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1 +SDMX STANDARDS
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151 151  
152 152  //Conversion guidance for implementors//
153 153  
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
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157 -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.
158 158  
159 159  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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218 218  Removed Maintainable Artefacts
219 219  
220 220  * Structure Set – replaced by Structure Map and the four item scheme maps
221 -* 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
222 222  
223 223  Changed Maintainable Artefacts
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232 232  
233 233  * GeospatialInformation – a string type where the value is an expression defining a set of geographical features using a purpose-designed syntax
234 234  
235 -== //3.3 Areas Unchanged from Version 2.1// ==
233 +== 3.3 Areas Unchanged from Version 2.1 ==
236 236  
237 237  The following areas of the information model are unchanged from version 2.1:
238 238  
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245 245  * Reporting taxonomy
246 246  * Process
247 247  
248 -== //3.4 Reference Metadata// ==
246 +== 3.4 Reference Metadata ==
249 249  
250 250  Reference metadata has been substantially re-designed for version 3.0 to simplify the model and better support practical use cases.
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274 274  * SOURCE_AGENCY – a multi-value data attribute
275 275  
276 276  <Obs xsi:type="dsd:ObsType" OBS_VALUE="112" OBS_STAUS=”A” TIME_PERIOD="2010-09">
277 -
278 278  <!—- complex multi-value and multi-lingual data attributes ~-~->
279 -
280 280  <Comp id="TITLE" xsi:type="ns1:TITLE_ATTRIBUTE">
281 -
282 282  <Value>
283 -
284 284  <common:Text xml:lang="en">Some English Text</common:Text>
285 -
286 286  <common:Text xml:lang="fr">Quelques textes en anglais</common:Text>
287 -
288 288  </Value>
289 -
290 290  </Comp>
291 291  
292 292  <Comp id="SOURCE_AGENCY" xsi:type="ns1:SOURCE_AGENCY_ATTRIBUTE">
293 -
294 294  <Value>4F0</Value>
295 -
296 296  <Value>4D0</Value>
297 -
298 298  <Value>CZ2</Value>
299 -
300 300  </Comp>
301 -
302 302  <!—- metadata attributes are reported like in metadata messages ~-~->
303 -
304 304  <Metadata>
305 -
306 306  <Attribute id="COLLECTION">
307 -
308 308  <Attribute id="METHOD">
309 -
310 310  <Text lang="en">AAA</Text>
311 -
312 312  </Attribute>
313 -
314 314  </Attribute>
315 -
316 316  <Attribute id="CONTACT">
317 -
318 318  <Value>CONTACT 1</Value>
319 -
320 320  <Attribute id="NAME">
321 -
322 322  <Value>Contact 1 Name 1</Value>
323 -
324 324  </Attribute>
325 -
326 326  <Attribute id="NAME">
327 -
328 328  <Value>Contact 1 Name 2</Value>
329 -
330 330  </Attribute>
331 -
332 332  </Attribute>
333 -
334 334  <Attribute id="CONTACT">
335 -
336 336  <Value>CONTACT 2</Value>
337 -
338 338  <Attribute id="NAME">
339 -
340 340  <Value>Contact 2 Name 1</Value>
341 -
342 342  </Attribute>
343 -
344 344  <Attribute id="NAME">
345 -
346 346  <Value>Contact 2 Name 2</Value>
347 -
348 348  </Attribute>
349 -
350 350  </Attribute>
351 -
352 352  </Metadata>
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354 354  </Obs>
355 355  
356 356  === New - Metadata Provision Agreement ===
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365 365  
366 366  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.
367 367  
368 -== //3.5 Microdata Exchange// ==
328 +== 3.5 Microdata Exchange ==
369 369  
370 370  Several changes have been made the Data Structure Definition to support microdata use cases in addition to aggregated time series.
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423 423  
424 424  That allows ValueItems (the equivalent to Code) to contain symbols like ‘¥’ and ‘€’, but 208 also means they are not identifiable.
425 425  
426 -== //3.6 Geospatial Data Exchange// ==
386 +== 3.6 Geospatial Data Exchange ==
427 427  
428 428  The version 3.0 model has been extended to provide explicit support for geospatial data.
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438 438  * 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.
439 439  * 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.
440 440  
441 -=== //3.7 Structure Mapping// ===
401 +=== 3.7 Structure Mapping ===
442 442  
443 443  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.
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470 470  
471 471  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.
472 472  
473 -=== //3.8 Constraints// ===
433 +=== 3.8 Constraints ===
474 474  
475 475  Constraints in version 3.0 are modelled using two separate artefacts which replace the version 2.1 content constraint:
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485 485  
486 486  Attachment constraints have been deprecated due to a lack of use cases.
487 487  
488 -=== //3.9 Code List Extension// ===
448 +=== 3.9 Code List Extension ===
489 489  
490 490  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.
491 491  
492 492  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.
493 493  
494 -=== //3.10 Discriminated Union of Code Lists// ===
454 +=== 3.10 Discriminated Union of Code Lists ===
495 495  
496 496  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.
497 497  
498 -=== //3.11 Code Hierarchies// ===
458 +=== 3.11 Code Hierarchies ===
499 499  
500 500  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).
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