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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.
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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.
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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 ==
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