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73 73  
74 74  ==== 4.3.3.1 Narrative ====
75 75  
76 -A Codelist may extend other Codelists via the CodelistExtension class. The latter, via the sequence, indicates the order of precedence of the extended Codelists for conflict resolution of Codes. Besides that, the prefix property is used to ensure uniqueness of inherited Codes in the extending{{footnote}}The Codelist that extends 0..* Codelists is the 'extending' Codelist, while the Codelist(s) that are inherited is/are the 'extended' Codelist(s).{{/footnote}} Codelist in case conflicting Codes must be included in the latter. Each CodelistExtension association may include one InclusiveCodeSelection or one ExclusiveCodeSelection; those allow including or excluding a specific selection of Codes from the extended Codelists.
76 +A [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] may extend other [[Codelists>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] via the CodelistExtension class. The latter, via the sequence, indicates the order of precedence of the extended [[Codelists>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] for conflict resolution of [[Codes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]]. Besides that, the prefix property is used to ensure uniqueness of inherited [[Codes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] in the extending{{footnote}}The Codelist that extends 0..* Codelists is the 'extending' Codelist, while the Codelist(s) that are inherited is/are the 'extended' Codelist(s).{{/footnote}} [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] in case conflicting [[Codes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] must be included in the latter. Each CodelistExtension association may include one InclusiveCodeSelection or one ExclusiveCodeSelection; those allow including or excluding a specific selection of [[Codes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] from the extended [[Codelists>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]].
77 77  
78 -The code selection classes may have MemberValues in order to specify the subset of the Codes that should be included or excluded from the extended Codelist. A MemberValue may have a value that corresponds to a Code, including its children Codes (via the cascadeValues property), or even include instances of the wildcard character ‘%’ in order to point to a set of Codes with common parts in their identifiers.
78 +The [[code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] selection classes may have MemberValues in order to specify the subset of the [[Codes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] that should be included or excluded from the extended [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]]. A MemberValue may have a value that corresponds to a [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]], including its children [[Codes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] (via the cascadeValues property), or even include instances of the wildcard character ‘%’ in order to point to a set of [[Codes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] with common parts in their identifiers.
79 79  
80 80  ==== 4.3.3.2 Definitions ====
81 81  
82 82  (% style="width:970.835px" %)
83 83  |**Class**|**Feature**|(% style="width:655px" %)**Description**
84 -|CodelistExtension| |(% style="width:655px" %)The association between Codelists that may extend other Codelists.
85 -| |prefix|(% style="width:655px" %)A prefix to be used for a Codelist used in a extension, in order to avoid Code Conflicts.
84 +|CodelistExtension| |(% style="width:655px" %)The association between [[Codelists>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] that may extend other [[Codelists>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]].
85 +| |prefix|(% style="width:655px" %)A prefix to be used for a [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] used in a extension, in order to avoid [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] Conflicts.
86 86  | |sequence|(% style="width:655px" %)(((
87 -The order that will be used when extending a Codelist, for resolving Code conflicts. The latest Codelist used overrides any previous Codelist.
87 +The order that will be used when extending a [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]], for resolving [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] conflicts. The latest [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] used overrides any previous [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]].
88 88  )))
89 -|InclusiveCodeSelection| |(% style="width:655px" %)The subset of Codes to be included when extending a Codelist.
90 -|ExclusiveCodeSelection| |(% style="width:655px" %)The subset of Codes to be excluded when extending a Codelist.
89 +|InclusiveCodeSelection| |(% style="width:655px" %)The subset of [[Codes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] to be included when extending a [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]].
90 +|ExclusiveCodeSelection| |(% style="width:655px" %)The subset of [[Codes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] to be excluded when extending a [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]].
91 91  |MemberValue|(((
92 92  Inherits from:
93 93  //SelectionValue//
94 -)))|(% style="width:655px" %)A collection of values based on Codes and their children.
95 -| |cascadeValues|(% style="width:655px" %)A property to indicate if the child Codes of the selected Code shall be included in the selection. It is also possible to include children and exclude the Code by using the 'excluderoot' value.
96 -| |value|(% style="width:655px" %)The value of the Code to include in the selection. It may include the ‘%’ character as a wildcard.
94 +)))|(% style="width:655px" %)A collection of values based on [[Codes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] and their children.
95 +| |cascadeValues|(% style="width:655px" %)A property to indicate if the child [[Codes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] of the selected [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] shall be included in the selection. It is also possible to include children and exclude the [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] by using the 'excluderoot' value.
96 +| |value|(% style="width:655px" %)The value of the [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] to include in the selection. It may include the ‘%’ character as a wildcard.
97 97  
98 98  === 4.3.4 Class Diagram – Geospatial Codelist ===
99 99  
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109 109  
110 110  ==== 4.3.4.1 Narrative ====
111 111  
112 -A //GeoCodelist// is a specialisation of Codelist that includes geospatial information, by comprising a set of special Codes, i.e., //GeoRefCode//s. A //GeoCodelist// may be implemented by any of the two following classes, via the geoType property:
112 +A //GeoCodelist// is a specialisation of [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] that includes geospatial information, by comprising a set of special [[Codes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]], i.e., //GeoRefCode//s. A //GeoCodelist// may be implemented by any of the two following classes, via the geoType property:
113 113  
114 114  GeographicCodelist
115 115  
116 116  GeoGridCodelist
117 117  
118 -The former, i.e., GeographicCodelist, comprises a set of GeoFeatureSetCodes, by adding a value in the Code that follows a pattern to represent a geo feature set.
118 +The former, i.e., GeographicCodelist, comprises a set of GeoFeatureSetCodes, by adding a value in the [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] that follows a pattern to represent a geo feature set.
119 119  
120 120  The latter, i.e., GeoGridCodelist, comprises a set of GridCodes, which are related to the gridDefinition specified in the GeoGridCodelist.
121 121  
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127 127  Abstract Class Sub Classes:
128 128  GeographicCodelist
129 129  GeoGridCodelist
130 -)))|(% style="width:559px" %)The abstract class that represents a special type of Codelist, which includes geospatial information.
131 -| |geoType|(% style="width:559px" %)The type of Geo Codelist that the Codelist will become.
130 +)))|(% style="width:559px" %)The abstract class that represents a special type of [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]], which includes geospatial information.
131 +| |geoType|(% style="width:559px" %)The type of Geo [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] that the [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] will become.
132 132  |//GeoRefCode//|(((
133 133  Abstract Class
134 134  Sub Classes:
135 135  GeoFeatureSetCode
136 136  GeoGridCode
137 -)))|(% style="width:559px" %)The abstract class that represents a special type of Code, which includes geospatial information.
138 -|GeographicCodelist| |(% style="width:559px" %)A special Codelist that has been extended to add a geographical feature set to each of its items, typically, this would include all types of administrative geographies.
139 -|GeoGridCodelist| |(% style="width:559px" %)A code list that has defined a geographical grid composed of cells representing regular squared portions of the Earth.
137 +)))|(% style="width:559px" %)The abstract class that represents a special type of [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]], which includes geospatial information.
138 +|GeographicCodelist| |(% style="width:559px" %)A special [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] that has been extended to add a geographical feature set to each of its items, typically, this would include all types of administrative geographies.
139 +|GeoGridCodelist| |(% style="width:559px" %)A [[code list>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] that has defined a geographical grid composed of cells representing regular squared portions of the Earth.
140 140  | |gridDefinition|(% style="width:559px" %)Contains a regular expression string corresponding to the grid definition for the GeoGridCodelist.
141 -|GeoFeatureSetCode| |(% style="width:559px" %)A Code that has a geo feature set.
142 -| |value|(% style="width:559px" %)The geo feature set of the Code, which represents a set of points defining a feature in a format defined a predefined pattern (see section 6).
143 -|GeoGridCode| |(% style="width:559px" %)A Code that represents a Geo Grid Cell belonging in a specific grid definition.
144 -| |geoCell|(% style="width:559px" %)The value used to assign the Code to one cell in the grid.
141 +|GeoFeatureSetCode| |(% style="width:559px" %)A [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] that has a geo feature set.
142 +| |value|(% style="width:559px" %)The geo feature set of the [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]], which represents a set of points defining a feature in a format defined a predefined pattern (see section 6).
143 +|GeoGridCode| |(% style="width:559px" %)A [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] that represents a Geo Grid Cell belonging in a specific grid definition.
144 +| |geoCell|(% style="width:559px" %)The value used to assign the [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] to one cell in the grid.
145 145  
146 146  == 4.4 ValueList ==
147 147  
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155 155  
156 156  ==== 4.4.2.1 Narrative ====
157 157  
158 -A ValueList inherits from //EnumeratedList// (and hence the //MaintenableArtefact//) and thus has the following attributes:
158 +A ValueList inherits from //EnumeratedList// (and hence the //MaintenableArtefact//) and thus has the following [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]:
159 159  
160 160  id
161 161  uri
162 162  urn
163 -version
163 +
164 +[[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]]
164 164  validFrom
165 165  validTo
166 -isExternalReference
167 +[[isExternalReference>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.isExternalReference.WebHome]]
167 167  registryURL
168 168  structureURL
169 169  repositoryURL
170 170  
171 -ValueItem inherits from //EnumeratedItem//, which adds an id, with relaxed constraints, to the former.
172 +ValueItem inherits from //EnumeratedItem//, which adds an id, with relaxed [[constraints>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Constraint.WebHome]], to the former.
172 172  
173 -Through the inheritance from //NameableArtefact// the ValueList has the association to InternationalString to support a multi-lingual name, an optional multi-lingual description, and an association to Annotation to support notes (not shown). Similarly, the ValueItem, inherits the association to InternationalString and to the Annotation from the //EnumeratedItem//.
174 +Through the inheritance from //NameableArtefact// the ValueList has the association to InternationalString to support a multi-lingual name, an optional multi-lingual description, and an association to [[Annotation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Annotation.WebHome]] to support notes (not shown). Similarly, the ValueItem, inherits the association to InternationalString and to the [[Annotation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Annotation.WebHome]] from the //EnumeratedItem//.
174 174  
175 175  The ValueList can have one or more ValueItems.
176 176  
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181 181  |ValueList|(% style="width:175px" %)(((
182 182  Inherits from
183 183  //EnumeratedList//
184 -)))|(% style="width:632px" %)A list from which some statistical concepts (enumerated concepts) take their values.
185 +)))|(% style="width:632px" %)A list from which some statistical [[concepts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] (enumerated [[concepts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]]) take their values.
185 185  |ValueItem|(% style="width:175px" %)(((
186 186  Inherits from
187 187  //EnumeratedItem//
188 -)))|(% style="width:632px" %)A language independent set of letters, numbers or symbols that represent a concept whose meaning is described in a natural language.
189 +)))|(% style="width:632px" %)A [[language>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Language.WebHome]] independent set of letters, numbers or symbols that represent a [[concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] whose meaning is described in a natural [[language>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Language.WebHome]].
189 189  
190 190  == 4.5 Concept Scheme and Concepts ==
191 191  
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197 197  
198 198  === 4.5.2 Explanation of the Diagram ===
199 199  
200 -The ConceptScheme inherits from the //ItemScheme //and therefore has the following attributes:
201 +The ConceptScheme inherits from the //ItemScheme //and therefore has the following [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]:
201 201  
202 202  id
203 203  uri
204 204  urn
205 -version validFrom validTo
206 -isExternalReference
206 +[[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]] validFrom validTo
207 +[[isExternalReference>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.isExternalReference.WebHome]]
207 207  registryURL
208 208  structureURL
209 209  repositoryURL
210 210  isPartial
211 211  
212 -Concept inherits from Item and has the following attributes:
213 +[[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] inherits from Item and has the following [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]:
213 213  
214 214  id
215 215  uri
216 216  urn
217 217  
218 -Through the inheritance from //NameableArtefact// both ConceptScheme and Concept have the association to InternationalString to support a multi-lingual name, an optional multilingual description, and an association to Annotation to support notes (not shown).
219 +Through the inheritance from //NameableArtefact// both ConceptScheme and [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] have the association to InternationalString to support a multi-lingual name, an optional multilingual description, and an association to [[Annotation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Annotation.WebHome]] to support notes (not shown).
219 219  
220 -Through the inheritance from //ItemScheme// the ConceptScheme comprise one or more Concepts, and the Concept itself can have one or more child Concepts in the (inherited) hierarchy association. Note that a child Concept can have only one parent Concept in this association.
221 +Through the inheritance from //ItemScheme// the ConceptScheme comprise one or more [[Concepts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]], and the [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] itself can have one or more child [[Concepts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] in the (inherited) [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]] association. Note that a child [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] can have only one parent [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] in this association.
221 221  
222 -A partial ConceptScheme (where isPartial is set to “true”) is identical to a ConceptScheme and contains the Concept and associated names and descriptions, just as in a normal ConceptScheme. However, its content is a subset of the full ConceptScheme. 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.
223 +A partial ConceptScheme (where isPartial is set to “true”) is identical to a ConceptScheme and contains the [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] and associated names and descriptions, just as in a normal ConceptScheme. However, its content is a subset of the full ConceptScheme. 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.
223 223  
224 224  === 4.5.3 Class Diagram Relationship ===
225 225  
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231 231  
232 232  ==== 4.5.4.1 Narrative ====
233 233  
234 -The ConceptScheme can have one or more Concepts. A Concept can have zero or more child Concepts, thus supporting a hierarchy of Concepts. Note that a child Concept can have only one parent Concept in this association. The purpose of the hierarchy is to relate concepts that have a semantic relationship: for example, a Reporting_Country and Vis_a_Vis_Country may both have Country as a parent concept, or a CONTACT may have a PRIMARY_CONTACT as a child concept. It is not the purpose of such schemes to define reporting structures: these reporting structures are defined in the MetadataStructureDefinition.
235 +The ConceptScheme can have one or more [[Concepts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]]. A [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] can have zero or more child [[Concepts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]], thus supporting a [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]] of [[Concepts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]]. Note that a child [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] can have only one parent [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] in this association. The purpose of the [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]] is to relate [[concepts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] that have a semantic relationship: for example, a Reporting_Country and Vis_a_Vis_Country may both have Country as a parent [[concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]], or a [[CONTACT>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Contact.WebHome]] may have a PRIMARY_CONTACT as a child [[concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]]. It is not the purpose of such schemes to define reporting structures: these reporting structures are defined in the MetadataStructureDefinition.
235 235  
236 -The Concept can be associated with a coreRepresentation. The coreRepresentation is the specification of the format and value domain of the Concept when used on a structure like a DataStructureDefinition or a MetadataStructureDefinition, unless the specification of the Representation is overridden in the relevant structure definition. In a hierarchical ConceptScheme the Representation is inherited from the parent Concept unless overridden at the level of the child Concept.
237 +The [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] can be associated with a coreRepresentation. The coreRepresentation is the specification of the format and value domain of the [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] when used on a structure like a DataStructureDefinition or a MetadataStructureDefinition, unless the specification of the [[Representation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Representation.WebHome]] is overridden in the relevant structure definition. In a hierarchical ConceptScheme the [[Representation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Representation.WebHome]] is inherited from the parent [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] unless overridden at the [[level>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Level.WebHome]] of the child [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]].
237 237  
238 -The Representation is documented in more detail in the section on the SDMX Base.
239 +The [[Representation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Representation.WebHome]] is documented in more detail in the section on the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] Base.
239 239  
240 -The Concept may be related to a concept described in terms of the ISO/IEC 11179 standard. The ISOConceptReference identifies this concept and concept scheme in which it is contained.
241 +The [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] may be related to a [[concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] described in terms of the ISO/IEC 11179 standard. The ISOConceptReference identifies this [[concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] and [[concept scheme>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept scheme.WebHome]] in which it is contained.
241 241  
242 242  ==== 4.5.4.2 Definitions ====
243 243  
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248 248  )))|(% style="width:184px" %)(((
249 249  Inherits from
250 250  //ItemScheme//
251 -)))|(% style="width:548px" %)The descriptive information for an arrangement or division of concepts into groups based on characteristics, which the objects have in common.
252 +)))|(% style="width:548px" %)The descriptive information for an arrangement or division of [[concepts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] into groups based on characteristics, which the objects have in common.
252 252  |(% style="width:170px" %)Concept|(% style="width:184px" %)(((
253 253  Inherits from
254 254  //Item//
255 -)))|(% style="width:548px" %)A concept is a unit of knowledge created by a unique combination of characteristics.
256 -|(% style="width:170px" %) |(% style="width:184px" %)/hierarchy|(% style="width:548px" %)Associates the parent and the child concept.
257 -|(% style="width:170px" %) |(% style="width:184px" %)coreRepresentation|(% style="width:548px" %)Associates a Representation.
258 -|(% style="width:170px" %) |(% style="width:184px" %)+ISOConcept|(% style="width:548px" %)Association to an ISO concept reference.
259 -|(% style="width:170px" %)ISOConceptReference|(% style="width:184px" %) |(% style="width:548px" %)The identity of an ISO concept definition.
260 -|(% style="width:170px" %) |(% style="width:184px" %)conceptAgency|(% style="width:548px" %)The maintenance agency of the concept scheme containing the concept.
261 -|(% style="width:170px" %) |(% style="width:184px" %)conceptSchemeID|(% style="width:548px" %)The identifier of the concept scheme.
262 -|(% style="width:170px" %) |(% style="width:184px" %)conceptID|(% style="width:548px" %)The identifier of the concept.
256 +)))|(% style="width:548px" %)A [[concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] is a [[unit>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical unit.WebHome]] of knowledge created by a unique combination of characteristics.
257 +|(% style="width:170px" %) |(% style="width:184px" %)/hierarchy|(% style="width:548px" %)Associates the parent and the child [[concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]].
258 +|(% style="width:170px" %) |(% style="width:184px" %)coreRepresentation|(% style="width:548px" %)Associates a [[Representation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Representation.WebHome]].
259 +|(% style="width:170px" %) |(% style="width:184px" %)+ISOConcept|(% style="width:548px" %)Association to an ISO [[concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] reference.
260 +|(% style="width:170px" %)ISOConceptReference|(% style="width:184px" %) |(% style="width:548px" %)The identity of an ISO [[concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] definition.
261 +|(% style="width:170px" %) |(% style="width:184px" %)conceptAgency|(% style="width:548px" %)The [[maintenance agency>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Maintenance agency.WebHome]] of the [[concept scheme>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept scheme.WebHome]] containing the [[concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]].
262 +|(% style="width:170px" %) |(% style="width:184px" %)conceptSchemeID|(% style="width:548px" %)The identifier of the [[concept scheme>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept scheme.WebHome]].
263 +|(% style="width:170px" %) |(% style="width:184px" %)conceptID|(% style="width:548px" %)The identifier of the [[concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]].
263 263  
264 264  == 4.6 Category Scheme ==
265 265  
266 266  === 4.6.1 Context ===
267 267  
268 -This package defines the structure 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.
269 +This package defines the structure that supports the definition of and relationships between [[categories>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]] 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>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]]”) can be associated to any set of IdentiableArtefacts in a [[Categorisation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]].
269 269  
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//. The CategoryScheme inherits from the //ItemScheme// and has the following attributes:
281 +The [[categories>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]] are modelled as a hierarchical //ItemScheme//. The CategoryScheme inherits from the //ItemScheme// and has the following [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]:
281 281  
282 282  id
283 283  uri
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285 285  version
286 286  validFrom
287 287  validTo
288 -isExternalReference
289 +[[isExternalReference>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.isExternalReference.WebHome]]
289 289  structureURL
290 290  serviceURL
291 291  isPartial
292 292  
293 -Category inherits from //Item// and has the following attributes:
294 +[[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]] inherits from //Item// and has the following [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]:
294 294  
295 295  id
296 296  uri
297 297  urn
298 298  
299 -Both CategoryScheme and Category have the association to InternationalString to support a multi-lingual name, an optional multi-lingual description, and an association to Annotation to support notes (not shown on the model).
300 +Both CategoryScheme and [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]] have the association to InternationalString to support a multi-lingual name, an optional multi-lingual description, and an association to [[Annotation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Annotation.WebHome]] to support notes (not shown on the model).
300 300  
301 -Through the inheritance the CategoryScheme comprise one or more Categorys, and the Category itself can have one or more child Category in the (inherited) hierarchy association. Note that a child Category can have only one parent Category in this association.
302 +Through the inheritance the CategoryScheme comprise one or more [[Categorys>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]], and the [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]] itself can have one or more child [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]] in the (inherited) [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]] association. Note that a child [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]] can have only one parent [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]] in this association.
302 302  
303 -A partial CategoryScheme (where isPartial is set to “true”) is identical to a CategoryScheme and contains the Category and associated names and descriptions, just as in a normal CategoryScheme. However, its content is a subset of the full CategoryScheme. 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.
304 +A partial CategoryScheme (where isPartial is set to “true”) is identical to a CategoryScheme and contains the [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]] and associated names and descriptions, just as in a normal CategoryScheme. However, its content is a subset of the full CategoryScheme. 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.
304 304  
305 305  === 4.6.4 Class diagram Relationship ===
306 306  
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308 308  
309 309  **Figure 24: Relationship Class diagram of the Category Scheme**
310 310  
311 -The CategoryScheme can have one or more Categorys. The Category is Identifiable and has identity information. A Category can have zero or more child Categorys, thus supporting a hierarchy of Categorys. Any IdentifiableArtefact can be +categorisedBy a Category. This is achieved by means of a Categorisation. Each Categorisation can associate one IdentifiableArtefact with one Category. Multiple Categorisations can be used to build a set of IdentifiableArtefacts that are +categorisedBy the same Category. Note that there is no navigation (i.e. no embedded reference) to the Categorisation from the Category. From an implementation perspective this is necessary as Categorisation has no effect on the versioning of either the CategoryScheme or the IdentifiableArtefact.
312 +The CategoryScheme can have one or more [[Categorys>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]]. The [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]] is Identifiable and has identity information. A [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]] can have zero or more child [[Categorys>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]], thus supporting a [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]] of [[Categorys>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]]. Any IdentifiableArtefact can be +categorisedBy a [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.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 with one [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]]. Multiple [[Categorisations>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]] can be used to build a set of IdentifiableArtefacts that are +categorisedBy the same [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.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:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.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 or the IdentifiableArtefact.
312 312  
313 313  ==== 4.6.4.1 Definitions ====
314 314  
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317 317  |CategoryScheme|(((
318 318  Inherits from
319 319  //ItemScheme//
320 -)))|(% style="width:601px" %)The descriptive information for an arrangement or division of categories into groups based on characteristics, which the objects have in common.
321 -| |/items|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the categories.
322 -|Category|(((
321 +)))|(% style="width:601px" %)The descriptive information for an arrangement or division of [[categories>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]] into groups based on characteristics, which the objects have in common.
322 +| |/items|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the [[categories>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]].
323 +|[[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]]|(((
323 323  Inherits from
324 324  //Item//
325 -)))|(% style="width:601px" %)An item at any level within a classification, typically tabulation categories, sections, subsections, divisions, subdivisions, groups, subgroups, classes and subclasses.
326 -| |/hierarchy|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the parent and the child Category.
327 -|Categorisation|(((
326 +)))|(% style="width:601px" %)An item at any [[level>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Level.WebHome]] within a [[classification>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical Classification.WebHome]], typically tabulation [[categories>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]], sections, subsections, divisions, subdivisions, groups, subgroups, classes and subclasses.
327 +| |/hierarchy|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the parent and the child [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]].
328 +|[[Categorisation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Categorisation.WebHome]]|(((
328 328  Inherits from
329 329  //MaintainableArtefact//
330 -)))|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates an Identifable Artefact with a Category.
331 -| |+categorisedArtefact|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the Identifable Artefact.
332 -| |+categorisedBy|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the Category.
331 +)))|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates an Identifable [[Artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]] with a [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]].
332 +| |+categorisedArtefact|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the Identifable [[Artefact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Artefact.WebHome]].
333 +| |+categorisedBy|(% style="width:601px" %)Associates the [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Category.WebHome]].
333 333  
334 334  == 4.7 Organisation Scheme ==
335 335  
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347 347  
348 348  The //OrganisationScheme// can be one of five types:
349 349  
350 -1. AgencyScheme – contains Agency which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no hierarchy). Note that the SDMX system of (Maintenance) Agency can be hierarchic and this is explained in more detail in the SDMX Standards Section 6 “Technical Notes”.
351 -1. DataProviderScheme – contains DataProvider which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no hierarchy).
352 -1. MetadataProviderScheme – contains MetadataProvider which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no hierarchy).
353 -1. DataConsumerScheme – contains DataConsumer which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no hierarchy).
354 -1. (% style="background-color:#d35400" %)OrganisationUnitScheme(%%) – contains OrganisationUnit which does inherit the /hierarchy association from Organisation.
351 +1. AgencyScheme – contains Agency 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 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”.
352 +1. DataProviderScheme – contains DataProvider which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]]).
353 +1. MetadataProviderScheme – contains MetadataProvider which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]]).
354 +1. DataConsumerScheme – contains DataConsumer which is restricted to a flat list of agencies (i.e., there is no [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]]).
355 +1. (% style="background-color:#d35400" %)OrganisationUnitScheme(%%) – contains OrganisationUnit which does inherit the /[[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]] association from Organisation.
355 355  
356 -Reference metadata can be attached to the //Organisation// by means of the metadata attachment mechanism. This mechanism is explained in the Reference Metadata section of this document (see section 7). This means that the model does not specify the specific reference metadata that can be attached to a DataProvider, MetadataProvider, DataConsumer, OrganisationUnit or Agency, except for limited Contact information.
357 +[[Reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Reference metadata.WebHome]] can be attached to the //Organisation// by means of the metadata 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, MetadataProvider, DataConsumer, OrganisationUnit or Agency, except for limited [[Contact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Contact.WebHome]] information.
357 357  
358 358  A partial //OrganisationScheme// (where isPartial is set to “true”) is identical to an //OrganisationScheme// and contains the //Organisation// and associated names and descriptions, just as in a normal //OrganisationScheme//. However, its content is a subset of the full //OrganisationScheme//. 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//.
359 359  
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384 384  DataConsumer
385 385  OrganisationUnit
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|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the Contact information.
388 +| |+contact|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the [[Contact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Contact.WebHome]] information.
388 388  | |/hierarchy|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to child Organisations.
389 -|Contact| |(% 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 -| |name|(% style="width:540px" %)The designation of the Contact person by a linguistic expression.
391 -| |organisationUnit|(% style="width:540px" %)The designation of the organisational structure by a linguistic expression, within which Contact person works.
392 -| |responsibility|(% style="width:540px" %)The function of the contact person with respect to the organisation role for which this person is the Contact.
393 -| |telephone|(% style="width:540px" %)The telephone number of the Contact.
394 -| |fax|(% style="width:540px" %)The fax number of the Contact.
395 -| |email|(% style="width:540px" %)The Internet e-mail address of the Contact.
396 -| |X400|(% style="width:540px" %)The X400 address of the Contact.
397 -| |uri|(% style="width:540px" %)The URL address of the Contact.
398 -|AgencyScheme| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of Maintenance Agencies.
399 -| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the Maintenance Agency in the scheme.
400 -|DataProviderScheme| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of Data Providers.
401 -| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the Data Providers in the scheme.
390 +|(%%)(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Contact| |(% 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.
391 +| |name|(% style="width:540px" %)The designation of the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Contact(%%) person by a linguistic expression.
392 +| |organisationUnit|(% style="width:540px" %)The designation of the organisational structure by a linguistic expression, within which (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Contact(%%) person works.
393 +| |responsibility|(% style="width:540px" %)The function of the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)contact(%%) person with respect to the organisation role for which this person is the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Contact(%%).
394 +| |telephone|(% style="width:540px" %)The [[telephone number>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Contact phone number.WebHome]] of the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Contact(%%).
395 +| |fax|(% style="width:540px" %)The fax number of the [[Contact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Contact.WebHome]].
396 +| |email|(% style="width:540px" %)The Internet e-mail address of the [[Contact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Contact.WebHome]].
397 +| |X400|(% style="width:540px" %)The X400 address of the [[Contact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Contact.WebHome]].
398 +| |uri|(% style="width:540px" %)The URL address of the [[Contact>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Contact.WebHome]].
399 +|AgencyScheme| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of [[Maintenance Agencies>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Maintenance agency.WebHome]].
400 +| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the [[Maintenance Agency>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Maintenance agency.WebHome]] in the scheme.
401 +|DataProviderScheme| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of [[Data Providers>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data provider.WebHome]].
402 +| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the [[Data Providers>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data provider.WebHome]] in the scheme.
402 402  |MetadataProviderScheme| |(% 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| |(% 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| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of Organisation Units.
407 -| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the Organisation Units in the scheme.
405 +|DataConsumerScheme| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of [[Data Consumers>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data consumer.WebHome]].
406 +| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the [[Data Consumers>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data consumer.WebHome]] in the scheme.
407 +|(%%)(% style="background-color:#d35400" %)OrganisationUnitScheme| |(% style="width:540px" %)A maintained collection of Organisation [[Units>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical unit.WebHome]].
408 +| |/items|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to the Organisation [[Units>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical unit.WebHome]] in the scheme.
408 408  |Agency|(((
409 409  Inherits from
410 410  //Organisation//
411 -)))|(% style="width:540px" %)Responsible agency for maintaining artefacts such as statistical classifications, glossaries, structural metadata such as Data and Metadata Structure Definitions, Concepts and Code lists.
412 +)))|(% 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>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] and [[Code lists>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]].
412 412  |DataProvider|(((
413 413  Inherits from
414 414  //Organisation//
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416 416  |MetadataProvider|(((
417 417  Inherits from
418 418  //Organisation//
419 -)))|(% style="width:540px" %)An organisation that produces reference metadata.
420 +)))|(% style="width:540px" %)An organisation that produces [[reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Reference metadata.WebHome]].
420 420  |DataConsumer|(((
421 421  Inherits from
422 422  //Organisation//
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425 425  Inherits from
426 426  //Organisation//
427 427  )))|(% style="width:540px" %)A designation in the organisational structure.
428 -| |/hierarchy|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to child Organisation Units
429 +| |/hierarchy|(% style="width:540px" %)Association to child Organisation [[Units>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical unit.WebHome]]
429 429  
430 -(% style="width:946.835px" %)
431 -|(% style="width:540px" %)
432 -
433 433  == 4.8 Reporting Taxonomy ==
434 434  
435 435  === 4.8.1 Class Diagram ===
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