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5 5  == 12.1 Scope ==
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7 -The scope of this section is to describe the support in the metamodel for specifying both the access to and the content of a [[data source>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data source.WebHome]]. The information may be stored in a resource such as a registry for use by applications wishing to locate data and [[metadata>>doc:IMElements.metadata.WebHome]] which are available via the Internet. The //[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]]// is also used to specify a subset of a [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] which may be used as a partial [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]], relevant in the context of the [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] to which the //[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]]// is attached e.g., [[DataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.DataStructureDefinition.WebHome]], [[Dataflow>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.StructureUsage.Dataflow.WebHome]], ProvisionAgreement, [[MetadataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.MetadataStructureDefinition.WebHome]], [[Metadataflow>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.StructureUsage.Metadataflow.WebHome]], [[MetadataProvisionAgreement>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.MetadataProvisionAgreement.WebHome]].
7 +The scope of this section is to describe the support in the metamodel for specifying both the access to and the content of a [[data source>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data source.WebHome]]. The information may be stored in a resource such as a registry for use by applications wishing to locate data and metadata which are available via the Internet. The (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)//Constraint//(%%) is also used to specify a subset of a [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] which may be used as a partial [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]], relevant in the context of the [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] to which the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)//Constraint//(%%) is attached e.g., DataStructureDefinition, [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]], ProvisionAgreement, MetadataStructureDefinition, [[Metadataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadataflow.WebHome]], MetadataProvisionAgreement.
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9 -Note that in this metamodel the term [[data provider>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data provider.WebHome]] refers to both data and [[metadata>>doc:IMElements.metadata.WebHome]] providers.
9 +Note that in this metamodel the term [[data provider>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data provider.WebHome]] refers to both data and metadata providers.
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11 -The [[Dataflow>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.StructureUsage.Dataflow.WebHome]] and [[Metadataflow>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.StructureUsage.Metadataflow.WebHome]], themselves may be specified as containing only a subset of all the possible keys that could be derived from a [[DataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.DataStructureDefinition.WebHome]] or [[MetadataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.MetadataStructureDefinition.WebHome]]. Respectively, further subsets may be defined within a ProvisionAgreement and [[MetadataProvisionAgreement>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.MetadataProvisionAgreement.WebHome]].
11 +The [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]] and [[Metadataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadataflow.WebHome]], themselves may be specified as containing only a subset of all the possible keys that could be derived from a DataStructureDefinition or MetadataStructureDefinition. Respectively, further subsets may be defined within a ProvisionAgreement and MetadataProvisionAgreement.
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13 -These specifications are called //[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]]// in this model.
13 +These specifications are called (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)//Constraint//(%%) in this model.
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15 15  == 12.2 Inheritance ==
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25 25  ==== 12.2.2.1 Narrative ====
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27 -Any [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] that inherits from the //ConstrainableArtefact// interface can have [[constraints>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] defined. The [[artefacts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] that can have [[constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] [[metadata>>doc:IMElements.metadata.WebHome]] attached are:
27 +Any [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] that inherits from the //ConstrainableArtefact// interface can have (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraints(%%) defined. The [[artefacts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] that can have (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraint(%%) metadata attached are:
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29 -[[Dataflow>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.StructureUsage.Dataflow.WebHome]]
29 +[[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]]
30 30  ProvisionAgreement
31 -[[DataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataProvider.WebHome]]
32 -[[DataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.DataStructureDefinition.WebHome]]
33 -[[Metadataflow>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.StructureUsage.Metadataflow.WebHome]]
31 +DataProvider
32 +DataStructureDefinition
33 +[[Metadataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadataflow.WebHome]]
34 34  MetaDataProvider
35 -[[MetadataProvisionAgreement>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.MetadataProvisionAgreement.WebHome]]
36 -[[MetadataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.MetadataStructureDefinition.WebHome]]
35 +MetadataProvisionAgreement
36 +MetadataStructureDefinition
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38 -Note that, because the //[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]]// can specify a subset of the component values implied by a specific //[[Structure>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.WebHome]]// (such as a specific [[DataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.DataStructureDefinition.WebHome]] or specific [[MetadataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.MetadataStructureDefinition.WebHome]]), the //ConstrainableArtefact//s must be associated with a specific //[[Structure>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.WebHome]]//. Therefore, whilst the //[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]]// itself may not be linked directly to a [[DataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.DataStructureDefinition.WebHome]] or [[MetadataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.MetadataStructureDefinition.WebHome]], the [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] that it is constraining will be linked to a [[DataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.DataStructureDefinition.WebHome]] or [[MetadataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.MetadataStructureDefinition.WebHome]]. A [[DataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataProvider.WebHome]] and [[MetadataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.MetadataProvider.WebHome]] indirectly refernece DSDs and MSDs through their associated Data and Metadata [[Provision Agreements>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Provision agreement.WebHome]] as such these [[Constraints>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]] are restricted to Cube Regions and are applicable only to the DSDs / MSDs which contain the Componets being restricted.
38 +Note that, because the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)//Constraint//(%%) can specify a subset of the [[component>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Component.WebHome]] values implied by a specific //Structure// (such as a specific DataStructureDefinition or specific MetadataStructureDefinition), the //ConstrainableArtefact//s must be associated with a specific //Structure//. Therefore, whilst the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)//Constraint//(%%) itself may not be linked directly to a DataStructureDefinition or MetadataStructureDefinition, the [[artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] that it is constraining will be linked to a DataStructureDefinition or MetadataStructureDefinition. A DataProvider and MetadataProvider indirectly refernece DSDs and MSDs through their associated Data and Metadata [[Provision Agreements>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Provision agreement.WebHome]] as such these (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraints(%%) are restricted to Cube Regions and are applicable only to the DSDs / MSDs which contain the Componets being restricted.
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40 40  == 12.3 Constraints ==
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