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12 12  = 1. Overview =
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15 15  [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 is a minor revision to the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 Standard which introduces a limited set of changes, which cover the following:
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17 17  **Information Model**
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19 19  * Support for [[Dataflows>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]] to reference a subset of [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] from a [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]]
20 -* Simplification to Data [[Constraints>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]]
21 -* Addition of Availability [[Constraints>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]]
19 +* Simplification to Data Constraints
20 +* Addition of Availability Constraints
22 22  
23 23  **Documentation**
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47 47  
48 48  == 2.1 Removal of Advanced Release Calendar ==
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50 -The Data [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] was simplified to become a cohesive structural [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] focussed solely on the restriction of values that can be reported. As part of this remodelling the Advanced [[Release Calendar>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Release policy - release calendar.WebHome]] was removed as it does not play a restrictive role.
49 +The Data Constraint was simplified to become a cohesive structural [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] focussed solely on the restriction of values that can be reported. As part of this remodelling the Advanced [[Release Calendar>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Release policy - release calendar.WebHome]] was removed as it does not play a restrictive role.
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52 52  //Guidance for Implementors//
53 53  [[Reference Metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Reference metadata.WebHome]] reported against a [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]] and / or [[Provision Agreement>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Provision agreement.WebHome]] can be used as an alternative to the Advanced [[Release Calendar>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Release policy - release calendar.WebHome]].
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64 64  The changes to the information model support two distinct use cases:
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66 66  1. Horizontally complex [[Data Structure Definitions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] (DSDs)
67 -1. Additional cohesion to the Data [[Constraints>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] model
66 +1. Additional cohesion to the Data Constraints model
68 68  
69 69  These changes are described in below.
70 70  
71 71  == 3.1 Horizontally Complex Data Structure Definitions ==
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73 -An explanation of this use case, with additional details can be found under Section 6 - Technical Notes, under heading ‘10.3 [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]]’.
72 +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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75 75  The following changes to the model have been made to satisfy this use case.
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81 81  **Dataflow**
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83 -The [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]] has a new [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] property, which is used to reference a subset of [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] which it uses from the referenced [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
82 +The [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]] has a new [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] Constraint property, which is used to reference a subset of [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] which it uses from the referenced [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
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85 -The [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] fixes the [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] of the [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]] enabling the referenced [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] to have new [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] added without the need to change the major [[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]] number.
84 +The [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] Constraint fixes the [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] of the [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]] enabling the referenced [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] to have new [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] added without the need to change the major [[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]] number.
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87 -The [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] property is only required if the [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] sets the evolving structure property to true.
86 +The [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] Constraint property is only required if the [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] sets the evolving structure property to true.
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89 89  == 3.2 Constraint Cohesion ==
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99 99  **Availability Constraint**
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101 -The Availability [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] 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>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Maintenance agency.WebHome]], identity or [[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]]
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100 +The Availability [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] 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>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Maintenance agency.WebHome]], identity or [[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]].
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