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262 262  ==== 3.6.3.2 Definitions ====
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264 -|**Class**|**Feature**|**Description**
264 +(% style="width:1368.29px" %)
265 +|**Class**|**Feature**|(% style="width:897px" %)**Description**
265 265  |[[StructureUsage>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.StructureUsage.WebHome]]|(((
266 266  Inherits from:
267 267  //[[MaintainableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.WebHome]]//
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268 268  Sub classes are:
269 269  [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]]
270 270  [[Metadataflow>>doc:Glossary.Metadataflow.WebHome]]
271 -)))|An [[artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] whose [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] are described by a Structure. In concrete terms (sub-classes) an example would be a [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] which is linked to a given structure – in this case the [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
272 -| |[[structure>>doc:IMElements.structure.WebHome]]|An association to a Structure specifying the structure of the [[artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]].
272 +)))|(% style="width:897px" %)An [[artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] whose [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] are described by a Structure. In concrete terms (sub-classes) an example would be a [[Dataflow>>doc:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] which is linked to a given structure – in this case the [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
273 +| |[[structure>>doc:IMElements.structure.WebHome]]|(% style="width:897px" %)An association to a Structure specifying the structure of the [[artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]].
273 273  |[[Structure>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.WebHome]]|(((
274 274  Inherits from:
275 275  //[[MaintainableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.WebHome]]//
276 276  Sub classes are:
277 277  [[DataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.DataStructureDefinition.WebHome]] MetadataStructureDefinition
278 -)))|Abstract specification of a list of lists to define a complex tabular structure. A concrete example of this would be statistical [[concepts>>doc:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]], [[code lists>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]], and their organisation in a data or [[metadata structure definition>>doc:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]], defined by a centre institution, usually for the exchange of statistical information with its partners.
279 -| |[[grouping>>doc:IMElements.grouping.WebHome]]|A composite association to one or more [[component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] lists.
279 +)))|(% style="width:897px" %)Abstract specification of a list of lists to define a complex tabular structure. A concrete example of this would be statistical [[concepts>>doc:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]], [[code lists>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]], and their organisation in a data or [[metadata structure definition>>doc:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]], defined by a centre institution, usually for the exchange of statistical information with its partners.
280 +| |[[grouping>>doc:IMElements.grouping.WebHome]]|(% style="width:897px" %)A composite association to one or more [[component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] lists.
280 280  |//[[ComponentList>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.ComponentList.WebHome]]//|(((
281 281  Inherits from:
282 282  //[[IdentifiableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.WebHome]]//
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285 285  [[GroupDimensionDescriptor>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.ComponentList.GroupDimensionDescriptor.WebHome]]
286 286  [[MeasureDescriptor>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.ComponentList.MeasureDescriptor.WebHome]]
287 287  [[AttributeDescriptor>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.ComponentList.AttributeDescriptor.WebHome]] MetadataAttributeDescriptor
288 -)))|An abstract definition of a list of [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]. A concrete example is a [[Dimension>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] Descriptor, which defines the list of [[Dimensions>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] in a [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
289 -| |[[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]|An aggregate association to one or more [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] which make up the list.
289 +)))|(% style="width:897px" %)An abstract definition of a list of [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]. A concrete example is a [[Dimension>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] Descriptor, which defines the list of [[Dimensions>>doc:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] in a [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]].
290 +| |[[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]|(% style="width:897px" %)An aggregate association to one or more [[components>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] which make up the list.
290 290  |//[[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]//|(((
291 291  Inherits from:
292 292  //[[IdentifiableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.WebHome]]//
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294 294  [[Measure>>doc:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]]
295 295  //[[AttributeComponent>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.Component.AttributeComponent.WebHome]]
296 296  [[DimensionComponent>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.Component.DimensionComponent.WebHome]]//
297 -)))|A [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] is an abstract super class used to define qualitative and quantitative data and metadata items that belong to a [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] List and hence a Structure. [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] is refined through its sub-classes.
298 -| |conceptIdentity|Association to a [[Concept>>doc:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]] in a [[Concept Scheme>>doc:Glossary.Concept scheme.WebHome]] that identifies and defines the semantic of the [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]].
299 -| |localRepresentation|(((
298 +)))|(% style="width:897px" %)A [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] is an abstract super class used to define qualitative and quantitative data and metadata items that belong to a [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] List and hence a Structure. [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] is refined through its sub-classes.
299 +| |conceptIdentity|(% style="width:897px" %)Association to a [[Concept>>doc:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]] in a [[Concept Scheme>>doc:Glossary.Concept scheme.WebHome]] that identifies and defines the semantic of the [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]].
300 +| |localRepresentation|(% style="width:897px" %)(((
300 300  Association to the [[Representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] of the [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] if this is different from the coreRepresentation of the [[Concept>>doc:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]], which the [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] uses (ConceptUsage).
301 301  )))
302 -|[[Representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]]| |The allowable value or format for [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] or [[Concept>>doc:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]]
303 -| |+[[enumerated>>doc:IMElements.enumerated.WebHome]]|Association to an enumerated list that contains the allowable content for the [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] when reported in a data or [[metadata set>>doc:Glossary.Metadata set.WebHome]]. The type of enumerated list that is allowed for any concrete [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] is shown in the [[constraints>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]] on the association.
304 -| |+nonEnumerated|Association to a set of [[Facets>>doc:Glossary.Facet.WebHome]] that define the allowable format for the content of the [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] when reported in a data or [[metadata set>>doc:Glossary.Metadata set.WebHome]].
305 -|[[Facet>>doc:Glossary.Facet.WebHome]]| |Defines the format for the content of the [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] when reported in a data or [[metadata set>>doc:Glossary.Metadata set.WebHome]].
306 -| |facetType|A specific content type, which is constrained by the [[Facet>>doc:Glossary.Facet.WebHome]] Type enumeration.
307 -| |facetValueType|The format of the value of a [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] when reported in a data or [[metadata set>>doc:Glossary.Metadata set.WebHome]]. This is constrained by the [[Facet>>doc:Glossary.Facet.WebHome]] Value Type enumeration.
308 -| |+itemSchemeFacet|Defines the format of the identifiers in an [[Item Scheme>>doc:Glossary.Item scheme.WebHome]] used by a [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]. Typically, this would define the number of characters (length) of the identifier.
309 -|[[ExtendedFacet>>doc:IMElements.Facet.ExtendedFacet.WebHome]]| |This has the same function as [[Facet>>doc:Glossary.Facet.WebHome]] but allows additionally an XHTML [[representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]]. This is constrained for use with a Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] and a Data [[Attribute>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]].
303 +|[[Representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:897px" %)The allowable value or format for [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] or [[Concept>>doc:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]]
304 +| |+[[enumerated>>doc:IMElements.enumerated.WebHome]]|(% style="width:897px" %)Association to an enumerated list that contains the allowable content for the [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] when reported in a data or [[metadata set>>doc:Glossary.Metadata set.WebHome]]. The type of enumerated list that is allowed for any concrete [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] is shown in the [[constraints>>doc:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]] on the association.
305 +| |+nonEnumerated|(% style="width:897px" %)Association to a set of [[Facets>>doc:Glossary.Facet.WebHome]] that define the allowable format for the content of the [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] when reported in a data or [[metadata set>>doc:Glossary.Metadata set.WebHome]].
306 +|[[Facet>>doc:Glossary.Facet.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:897px" %)Defines the format for the content of the [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] when reported in a data or [[metadata set>>doc:Glossary.Metadata set.WebHome]].
307 +| |facetType|(% style="width:897px" %)A specific content type, which is constrained by the [[Facet>>doc:Glossary.Facet.WebHome]] Type enumeration.
308 +| |facetValueType|(% style="width:897px" %)The format of the value of a [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]] when reported in a data or [[metadata set>>doc:Glossary.Metadata set.WebHome]]. This is constrained by the [[Facet>>doc:Glossary.Facet.WebHome]] Value Type enumeration.
309 +| |+itemSchemeFacet|(% style="width:897px" %)Defines the format of the identifiers in an [[Item Scheme>>doc:Glossary.Item scheme.WebHome]] used by a [[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]. Typically, this would define the number of characters (length) of the identifier.
310 +|[[ExtendedFacet>>doc:IMElements.Facet.ExtendedFacet.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:897px" %)This has the same function as [[Facet>>doc:Glossary.Facet.WebHome]] but allows additionally an XHTML [[representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]]. This is constrained for use with a Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] and a Data [[Attribute>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]].
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311 311  The specification of the content and use of the sub classes to //[[ComponentList>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.ComponentList.WebHome]]// and //[[Component>>doc:Glossary.Component.WebHome]]// can be found in the section in which they are used ([[DataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.DataStructureDefinition.WebHome]] and [[MetadataStructureDefinition>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Structure.MetadataStructureDefinition.WebHome]]). Moreover, the FacetType SentinelValues is explained in the datastructure [[representation>>doc:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] diagram (see 5.3.2.2), since it only concerns DataStructureDefinitions.
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