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12 12  = 1. Overview =
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14 14  [[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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16 16  **Information Model**
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28 28  * Remove [[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]] property on [[Categorisation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]]
29 29  * Removal of Advanced [[Release Calendar>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Release policy - release calendar.WebHome]]
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31 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>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 Technical Specifications, in particular:
36 +The remainder of this document contains a summary of the changes. More detailed information can be found in the [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 Technical Specifications, in particular:
34 34  
35 35  Section 2 – Information Model
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38 38  
39 39  Section 6 – Technical Notes
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41 -[[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] TWG GitHub for the REST API and the XML and JSON formats
44 +[[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] TWG GitHub for the REST API and the XML and JSON formats
42 42  
43 43  = 2. Summary of Breaking Changes in 3.1 =
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46 46  
47 47  == 2.1 Removal of Advanced Release Calendar ==
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49 -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.
52 +The Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) was simplified to become a cohesive structural [[artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] focussed solely on the restriction of values that can be reported. As part of this remodelling the Advanced [[Release Calendar>>doc:Glossary.Release policy - release calendar.WebHome]] was removed as it does not play a restrictive role.
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51 51  //Guidance for Implementors//
52 -[[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]].
55 +[[Reference Metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] reported against a [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] and / or [[Provision Agreement>>doc:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]] can be used as an alternative to the Advanced [[Release Calendar>>doc:Glossary.Release policy - release calendar.WebHome]].
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54 54  == 2.2 Removal of Version on Categorisation ==
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56 -The [[Categorisation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]] structural [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] has no use case for undergoing [[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]] changes, the [[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]] was therefore removed.
59 +The Categorisation structural [[artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] has no use case for undergoing (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[version>>doc:Glossary.Version.WebHome]](%%) changes, the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[version>>doc:Glossary.Version.WebHome]](%%) was therefore removed.
57 57  
58 58  //Guidance for Implementors//
59 -If multiple [[versions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]] of a [[Categorisation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]] exist where the source or target differs, these [[Categorisations>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]] should be given a unique ID.
62 +If multiple (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[versions>>doc:Glossary.Version.WebHome]](%%) of a Categorisation exist where the source or target differs, these Categorisations should be given a unique ID.
60 60  
61 61  = 3. Information Model =
62 62  
63 63  The changes to the information model support two distinct use cases:
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65 -1. Horizontally complex [[Data Structure Definitions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] (DSDs)
66 -1. Additional cohesion to the Data [[Constraints>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] model
68 +1. Horizontally complex [[Data Structure Definitions>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] (DSDs)
69 +1. Additional cohesion to the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraints>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) model
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68 68  These changes are described in below.
69 69  
70 70  == 3.1 Horizontally Complex Data Structure Definitions ==
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72 -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]]’.
75 +An explanation of this use case, with additional details can be found under Section 6 - Technical Notes, under heading ‘10.3 [[Dimension>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%)’.
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74 74  The following changes to the model have been made to satisfy this use case.
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76 76  **Data Structure Definition**
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78 -The [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] has a new ‘evolving structure’ property, this is a Boolean property, when set to ‘true’ it indicates to the users of the [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] that new [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] may be added without the [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] undergoing a change to its major [[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]] number.
81 +The [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] has a new ‘evolving structure’ property, this is a Boolean property, when set to ‘true’ it indicates to the users of the [[DSD>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] that new [[Dimensions>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] may be added without the [[DSD>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] undergoing a change to its major (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[version>>doc:Glossary.Version.WebHome]](%%) number.
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80 80  **Dataflow**
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82 -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]].
85 +The [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] has a new [[Dimension>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) property, which is used to reference a subset of [[Dimensions>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] which it uses from the referenced [[DSD>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
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84 -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.
87 +The [[Dimension>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) fixes the [[Dimensions>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] of the [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] enabling the referenced [[DSD>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] to have new [[Dimensions>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] added without the need to change the major (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[version>>doc:Glossary.Version.WebHome]](%%) number.
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86 -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.
89 +The [[Dimension>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) property is only required if the [[DSD>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] sets the evolving structure property to true.
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88 88  == 3.2 Constraint Cohesion ==
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90 -The [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] model in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 has been made more cohesive by separating the Data [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] into two distinct structures; the Data [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] which describes reporting restrictions, and the Availability [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]], which describes data content from a [[data source>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data source.WebHome]]. In [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 these distinctions were made using the ‘type’ property on a Data [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]].
93 +The (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) model in [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 has been made more cohesive by separating the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) into two distinct structures; the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) which describes reporting restrictions, and the Availability (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%), which describes data content from a [[data source>>doc:Glossary.Data source.WebHome]]. In [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 these distinctions were made using the ‘type’ property on a Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%).
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92 -**Data Constraint**
95 +**Data [[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]]**
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94 -The Data [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] has had the ‘type’ property removed; the Data [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 is always used to describe restrictions on content for data reporting purposes.
97 +The Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) has had the ‘type’ property removed; the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) in [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 is always used to describe restrictions on content for data reporting purposes.
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96 -The attachment of the Data [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 included [[Data Sources>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data source.WebHome]], in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 these attachments have been removed as these are not relevant for restricting reported data.
99 +The attachment of the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) in [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 included [[Data Sources>>doc:Glossary.Data source.WebHome]], in [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 these attachments have been removed as these are not relevant for restricting reported data.
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98 -**Availability Constraint**
101 +**Availability [[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.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]].
103 +The Availability (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:Glossary.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:Glossary.Maintenance agency.WebHome]], identity or (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[version>>doc:Glossary.Version.WebHome]]
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