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... ... @@ -132,11 +132,11 @@ 132 132 133 133 ==== 7.4.2.1 Narrative ==== 134 134 135 -Note that the MetadataSet must conform to the MetadataStructureDefinition associated to the Metadataflow or MetadataProvisionAgreement for which this MetadataSet is an “instance of metadata”. Whilst the model shows the association to the classes of the MetadataStructureDefinition, this is for conceptual purposes to show the link to the MetadataStructureDefinition. In the actual MetadataSet, as exchanged, there must, of course, be a reference to the MetadataStructureDefinition and optionally a Metadataflow or a MetadataProvisionAgreement, but the MetadataStructureDefinition is not necessarily exchanged with the metadata. Note that the MetadataStructureDefinition classes are shown also but are not a part of the MetadataSet itself. 135 +Note that the MetadataSet must conform to the MetadataStructureDefinition associated to the [[Metadataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadataflow.WebHome]] or MetadataProvisionAgreement for which this MetadataSet is an “instance of metadata”. Whilst the model shows the association to the classes of the MetadataStructureDefinition, this is for conceptual purposes to show the link to the MetadataStructureDefinition. In the actual MetadataSet, as exchanged, there must, of course, be a reference to the MetadataStructureDefinition and optionally a [[Metadataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadataflow.WebHome]] or a MetadataProvisionAgreement, but the MetadataStructureDefinition is not necessarily exchanged with the metadata. Note that the MetadataStructureDefinition classes are shown also but are not a part of the MetadataSet itself. 136 136 137 137 A MetadataProvider is maintaining one or more MetadataSets, as the latter is a //MaintainableArtefact//. 138 138 139 -A MetadataSet comprises a set of //MetadataAttributeValue//s and a set of TargetIdentifiableObjects, which must be part of those specified in the relevant Metadataflow or MetadataProvisionAgreement. 139 +A MetadataSet comprises a set of //MetadataAttributeValue//s and a set of TargetIdentifiableObjects, which must be part of those specified in the relevant [[Metadataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadataflow.WebHome]] or MetadataProvisionAgreement. 140 140 141 141 The MetadataStructureDefinition specifies which MetadataAttributes are expected as //MetadataAttributeValue//s. The TargetIdentifiableObjects point to the //IdentifiableArtefact//s for which the //MetadataAttributeValue//s are reported. 142 142 ... ... @@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ 145 145 The //UncodedMetadataAttributeValue// can be one of: 146 146 147 147 * XHTMLAttributeValue – the content is XHTML, 148 -* TextAttributeValue – the content is textual and may contain the text in multiple languages, 149 -* OtherUncodedAttributeValue – the content is a string value that must conform to the Representation specified for the MetadataAttribute in the MetadataStructureDefinition. 148 +* TextAttributeValue – the content is textual and may contain the text in multiple [[languages>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Language.WebHome]], 149 +* OtherUncodedAttributeValue – the content is a string value that must conform to the [[Representation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Representation.WebHome]] specified for the MetadataAttribute in the MetadataStructureDefinition. 150 150 151 -The CodedMetadataAttributeValue contains a value for a Code specified as the Representation for a MetadataAttribute in the MetadataStructureDefinition. 151 +The CodedMetadataAttributeValue contains a value for a [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] specified as the [[Representation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Representation.WebHome]] for a MetadataAttribute in the MetadataStructureDefinition. 152 152 153 153 ==== 7.4.2.2 Definitions ==== 154 154 ... ... @@ -155,37 +155,37 @@ 155 155 (% style="width:980.835px" %) 156 156 |**Class**|**Feature**|(% style="width:515px" %)**Description** 157 157 |MetadataSet| |(% style="width:515px" %)Any organised collection of metadata. 158 -| |reportingBegin|(% style="width:515px" %)A specific time period in a known system of time periods that identifies the start period of a report. 159 -| |reportingEnd|(% style="width:515px" %)A specific time period in a known system of time periods that identifies the end period of a report. 158 +| |reportingBegin|(% style="width:515px" %)A specific [[time period>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Time period.WebHome]] in a known system of [[time periods>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Time period.WebHome]] that identifies the start period of a report. 159 +| |reportingEnd|(% style="width:515px" %)A specific [[time period>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Time period.WebHome]] in a known system of [[time periods>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Time period.WebHome]] that identifies the end period of a report. 160 160 | |publicationYear|(% style="width:515px" %)Specifies the year of publication of the data or metadata in terms of whatever provisioning agreements might be in force. 161 161 | |publicationPeriod|(% style="width:515px" %)Specifies the period of publication of the data or metadata in terms of whatever provisioning agreements might be in force. 162 162 | |action|(% style="width:515px" %)Defines the action to be taken by the recipient system (information, append, replace, delete) 163 -| |+describedBy|(% style="width:515px" %)Associates a Metadataflow or a Metadata Provision Agreement to the Metadata Set. 164 -| |+structuredBy|(% style="width:515px" %)Associates the Metadata Attribute Descriptor of the Metadata Structure Definition that defines the structure of the Metadata Set. Note that this dependency explains that the Metadataset is structures according to the Metadata Structure Definition of the linked (by the +describedBy) Metadataflow or the Metadata Provision Agreement. 165 -| |+publishedBy|(% style="width:515px" %)Associates the Data Provider that reports/publishes the metadata. 163 +| |+describedBy|(% style="width:515px" %)Associates a [[Metadataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadataflow.WebHome]] or a Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Provision agreement.WebHome]] to the [[Metadata Set>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata set.WebHome]]. 164 +| |+structuredBy|(% style="width:515px" %)Associates the Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] Descriptor of the [[Metadata Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] that defines the structure of the [[Metadata Set>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata set.WebHome]]. Note that this dependency explains that the Metadataset is structures according to the [[Metadata Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] of the linked (by the +describedBy) [[Metadataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadataflow.WebHome]] or the Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Provision agreement.WebHome]]. 165 +| |+publishedBy|(% style="width:515px" %)Associates the [[Data Provider>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data provider.WebHome]] that reports/publishes the metadata. 166 166 | |+attachesTo|(% style="width:515px" %)Associates the target identifiable objects to which metadata is to be attached. 167 -| |+metadata|(% style="width:515px" %)Associates the Metadata Attribute values which are to be associated with the object or objects identified by the Target Identifiable Objects(s). 167 +| |+metadata|(% style="width:515px" %)Associates the Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] values which are to be associated with the object or objects identified by the Target Identifiable Objects(s). 168 168 |TargetIdentifiableObject| |(% style="width:515px" %)Specifies the identification of an Identifiable object. 169 -| |+valueFor|(% style="width:515px" %)Associates the Target Identifiable Object being a part of the Identifiable Object Selection specified in the Dataflow or Metadata Provision Agreement. 169 +| |+valueFor|(% style="width:515px" %)Associates the Target Identifiable Object being a part of the Identifiable Object Selection specified in the [[Dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]] or Metadata [[Provision Agreement>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Provision agreement.WebHome]]. 170 170 |StructureRef| |(% style="width:515px" %)Contains the identification of an Identifiable object. 171 171 | |structureType|(% style="width:515px" %)The object type of the target object. 172 172 |IdentifiableArtefactRef| |(% style="width:515px" %)Identification of the target object. 173 -| |+containedObject|(% style="width:515px" %)Association to a contained object in a hierarchy of Identifiable Objects such as a Transition in a Process Step. 173 +| |+containedObject|(% style="width:515px" %)Association to a contained object in a [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]] of Identifiable Objects such as a Transition in a Process Step. 174 174 |//MetadataAttributeValue//|((( 175 175 Abstract class 176 176 Sub classes are: 177 177 //UncodedMetadataAttributeValue// 178 178 CodedMetadataAttributeValue 179 -)))|(% style="width:515px" %)The value for a Metadata Attribute. 179 +)))|(% style="width:515px" %)The value for a Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]. 180 180 | |((( 181 181 +valueFor 182 182 (inherited from the 183 183 //AttributeValue//) 184 184 )))|(% style="width:515px" %)((( 185 -Association to the Metadata Attribute in the Metadata Structure Definition that identifies the Concept and allowed Representation for the Metadata Attribute value. 186 -Note that this is a conceptual association showing the link to the MSD construct. The syntax for the Metadata Attribute value will state, in some form, the id of the Metadata Attribute. 185 +Association to the Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] in the [[Metadata Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] that identifies the [[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] and allowed [[Representation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Representation.WebHome]] for the Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] value. 186 +Note that this is a conceptual association showing the link to the [[MSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] construct. The syntax for the Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] value will state, in some form, the id of the Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]. 187 187 ))) 188 -| |+child|(% style="width:515px" %)Association to a child Metadata Attribute value consistent with the hierarchy defined in the MSD for the Metadata Attribute for which this child is a Metadata Attribute value. 188 +| |+child|(% style="width:515px" %)Association to a child Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] value consistent with the [[hierarchy>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Hierarchy.WebHome]] defined in the [[MSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] for the Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] for which this child is a Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] value. 189 189 |//UncodedMetadataAttributeValue//|((( 190 190 Inherits from 191 191 //MetadataAttributeValue// ... ... @@ -193,21 +193,21 @@ 193 193 XHTMLAttributeValue 194 194 TextAttributeValue 195 195 OtherUncodedAttributeValue 196 -)))|(% style="width:515px" %)The content of a Metadata Attribute value where this is textual. 196 +)))|(% style="width:515px" %)The content of a Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] value where this is textual. 197 197 |XHTMLAttributeValue| |(% style="width:515px" %)This contains XHTML 198 198 | |value|(% style="width:515px" %)The string value of the XHTML 199 -|TextAttributeValue| |(% style="width:515px" %)This value of a Metadata Attribute value where the content is human-readable text. 200 -| |text|(% style="width:515px" %)The string value is text. This can be present in multiple language versions. 201 -|OtherUncodedAttributeValue| |(% style="width:515px" %)The value of a Metadata Attribute value where the content is not of humanreadable text. 202 -| |value|(% style="width:515px" %)A text string that is consistent in format to that defined in the Representation of the Metadata Attribute for which this is a Metadata Attribute value. 203 -| |startTime|(% style="width:515px" %)This attribute is only used if the textFormat of the Metadata Attribute is of the Timespan type in the Metadata Structure Definition (in which case the value field takes a duration). 199 +|TextAttributeValue| |(% style="width:515px" %)This value of a Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] value where the content is human-readable text. 200 +| |text|(% style="width:515px" %)The string value is text. This can be present in multiple [[language>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Language.WebHome]] versions. 201 +|OtherUncodedAttributeValue| |(% style="width:515px" %)The value of a Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] value where the content is not of humanreadable text. 202 +| |value|(% style="width:515px" %)A text string that is consistent in format to that defined in the [[Representation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Representation.WebHome]] of the Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] for which this is a Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] value. 203 +| |startTime|(% style="width:515px" %)This [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] is only used if the textFormat of the Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] is of the Timespan type in the [[Metadata Structure Definition>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]] (in which case the value field takes a duration). 204 204 |CodedMetadataAttributeValue|((( 205 205 Inherits from 206 206 //MetadataAttributeValue// 207 -)))|(% style="width:515px" %)The content of a Metadata Attribute value that is taken from a Code in a Code list. 208 -| |value|(% style="width:515px" %)The Code value of the Metadata Attribute value. 207 +)))|(% style="width:515px" %)The content of a Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] value that is taken from a [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] in a [[Code list>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]]. 208 +| |value|(% style="width:515px" %)The [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] value of the Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] value. 209 209 | |+value|(% style="width:515px" %)((( 210 -Association to a Code in the Code list specified in the Representation of the Metadata Attribute for which this Metadata Attribute value is the value. 210 +Association to a [[Code>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code.WebHome]] in the [[Code list>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]] specified in the [[Representation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Representation.WebHome]] of the Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] for which this Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] value is the value. 211 211 212 -Note that this shows the conceptual link to the Item that is the value. In reality, the value itself will be contained in the Coded Metadata Attribute Value. 212 +Note that this shows the conceptual link to the Item that is the value. In reality, the value itself will be contained in the Coded Metadata [[Attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] Value. 213 213 )))