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9 9  |(% style="width:154px" %)DRAFT 1.0|(% style="width:249px" %)December 2024|(% style="width:586px" %)Draft release updated for SDMX 3.1 for public consultation
10 10  |(% style="width:154px" %)1.0|(% style="width:249px" %)May 2025|(% style="width:586px" %)Public release for SDMX 3.1
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12 -= 1. Overview =
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14 -SDMX 3.1 is a minor revision to the SDMX 3.0 Standard which introduces a limited set of changes, which cover the following:
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16 -Information Model
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18 -* Support for Dataflows to reference a subset of Dimensions from a Data Structure Definition
19 -* Simplification to Data Constraints
20 -* Addition of Availability Constraints
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22 -1. Documentation
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24 -Registering Reference Metadata removed from documentation, to align with XML Registration object which is unable to reference a Metadata Provision, and REST API which is unable to query for registered reference metadata sources.
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26 -Breaking Changes
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28 -* Remove version property on Categorisation
29 -* Removal of Advanced Release Calendar
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31 -Content of the Document
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33 -The remainder of this document contains a summary of the changes. More detailed information can be found in the SDMX 3.1 Technical Specifications, in particular:
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35 -Section 2 – Information Model
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37 -Section 5 – Registry Specification
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39 -Section 6 – Technical Notes
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41 -SDMX TWG GitHub for the REST API and the XML and JSON formats
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43 -= 2. Summary of Breaking Changes in 3.1 =
44 -
45 -Version 3.1 introduces breaking changes, in the model in the following areas:
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47 -== 2.1 Removal of Advanced Release Calendar ==
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49 -The Data Constraint was simplified to become a cohesive structural artefact focussed solely on the restriction of values that can be reported. As part of this remodelling the Advanced Release Calendar was removed as it does not play a restrictive role.
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51 -//Guidance for Implementors//
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53 -Reference Metadata reported against a Dataflow and / or Provision Agreement can be used as an alternative to the Advanced Release Calendar.
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55 -== 2.2 Removal of Version on Categorisation ==
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57 -The Categorisation structural artefact has no use case for undergoing version changes, the version was therefore removed.
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59 -Guidance for Implementors
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61 -If multiple versions of a Categorisation exist where the source or target differs, these Categorisations should be given a unique ID.
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63 -= 3. Information Model =
64 -
65 -The changes to the information model support two distinct use cases:
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67 -1. Horizontally complex Data Structure Definitions (DSDs)
68 -1. Additional cohesion to the Data Constraints model
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70 -These changes are described in below.
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72 -1. //3.1 Horizontally Complex Data Structure Definitions//
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74 -An explanation of this use case, with additional details can be found under Section 6 - Technical Notes, under heading ‘10.3 Dimension Constraint’.
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76 -The following changes to the model have been made to satisfy this use case.
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81 -1111. Data Structure Definition
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83 -The Data Structure Definition has a new ‘evolving structure’ property, this is a Boolean property, when set to ‘true’ it indicates to the users of the DSD that new Dimensions may be added without the DSD undergoing a change to its major version number.
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85 -1.
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88 -1111. Dataflow
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90 -The Dataflow has a new Dimension Constraint property, which is used to reference a subset of Dimensions which it uses from the referenced DSD.
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92 -The Dimension Constraint fixes the Dimensions of the Dataflow enabling the referenced DSD to have new Dimensions added without the need to change the major version number.
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94 -The Dimension Constraint property is only required if the DSD sets the evolving structure property to true.
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96 -1. //3.2 Constraint Cohesion//
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98 -The Constraint model in SDMX 3.1 has been made more cohesive by separating the Data Constraint into two distinct structures; the Data Constraint which describes reporting restrictions, and the Availability Constraint, which describes data content from a data source. In SDMX 3.0 these distinctions were made using the ‘type’ property on a Data Constraint.
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100 -1.
101 -11.
102 -111.
103 -1111. Data Constraint
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105 -The Data Constraint has had the ‘type’ property removed; the Data Constraint in SDMX 3.1 is always used to describe restrictions on content for data reporting purposes.
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107 -The attachment of the Data Constraint in SDMX 3.0 included Data Sources, in SDMX 3.1 these attachments have been removed as these are not relevant for restricting reported data.
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112 -1111. Availability Constraint
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114 -The Availability Constraint is a new Structure introduced to describe data that exists, it is generated in the response to the Availability REST API. It is not a maintained structure, and as such has no maintenance agency, identity or version
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