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1 -SDMX 3.1 Standards. Section 1. Summary of Major Changes and New Functionality
1 +SDMX 3.1 Standards. Section 1. Summary of major changes and new functionality
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1 +Artefact|Data source|Data structure definition|Dataflow|Dimension|Maintenance agency|Provision agreement|Reference metadata|Release policy - release calendar|Statistical data and metadata exchange
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2 2  {{toc/}}
3 3  {{/box}}
4 4  
5 +**Revision History**
6 +
7 +(% style="width:991.835px" %)
8 +|(% style="width:154px" %)**Revision ** |(% style="width:249px" %)**Date ** |(% style="width:586px" %)**Contents **
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 +|(% style="width:154px" %)1.0|(% style="width:249px" %)May 2025|(% style="width:586px" %)Public release for SDMX 3.1
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5 5  = 1. Overview =
6 6  
7 7  [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 is a minor revision to the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 Standard which introduces a limited set of changes, which cover the following:
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9 9  **Information Model**
10 10  
11 11  * Support for [[Dataflows>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] to reference a subset of [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] from a [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]]
12 -* Simplification to Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraints>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]]
13 -* Addition of Availability (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraints>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]]
19 +* Simplification to Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraints
20 +* Addition of Availability (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraints
14 14  
15 15  **Documentation**
16 16  
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18 18  
19 19  **Breaking Changes**
20 20  
21 -* Remove (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Version.WebHome]](%%) property on Categorisation
28 +* Remove (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) property on Categorisation
22 22  * Removal of Advanced [[Release Calendar>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Release policy - release calendar.WebHome]]
23 23  
24 24  **Content of the Document**
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35 35  
36 36  = 2. Summary of Breaking Changes in 3.1 =
37 37  
38 -Version 3.1 introduces breaking changes, in the model in the following areas:
45 +(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Version(%%) 3.1 introduces breaking changes, in the model in the following areas:
39 39  
40 40  == 2.1 Removal of Advanced Release Calendar ==
41 41  
42 -The Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) was simplified to become a cohesive structural [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.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.Release policy - release calendar.WebHome]] was removed as it does not play a restrictive role.
49 +The Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) was simplified to become a cohesive structural [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.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.Release policy - release calendar.WebHome]] was removed as it does not play a restrictive role.
43 43  
44 44  //Guidance for Implementors//
45 45  [[Reference Metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] reported against a [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] and / or [[Provision Agreement>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Provision agreement.WebHome]] can be used as an alternative to the Advanced [[Release Calendar>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Release policy - release calendar.WebHome]].
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46 46  
47 47  == 2.2 Removal of Version on Categorisation ==
48 48  
49 -The Categorisation structural [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] has no use case for undergoing (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Version.WebHome]](%%) changes, the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Version.WebHome]](%%) was therefore removed.
56 +The Categorisation structural [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] has no use case for undergoing (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) changes, the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) was therefore removed.
50 50  
51 51  //Guidance for Implementors//
52 -If multiple (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[versions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Version.WebHome]](%%) of a Categorisation exist where the source or target differs, these Categorisations should be given a unique ID.
59 +If multiple (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)versions(%%) of a Categorisation exist where the source or target differs, these Categorisations should be given a unique ID.
53 53  
54 54  = 3. Information Model =
55 55  
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56 56  The changes to the information model support two distinct use cases:
57 57  
58 58  1. Horizontally complex [[Data Structure Definitions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] (DSDs)
59 -1. Additional cohesion to the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraints>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) model
66 +1. Additional cohesion to the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraints(%%) model
60 60  
61 61  These changes are described in below.
62 62  
63 63  == 3.1 Horizontally Complex Data Structure Definitions ==
64 64  
65 -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.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.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>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%)’.
66 66  
67 67  The following changes to the model have been made to satisfy this use case.
68 68  
69 -**Data Structure Definition**
76 +**[[Data Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]]**
70 70  
71 -The [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx: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:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] that new [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] may be added without the [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] undergoing a change to its major (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Version.WebHome]](%%) number.
78 +The [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx: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:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] that new [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] may be added without the [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] undergoing a change to its major (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) number.
72 72  
73 -**Dataflow**
80 +**[[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]]**
74 74  
75 -The [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] has a new [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) property, which is used to reference a subset of [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] which it uses from the referenced [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
82 +The [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] has a new [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) property, which is used to reference a subset of [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] which it uses from the referenced [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
76 76  
77 -The [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) fixes the [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] of the [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] enabling the referenced [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] to have new [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] added without the need to change the major (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Version.WebHome]](%%) number.
84 +The [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) fixes the [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] of the [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] enabling the referenced [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] to have new [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] added without the need to change the major (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) number.
78 78  
79 -The [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) property is only required if the [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] sets the evolving structure property to true.
86 +The [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) property is only required if the [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] sets the evolving structure property to true.
80 80  
81 81  == 3.2 Constraint Cohesion ==
82 82  
83 -The (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) model in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 has been made more cohesive by separating the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) into two distinct structures; the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) which describes reporting restrictions, and the Availability (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%), which describes data content from a [[data source>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data source.WebHome]]. In [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx: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:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%).
90 +The (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) model in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 has been made more cohesive by separating the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) into two distinct structures; the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) which describes reporting restrictions, and the Availability (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%), which describes data content from a [[data source>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data source.WebHome]]. In [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 these distinctions were made using the ‘type’ property on a Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%).
84 84  
85 -**Data [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]]**
92 +**Data Constraint**
86 86  
87 -The Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) has had the ‘type’ property removed; the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 is always used to describe restrictions on content for data reporting purposes.
94 +The Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) has had the ‘type’ property removed; the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 is always used to describe restrictions on content for data reporting purposes.
88 88  
89 -The attachment of the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%) in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 included [[Data Sources>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data source.WebHome]], in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 these attachments have been removed as these are not relevant for restricting reported data.
96 +The attachment of the Data (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%) in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.0 included [[Data Sources>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data source.WebHome]], in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] 3.1 these attachments have been removed as these are not relevant for restricting reported data.
90 90  
91 -**Availability [[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]]**
98 +**Availability Constraint**
92 92  
93 -The Availability (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx: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:sdmx:Glossary.Maintenance agency.WebHome]], identity or (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Version.WebHome]]
100 +The Availability (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)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>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Maintenance agency.WebHome]], identity or (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version
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