===
358 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HValuelists" %)
359 +**Value lists**
360 +Value lists help in modelling microdata by providing an enumeration similar to code lists 206 but allowing any string values without being restricted to the rules of SDMX identifiers. That allows ValueItems (the equivalent to Code) to contain symbols like ‘¥’ and ‘€’, but also means they are not identifiable.
430 430  
431 -Value lists help in modelling microdata by providing an enumeration similar to code lists 206 but allowing any string values without being restricted to the rules of SDMX identifiers.
362 +== 3.6 Geospatial Data Exchange ==
432 432  
433 -That allows ValueItems (the equivalent to Code) to contain symbols like ‘¥’ and ‘€’, but 208 also means they are not identifiable.
434 -
435 -== //3.6 Geospatial Data Exchange// ==
436 -
437 437  The version 3.0 model has been extended to provide explicit support for geospatial data.
438 438  
439 -=== GeospatialInformation type ===
440 -
366 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HGeospatialInformationtype" %)
367 +**GeospatialInformation type**
441 441  A new GeospatialInformation string type has been added which can be used as the 214 representation for any dimension, attribute or measure component. The value which is a 215 string expression conforming to the syntax defined in Section 6 of the technical 216 specifications precisely defines a ‘Geo Feature Set’ – a collection of geographical 217 features like points, lines or polygons. Its use is recommended in conjunction with the “GEO_FEATURE_SET” concept role.
442 442  
443 -=== Geospatial code lists ===
444 -
370 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HGeospatialcodelists" %)
371 +**Geospatial code lists**
445 445  Two new specialised types of code list have been added where the definition of each code includes additional geospatial information in addition to the standard ID, name and description:
446 446  
447 447  * 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.
448 448  * GeoGridCodelist – A code list defining a geographical grid composed of cells representing regular squared portions of the Earth. Each item references a cell within the grid.
449 449  
450 -=== //3.7 Structure Mapping// ===
377 +== 3.7 Structure Mapping ==
451 451  
452 452  The Structure Set in version 2.1 is a container for many mapping structures including Data Structure Map, Codelist Map and Concept Map. For version 3.0 the Structure Set artefact has been deprecated and replaced with a number of new maintainables giving better flexibility and reusability, specifically: Structure Map, Concept Scheme Map, Representation Map, Reporting Taxonomy Map, Category Scheme Map and Organisation Scheme Map.
453 453  
454 454  The version 2.1 Codelist Map been replaced with Representation Map which allows mappings to be defined between any combination of Code Lists, Value Lists and noncoded representations such as text strings and numbers.
455 455  
456 -==== Many-to-many source and target components ====
457 -
383 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HMany-to-manysourceandtargetcomponents" %)
384 +**Many-to-many source and target components**
458 458  Structure mapping rules may be defined with both multiple source components and multiple target components in contrast to version 2.1 where only one source and target was allowed. That supports many-to-many (n-n) mapping use cases where the output of a mapping rule may be dependent on the combination of a number of input components. For instance:
459 459  
460 460  Set the output component INDICATOR=”DE_A” if the input components are FREQ=”A” and REF_AREA=”DE”.
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464 464  Set the output components FREQ=”A”, REF_AREA=”DE” if the input component INDICATOR=”DE_A”.
465 465  
466 466  **Fixed source and target**
467 -
468 468  The Structure Map may now define input or output components which have a fixed value.
469 469  
470 -==== Time representations mapping ====
471 -
396 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HTimerepresentationsmapping" %)
397 +**Time representations mapping**
472 472  Non SDMX time representations may now be described in a Structure Map, allowing them to be mapped into SDMX time formats.
473 473  
474 -==== Regular expression and substring mappings ====
475 -
400 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HRegularexpressionandsubstringmappings" %)
401 +**Regular expression and substring mappings**
476 476  All item maps allow the use of regular expressions and substrings to match source values, specifically: Concept Scheme Map, Reporting Taxonomy Map, Category Scheme Map and Organisation Scheme Map.
477 477  
478 -==== Item maps validity period ====
479 -
404 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HItemmapsvalidityperiod" %)
405 +**Item maps validity period**
480 480  Item maps may further define the period for which the mapping is valid, meaning the mapping rule will only be applied if the row of information being mapped is within the period.
481 481  
482 -=== //3.8 Constraints// ===
408 +== 3.8 Constraints ==
483 483  
484 484  Constraints in version 3.0 are modelled using two separate artefacts which replace the version 2.1 content constraint:
485 485  
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494 494  
495 495  Attachment constraints have been deprecated due to a lack of use cases.
496 496  
497 -=== //3.9 Code List Extension// ===
423 +== 3.9 Code List Extension ==
498 498  
499 499  In addition to the two new specialised geospatial forms, the option has been added to define a code list as an extension of, or by inheriting codes from, other lists. An optional prefix can be added to inherited codes to disambiguate duplicates.
500 500  
501 501  This feature allows new code lists to be easily derived from existing lists without the need to make and manually maintain copies. When querying for extended code list structures using the REST API, the option has been added to retrieve either the definition or the materialised list. Traditional literal lists of codes continue to be supported.
502 502  
503 -=== //3.10 Discriminated Union of Code Lists// ===
429 +== 3.10 Discriminated Union of Code Lists ==
504 504  
505 505  Combining code list extension with wildcarded constraints solves the discriminated union of code lists problem where a classification or breakdown has multiple “variants” which are all valid but mutually exclusive. A common example is economic activity where several alternative classification schemes are in use including ISIC revisions 1 to 4 and NACE as used in the European Community.
506 506  
507 -=== //3.11 Code Hierarchies// ===
433 +== 3.11 Code Hierarchies ==
508 508  
509 509  Code hierarchies allow the definition of complex hierarchies of codes from potentially multiple lists for data discovery purposes. Hierarchical Codelist has been deprecated and replaced by two new artefacts: Hierarchy – the actual hierarchy of codes, and Hierarchy Association links hierarchies directly to any other identifiable object, a capability missing 312 from the version 2.1 model. Further, the linkage can be within a particular context, for instance linking a hierarchy to a dimension within the context of a specific Dataflow (dimension REF_AREA in the context of the ECB:EXR Dataflow).
510 510  
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525 525  Examples:
526 526  
527 527  SDMX:CL_AREA(1.0.0)
528 -
529 529  SDMX:CL_AREA(2.3.2)
530 530  
531 531  == Dependency management ==
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533 533  Additional constructs are possible for dependency management when referencing structures. For instance:
534 534  
535 535  2.3+.1 Means the currently latest available version >= “2.3.1” and < “3.0.0” (all backwards compatible versions >= “2.3.1”).
536 -
537 537  2+.3.1 Means the currently latest available version >= “2.3.1” (even if not backwards compatible).
538 538  
539 539  == Draft structures ==
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552 552  
553 553  = 5 REST Web Services API =
554 554  
555 -== //5.1 Simplified list of resources// ==
479 +== 5.1 Simplified list of resources ==
556 556  
557 557  The version 3.0 REST API has just five main resources:
558 558  
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566 566  
567 567  This and changes in the URLs and query parameters on the data, availability and metadata resources means that, with the exception of schema queries, the version 3.0 API is not backwardly compatible.
568 568  
569 -== //5.2 Improved data queries// ==
493 +== 5.2 Improved data queries ==
570 570  
571 571  Data queries have been changed to provide more granular selections from contexts wider than just a Dataflow.
572 572  
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605 605  
606 606  /data/dataflow/ESTAT/ICP/1.0.0/M…A.ANR,M…A.INX,M…B.CTG
607 607  
608 -== //5.3 Improved reference metadata queries// ==
532 +== 5.3 Improved reference metadata queries ==
609 609  
610 610  Reference metadata queries have been improved with a number of new options to retrieve metadata reports.
611 611  
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621 621  
622 622  /metadata/structure/datastructure/BIS/BIS_CBS/1.0
623 623  
624 -== //5.4 Structural metadata maintenance// ==
548 +== 5.4 Structural metadata maintenance ==
625 625  
626 626  Support has been added for maintenance of structural metadata.
627 627  
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629 629  
630 630  = 6 XML, JSON, CSV and EDI Transmission formats =
631 631  
632 -== //6.1 SDMX-ML// ==
556 +== 6.1 SDMX-ML ==
633 633  
634 634  The SDMX-ML XML messages have been modified and updated for version 3.0. While they broadly follow the same principles, there have been significant changes which break backward compatibility.
635 635  
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715 715  
716 716  The option to reference structures using Agency, ID and Version has been removed. From SDMX version 3.0 URN is used for all referencing purposes with the exception of local references such as where groups reference dimensions within a DSD.
717 717  
718 -== //6.2 SDMX-JSON// ==
642 +== 6.2 SDMX-JSON ==
719 719  
720 720  Like SDMX-ML, the SDMX-JSON messages have been significantly modified and updated for version 3.0. They are not backwardly compatible with version 2.1.
721 721  
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735 735  
736 736  As for SDMX-ML, the option to reference structures using Agency, ID and Version has been removed with URN used for all non-local referencing purposes.
737 737  
738 -== //6.3 SDMX-CSV// ==
662 +== 6.3 SDMX-CSV ==
739 739  
740 740  CSV in SDMX is used transmission of data and reference metadata only.
741 741  
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753 753  
754 754  The SDMX-CSV metadata message is new for version 3.0 and, like the SDMX-ML and SDMX-JSON equivalents, is used for the transmission reference metadata sets.
755 755  
756 -=== //6.4 EDI deprecation// ===
680 +=== 6.4 EDI deprecation ===
757 757  
758 758  The EDI format for transmission of both structures and data has been deprecated. Version 3.0 is therefore not backwardly compatible with legacy EDI messages.
759 759  
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