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266 266  === 4.6.1 Context ===
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268 -This package defines the [[structure>>doc:IMElements.structure.WebHome]] that supports the definition of and relationships between categories in a category scheme. It is similar to the package for concept scheme. An example of a category scheme is one which categorises data – sometimes known as a subject matter domain scheme or a data category scheme. Importantly, as will be seen later, the individual nodes in the scheme (the “categories”) can be associated to any set of IdentiableArtefacts in a [[Categorisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Categorisation.WebHome]].
268 +This package defines the [[structure>>doc:IMElements.structure.WebHome]] that supports the definition of and relationships between categories in a [[category scheme>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category scheme.WebHome]]. It is similar to the package for [[concept scheme>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept scheme.WebHome]]. An example of a [[category scheme>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category scheme.WebHome]] is one which categorises data – sometimes known as a subject matter domain scheme or a data [[category scheme>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category scheme.WebHome]]. Importantly, as will be seen later, the individual nodes in the scheme (the “categories”) can be associated to any set of IdentiableArtefacts in a [[Categorisation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]].
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270 270  === 4.6.2 Class diagram Inheritance ===
271 271  
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277 277  
278 278  ==== 4.6.3.1 Narrative ====
279 279  
280 -The categories are modelled as a hierarchical //[[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]]//. The [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]] inherits from the //[[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]]// and has the following [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]:
280 +The categories are modelled as a hierarchical //[[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]]//. The [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]] inherits from the //[[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]]// and has the following [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]:
281 281  
282 282  [[id>>doc:IMElements.id.WebHome]]
283 283  [[uri>>doc:IMElements.uri.WebHome]]
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290 290  [[serviceURL>>doc:IMElements.serviceURL.WebHome]]
291 291  [[isPartial>>doc:IMElements.isPartial.WebHome]]
292 292  
293 -[[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] inherits from //[[Item>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.WebHome]]// and has the following [[attributes>>doc:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]]:
293 +[[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] inherits from //[[Item>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.WebHome]]// and has the following [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]:
294 294  
295 295  [[id>>doc:IMElements.id.WebHome]]
296 296  [[uri>>doc:IMElements.uri.WebHome]]
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298 298  
299 299  Both [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]] and [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] have the association to [[InternationalString>>doc:IMElements.InternationalString.WebHome]] to support a multi-lingual [[name>>doc:IMElements.name.WebHome]], an optional multi-lingual [[description>>doc:IMElements.description.WebHome]], and an association to [[Annotation>>doc:IMElements.Annotation.WebHome]] to support notes (not shown on the model).
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301 -Through the inheritance the [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]] comprise one or more Categorys, and the [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] itself can have one or more [[child>>doc:IMElements.child.WebHome]] [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] in the (inherited) [[hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] association. Note that a [[child>>doc:IMElements.child.WebHome]] [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] can have only one [[parent>>doc:IMElements.parent.WebHome]] [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] in this association.
301 +Through the inheritance the [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]] comprise one or more Categorys, and the [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] itself can have one or more [[child>>doc:IMElements.child.WebHome]] [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] in the (inherited) [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]] association. Note that a [[child>>doc:IMElements.child.WebHome]] [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] can have only one [[parent>>doc:IMElements.parent.WebHome]] [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] in this association.
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303 303  A partial [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]] (where [[isPartial>>doc:IMElements.isPartial.WebHome]] is set to “true”) is identical to a [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]] and contains the [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] and associated names and descriptions, just as in a normal [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]]. However, its content is a subset of the full [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]]. The way this works is described in section [[3.5.3.1>>doc:Methodology.SDMX 3\.1 Standards\. Section 2\. Information model.3 SDMX Base Package.WebHome||anchor="H3.5.3.1Narrative"]] on [[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]].
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309 309  **Figure 24: Relationship Class diagram of the Category Scheme**
310 310  
311 -The [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]] can have one or more Categorys. The [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] is Identifiable and has identity information. A [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] can have zero or more [[child>>doc:IMElements.child.WebHome]] Categorys, thus supporting a [[hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] of Categorys. Any [[IdentifiableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.WebHome]] can be +categorisedBy a [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]]. This is achieved by means of a [[Categorisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Categorisation.WebHome]]. Each [[Categorisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Categorisation.WebHome]] can associate one [[IdentifiableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.WebHome]] with one [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]]. Multiple Categorisations can be used to build a set of IdentifiableArtefacts that are +categorisedBy the same [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]]. Note that there is no navigation (i.e. no embedded reference) to the [[Categorisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Categorisation.WebHome]] from the [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]]. From an implementation perspective this is necessary as [[Categorisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Categorisation.WebHome]] has no effect on the versioning of either the [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]] or the [[IdentifiableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.WebHome]].
311 +The [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]] can have one or more Categorys. The [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] is Identifiable and has identity information. A [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]] can have zero or more [[child>>doc:IMElements.child.WebHome]] Categorys, thus supporting a [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]] of Categorys. Any [[IdentifiableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.WebHome]] can be +[[categorisedBy>>doc:IMElements.categorisedBy.WebHome]] a [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]]. This is achieved by means of a [[Categorisation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]]. Each [[Categorisation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]] can associate one [[IdentifiableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.WebHome]] with one [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]]. Multiple [[Categorisations>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]] can be used to build a set of IdentifiableArtefacts that are +[[categorisedBy>>doc:IMElements.categorisedBy.WebHome]] the same [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]]. Note that there is no navigation (i.e. no embedded reference) to the [[Categorisation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]] from the [[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]]. From an implementation perspective this is necessary as [[Categorisation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]] has no effect on the versioning of either the [[CategoryScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.CategoryScheme.WebHome]] or the [[IdentifiableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.WebHome]].
312 312  
313 313  ==== 4.6.4.1 Definitions ====
314 314  
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322 322  |[[Category>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Category.WebHome]]|(((
323 323  Inherits from
324 324  //[[Item>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.WebHome]]//
325 -)))|(% style="width:601px" %)An item at any [[level>>doc:Glossary.Level.WebHome]] within a classification, typically tabulation categories, sections, subsections, divisions, subdivisions, groups, subgroups, classes and subclasses.
325 +)))|(% style="width:601px" %)An item at any level within a [[classification>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical Classification.WebHome]], typically tabulation categories, sections, subsections, divisions, subdivisions, groups, subgroups, classes and subclasses.
326 326  | |/hierarchy|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the parent and the child Category.
327 -|[[Categorisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.Categorisation.WebHome]]|(((
327 +|[[Categorisation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]]|(((
328 328  Inherits from
329 329  //[[MaintainableArtefact>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.WebHome]]//
330 -)))|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates an Identifable [[Artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] with a Category.
331 -| |+categorisedArtefact|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the Identifable [[Artefact>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]].
332 -| |+categorisedBy|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the Category.
330 +)))|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates an Identifable [[Artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] with a Category.
331 +| |+[[categorisedArtefact>>doc:IMElements.categorisedArtefact.WebHome]]|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the Identifable [[Artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]].
332 +| |+[[categorisedBy>>doc:IMElements.categorisedBy.WebHome]]|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the Category.
333 333  
334 334  == 4.7 Organisation Scheme ==
335 335  
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348 348  The //[[OrganisationScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.WebHome]]// can be one of five types:
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350 -1. [[AgencyScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.AgencyScheme.WebHome]] – contains [[Agency>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.Agency.WebHome]] which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no [[hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]]). Note that the [[SDMX>>doc:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] system of (Maintenance) [[Agency>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.Agency.WebHome]] can be hierarchic and this is explained in more detail in the SDMX Standards Section 6 “Technical Notes”.
351 -1. [[DataProviderScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.DataProviderScheme.WebHome]] – contains [[DataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataProvider.WebHome]] which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no [[hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]]).
352 -1. [[MetadataProviderScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.MetadataProviderScheme.WebHome]] – contains [[MetadataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.MetadataProvider.WebHome]] which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no [[hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]]).
353 -1. [[DataConsumerScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.DataConsumerScheme.WebHome]] – contains [[DataConsumer>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataConsumer.WebHome]] which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no [[hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]]).
354 -1. (% style="background-color:#d35400" %)[[OrganisationUnitScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.OrganisationUnitScheme.WebHome]](%%) – contains [[OrganisationUnit>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.OrganisationUnit.WebHome]] which does inherit the /[[hierarchy>>doc:Glossary.Hierarchy.WebHome]] association from [[Organisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.WebHome]].
350 +1. [[AgencyScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.AgencyScheme.WebHome]] – contains [[Agency>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.Agency.WebHome]] which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]]). Note that the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] system of (Maintenance) [[Agency>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.Agency.WebHome]] can be hierarchic and this is explained in more detail in the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] Standards Section 6 “Technical Notes”.
351 +1. [[DataProviderScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.DataProviderScheme.WebHome]] – contains [[DataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataProvider.WebHome]] which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]]).
352 +1. [[MetadataProviderScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.MetadataProviderScheme.WebHome]] – contains [[MetadataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.MetadataProvider.WebHome]] which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]]).
353 +1. [[DataConsumerScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.DataConsumerScheme.WebHome]] – contains [[DataConsumer>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataConsumer.WebHome]] which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]]).
354 +1. (% style="background-color:#d35400" %)[[OrganisationUnitScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.OrganisationUnitScheme.WebHome]](%%) – contains [[OrganisationUnit>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.OrganisationUnit.WebHome]] which does inherit the /[[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]] association from [[Organisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.WebHome]].
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356 -[[Reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] can be attached to the //[[Organisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.WebHome]]// by means of the metadata attachment mechanism. This mechanism is explained in the [[Reference Metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] section of this document (see section 7). This means that the model does not specify the specific [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] that can be attached to a [[DataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataProvider.WebHome]], [[MetadataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.MetadataProvider.WebHome]], [[DataConsumer>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataConsumer.WebHome]], [[OrganisationUnit>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.OrganisationUnit.WebHome]] or [[Agency>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.Agency.WebHome]], except for limited [[Contact>>doc:IMElements.Contact.WebHome]] information.
356 +[[Reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Reference metadata.WebHome]] can be attached to the //[[Organisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.WebHome]]// by means of the [[metadata>>doc:IMElements.metadata.WebHome]] attachment mechanism. This mechanism is explained in the [[Reference Metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Reference metadata.WebHome]] section of this document (see section 7). This means that the model does not specify the specific [[reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Reference metadata.WebHome]] that can be attached to a [[DataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataProvider.WebHome]], [[MetadataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.MetadataProvider.WebHome]], [[DataConsumer>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataConsumer.WebHome]], [[OrganisationUnit>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.OrganisationUnit.WebHome]] or [[Agency>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.Agency.WebHome]], except for limited [[Contact>>doc:IMElements.Contact.WebHome]] information.
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358 358  A partial //[[OrganisationScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.WebHome]]// (where [[isPartial>>doc:IMElements.isPartial.WebHome]] is set to “true”) is identical to an //[[OrganisationScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.WebHome]]// and contains the //[[Organisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.WebHome]]// and associated names and descriptions, just as in a normal //[[OrganisationScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.WebHome]]//. However, its content is a subset of the full //[[OrganisationScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.WebHome]]//. The way this works is described in section [[3.5.3.1>>doc:Methodology.SDMX 3\.1 Standards\. Section 2\. Information model.3 SDMX Base Package.WebHome||anchor="H3.5.3.1Narrative"]] on //[[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]]//.
359 359  
360 -==== 4.7.2.2 Definitions ====
360 +==== 4.7.2.2 ====
361 361  
362 +==== Definitions ====
363 +
362 362  (% style="width:946.835px" %)
363 363  |**Class**|**Feature**|(% style="width:540px" %)**Description**
364 364  |//[[OrganisationScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.WebHome]]//|(((
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384 384  [[DataConsumer>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataConsumer.WebHome]]
385 385  [[OrganisationUnit>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.OrganisationUnit.WebHome]]
386 386  )))|(% style="width:540px" %)An organisation is a unique framework of authority within which a person or persons act, or are designated to act, towards some purpose.
387 -| |+[[contact>>doc:IMElements.contact.WebHome]]|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the Contact information.
389 +| |+contact|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the Contact information.
388 388  | |/hierarchy|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to child Organisations.
389 389  |[[Contact>>doc:IMElements.Contact.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:540px" %)An instance of a role of an individual or an organization (or organization part or organization person) to whom an information item(s), a material object(s) and/or person(s) can be sent to or from in a specified context.
390 390  | |[[name>>doc:IMElements.name.WebHome]]|(% style="width:540px" %)The designation of the Contact person by a linguistic expression.
391 391  | |organisationUnit|(% style="width:540px" %)The designation of the organisational structure by a linguistic expression, within which Contact person works.
392 392  | |[[responsibility>>doc:IMElements.responsibility.WebHome]]|(% style="width:540px" %)The function of the contact person with respect to the organisation role for which this person is the Contact.
393 -| |[[telephone>>doc:IMElements.telephone.WebHome]]|(% style="width:540px" %)The [[telephone number>>doc:Glossary.Contact phone number.WebHome]] of the Contact.
395 +| |[[telephone>>doc:IMElements.telephone.WebHome]]|(% style="width:540px" %)The [[telephone number>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Contact phone number.WebHome]] of the Contact.
394 394  | |[[fax>>doc:IMElements.fax.WebHome]]|(% style="width:540px" %)The fax number of the Contact.
395 395  | |[[email>>doc:IMElements.email.WebHome]]|(% style="width:540px" %)The Internet e-mail address of the Contact.
396 396  | |[[X400>>doc:IMElements.x400.WebHome]]|(% style="width:540px" %)The X400 address of the Contact.
397 397  | |[[uri>>doc:IMElements.uri.WebHome]]|(% style="width:540px" %)The URL address of the Contact.
398 -|[[AgencyScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.AgencyScheme.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of Maintenance Agencies.
399 -| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the [[Maintenance Agency>>doc:Glossary.Maintenance agency.WebHome]] in the scheme.
400 -|[[DataProviderScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.DataProviderScheme.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of Data Providers.
401 -| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the Data Providers in the scheme.
400 +|[[AgencyScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.AgencyScheme.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of [[Maintenance Agencies>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Maintenance agency.WebHome]].
401 +| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the [[Maintenance Agency>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Maintenance agency.WebHome]] in the scheme.
402 +|[[DataProviderScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.DataProviderScheme.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of [[Data Providers>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data provider.WebHome]].
403 +| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the [[Data Providers>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data provider.WebHome]] in the scheme.
402 402  |[[MetadataProviderScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.MetadataProviderScheme.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of Metadata Providers.
403 403  | |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the Metadata Providers in the scheme.
404 -|[[DataConsumerScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.DataConsumerScheme.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of Data Consumers.
405 -| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the Data Consumers in the scheme.
406 -|(%%)(% style="background-color:#d35400" %)[[OrganisationUnitScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.OrganisationUnitScheme.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of Organisation Units.
407 -| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the Organisation Units in the scheme.
406 +|[[DataConsumerScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.DataConsumerScheme.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of [[Data Consumers>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data consumer.WebHome]].
407 +| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the [[Data Consumers>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data consumer.WebHome]] in the scheme.
408 +|(%%)(% style="background-color:#d35400" %)[[OrganisationUnitScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.OrganisationScheme.OrganisationUnitScheme.WebHome]]| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of Organisation [[Units>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical unit.WebHome]].
409 +| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the Organisation [[Units>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical unit.WebHome]] in the scheme.
408 408  |[[Agency>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.Agency.WebHome]]|(((
409 409  Inherits from
410 410  //[[Organisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.WebHome]]//
411 -)))|(% style="width:540px" %)Responsible agency for maintaining [[artefacts>>doc:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] such as statistical classifications, glossaries, [[structural metadata>>doc:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]] such as Data and Metadata Structure Definitions, Concepts and Code lists.
413 +)))|(% style="width:540px" %)Responsible agency for maintaining [[artefacts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] such as [[statistical classifications>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical Classification.WebHome]], glossaries, [[structural metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Structural metadata.WebHome]] such as Data and [[Metadata Structure Definitions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]], Concepts and [[Code lists>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]].
412 412  |[[DataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataProvider.WebHome]]|(((
413 413  Inherits from
414 414  //[[Organisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.WebHome]]//
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416 416  |[[MetadataProvider>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.MetadataProvider.WebHome]]|(((
417 417  Inherits from
418 418  //[[Organisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.WebHome]]//
419 -)))|(% style="width:540px" %)An organisation that produces [[reference metadata>>doc:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]].
421 +)))|(% style="width:540px" %)An organisation that produces [[reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Reference metadata.WebHome]].
420 420  |[[DataConsumer>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.DataConsumer.WebHome]]|(((
421 421  Inherits from
422 422  //[[Organisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.WebHome]]//
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425 425  Inherits from
426 426  //[[Organisation>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.Organisation.WebHome]]//
427 427  )))|(% style="width:540px" %)A designation in the organisational structure.
428 -| |/hierarchy|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to child Organisation Units
430 +| |/hierarchy|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to child Organisation [[Units>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical unit.WebHome]]
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430 430  == 4.8 Reporting Taxonomy ==
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457 457  
458 458  A partial [[ReportingTaxonomy>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ReportingTaxonomy.WebHome]] (where [[isPartial>>doc:IMElements.isPartial.WebHome]] is set to “true”) is identical to a [[ReportingTaxonomy>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ReportingTaxonomy.WebHome]] and contains the [[ReportingCategory>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.ReportingCategory.WebHome]] and associated names and descriptions, just as in a normal [[ReportingTaxonomy>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ReportingTaxonomy.WebHome]]. However, its content is a sub set of the full [[ReportingTaxonomy>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.ReportingTaxonomy.WebHome]] The way this works is described in section [[3.5.3.1>>doc:Methodology.SDMX 3\.1 Standards\. Section 2\. Information model.3 SDMX Base Package.WebHome||anchor="H3.5.3.1Narrative"]] on //[[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]]//.
459 459  
460 -==== 4.8.2.2 Definitions ====
462 +==== 4.8.2.2 (% style="color:inherit; font-family:inherit; font-size:max(18px, min(20px, 14.4444px + 0.462963vw))" %)Definitions(%%) ====
461 461  
462 462  (% style="width:969.835px" %)
463 463  |**Class**|**Feature**|(% style="width:668px" %)**Description**
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465 465  Inherits from
466 466  //[[ItemScheme>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.VersionableArtefact.MaintainableArtefact.ItemScheme.WebHome]]//
467 467  )))|(% style="width:668px" %)A scheme which defines the composition structure of a data report where each component can be described by an independent Dataflow or Metadataflow.
468 -| |/items|(% style="width:668px" %)Associates the Reporting Category
470 +| |/items|(% style="width:668px" %)Associates the [[Reporting Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Reporting category.WebHome]]
469 469  |[[ReportingCategory>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.ReportingCategory.WebHome]]|Inherits from //[[Item>>doc:IMElements.AnnotableArtefact.IdentifiableArtefact.NameableArtefact.Item.WebHome]]//|(% style="width:668px" %)A component that gives structure to the report and links to data and metadata.
470 -| |/hierarchy|(% style="width:668px" %)Associates child Reporting Category.
471 -| |+[[flow>>doc:IMElements.flow.WebHome]]|(% style="width:668px" %)Association to the data and metadata flows that link to metadata about the provisioning and related data and [[metadata sets>>doc:Glossary.Metadata set.WebHome]], and the structures that define them.
472 -| |+[[structure>>doc:IMElements.structure.WebHome]]|(% style="width:668px" %)Association to the Data Structure Definition and Metadata Structure Definitions which define the [[structural metadata>>doc:Glossary.Structural metadata.WebHome]] describing the data and metadata that are contained at this part of the report.
472 +| |/hierarchy|(% style="width:668px" %)Associates child [[Reporting Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Reporting category.WebHome]].
473 +| |+[[flow>>doc:IMElements.flow.WebHome]]|(% style="width:668px" %)Association to the data and metadata flows that link to metadata about the provisioning and related data and [[metadata sets>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata set.WebHome]], and the structures that define them.
474 +| |+[[structure>>doc:IMElements.structure.WebHome]]|(% style="width:668px" %)Association to the [[Data Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] and [[Metadata Structure Definitions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] which define the [[structural metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Structural metadata.WebHome]] describing the data and metadata that are contained at this part of the report.
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