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557 557  |structureID|xs:ID|(% style="width:598px" %)The structureID [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] uniquely identifies the structure for the purpose of referencing it from the payload. This is only used in structure specific formats. Although it is required, it is only useful when more than one [[data set>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data set.WebHome]] is present in the message.
558 558  |schemaURL|xs:anyURI|(% style="width:598px" %)The schemaURL [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] provides a location from which the structure specific schema can be located.
559 559  |namespace|xs:anyURI|(% style="width:598px" %)The namespace [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] is used to provide the namespace for structure-specific formats. By communicating this information in the header, it is possible to generate the structure specific schema while processing the message.
560 -|dimensionAtObservation|ObservationDimensionType|(% style="width:598px" %)The dimensionAtObservation is used to reference the [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] at the observation level for data messages. This can also be given the explicit value of "AllDimensions" which denotes that the cross sectional data is in the flat format.
561 -|explicitMeasures|xs:boolean|(% style="width:598px" %)The explicitMeasures indicates whether explicit [[measures>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Measure.WebHome]] are used in the cross sectional format. This is only applicable for the [[measure>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Measure.WebHome]] [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] as the [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] at the observation level or the flat structure.
560 +|dimensionAtObservation|ObservationDimensionType|(% style="width:598px" %)The dimensionAtObservation is used to reference the [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] at the observation (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) for data messages. This can also be given the explicit value of "AllDimensions" which denotes that the cross sectional data is in the flat format.
561 +|explicitMeasures|xs:boolean|(% style="width:598px" %)The explicitMeasures indicates whether explicit [[measures>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Measure.WebHome]] are used in the cross sectional format. This is only applicable for the [[measure>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Measure.WebHome]] [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] as the [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] at the observation (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) or the flat structure.
562 562  |serviceURL|xs:anyURI|(% style="width:598px" %)The serviceURL [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] indicates the URL of an [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] SOAP web service from which the details of the object can be retrieved. Note that this can be a registry or and [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] [[structural metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Structural metadata.WebHome]] repository, as they both implement that same web service interface.
563 -|structureURL|xs:anyURI|(% style="width:598px" %)The structureURL [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] indicates the URL of a [[SDMX-ML>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] structure message (in the same [[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]] as the source document) in which the externally referenced object is contained. Note that this may be a URL of an [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] RESTful web service which will return the referenced object.
563 +|structureURL|xs:anyURI|(% style="width:598px" %)The structureURL [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] indicates the URL of a [[SDMX-ML>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] structure message (in the same (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) as the source document) in which the externally referenced object is contained. Note that this may be a URL of an [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] RESTful web service which will return the referenced object.
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565 565  Element Documentation:
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570 570  |(% style="width:184px" %)StructureUsage|(% style="width:295px" %)DataflowReferenceType|(% style="width:530px" %)StructureUsage references a [[dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]] which the data is reported against.
571 571  |(% style="width:184px" %)Structure|(% style="width:295px" %)DataStructureReferenceType|(% style="width:530px" %)Structure references the [[data structure definition>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] which defines the structure of the data.
572 572  
573 -**StructureSpecificDataStructureType:** StructureSpecificDataStructureType defines the structural information for a structured [[data set>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data set.WebHome]]. In addition to referencing the data structure or [[dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]] which defines the structure of the data, the namespace for the data structure specific schema as well as which [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] is used at the observation level must be provided. It is also necessary to state whether the format uses explicit [[measures>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Measure.WebHome]], although this is technically only applicable is the [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] at the observation level is the [[measure>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Measure.WebHome]] [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] or the flat data format is used.
573 +**StructureSpecificDataStructureType:** StructureSpecificDataStructureType defines the structural information for a structured [[data set>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data set.WebHome]]. In addition to referencing the data structure or [[dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]] which defines the structure of the data, the namespace for the data structure specific schema as well as which [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] is used at the observation (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) must be provided. It is also necessary to state whether the format uses explicit [[measures>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Measure.WebHome]], although this is technically only applicable is the [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] at the observation (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) is the [[measure>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Measure.WebHome]] [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] or the flat data format is used.
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575 575  Derivation:
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591 591  |structureID|xs:ID|(% style="width:562px" %)The structureID [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] uniquely identifies the structure for the purpose of referencing it from the payload. This is only used in structure specific formats. Although it is required, it is only useful when more than one [[data set>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data set.WebHome]] is present in the message.
592 592  |schemaURL|xs:anyURI|(% style="width:562px" %)The schemaURL [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] provides a location from which the structure specific schema can be located.
593 593  |namespace|xs:anyURI|(% style="width:562px" %)The namespace [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] is used to provide the namespace for structure-specific formats. By communicating this information in the header, it is possible to generate the structure specific schema while processing the message.
594 -|dimensionAtObservation|ObservationDimensionType|(% style="width:562px" %)The dimensionAtObservation is used to reference the [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] at the observation level for data messages. This can also be given the explicit value of "AllDimensions" which denotes that the cross sectional data is in the flat format.
595 -|explicitMeasures (default: false)|xs:boolean|(% style="width:562px" %)The explicitMeasures indicates whether explicit [[measures>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Measure.WebHome]] are used in the cross sectional format. This is only applicable for the [[measure>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Measure.WebHome]] [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] as the [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] at the observation level or the flat structure.
594 +|dimensionAtObservation|ObservationDimensionType|(% style="width:562px" %)The dimensionAtObservation is used to reference the [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] at the observation (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) for data messages. This can also be given the explicit value of "AllDimensions" which denotes that the cross sectional data is in the flat format.
595 +|explicitMeasures (default: false)|xs:boolean|(% style="width:562px" %)The explicitMeasures indicates whether explicit [[measures>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Measure.WebHome]] are used in the cross sectional format. This is only applicable for the [[measure>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Measure.WebHome]] [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] as the [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] at the observation (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) or the flat structure.
596 596  |serviceURL|xs:anyURI|(% style="width:562px" %)The serviceURL [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] indicates the URL of an [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] SOAP web service from which the details of the object can be retrieved. Note that this can be a registry or and [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] [[structural metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Structural metadata.WebHome]] repository, as they both implement that same web service interface.
597 -|structureURL|xs:anyURI|(% style="width:562px" %)The structureURL [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] indicates the URL of a [[SDMX-ML>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] structure message (in the same [[version>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Version.WebHome]] as the source document) in which the externally referenced object is contained. Note that this may be a URL of an [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] RESTful web service which will return the referenced object.
597 +|structureURL|xs:anyURI|(% style="width:562px" %)The structureURL [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] indicates the URL of a [[SDMX-ML>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.SDMX-ML.WebHome]] structure message (in the same (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) as the source document) in which the externally referenced object is contained. Note that this may be a URL of an [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] RESTful web service which will return the referenced object.
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599 599  Element Documentation:
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791 791  Derived by restriction of TimeRangeValidDateDurationType.
792 792  Regular Expression Pattern: . +/P.\*T(\d+H)?(\d+M)?(\d+(.\d+)?S)?.+/P[^T]+
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794 -**NotApplicableType:** NotApplicableType is a reusable simple type that allows for not applicable [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] values to be reported. This is required for [[datasets>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data set.WebHome]] against a [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] which includes data from [[Dataflows>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]], which only use a subset of [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] as defined by a [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] Constraint, or for data-related [[reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Reference metadata.WebHome]] [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] that are not attached to all [[dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]].
794 +**NotApplicableType:** NotApplicableType is a reusable simple type that allows for not applicable [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] values to be reported. This is required for [[datasets>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data set.WebHome]] against a [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Data structure definition.WebHome]] which includes data from [[Dataflows>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dataflow.WebHome]], which only use a subset of [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] as defined by a [[Dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Constraint(%%), or for data-related [[reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Reference metadata.WebHome]] [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] that are not attached to all [[dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Dimension.WebHome]].
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796 796  Derived by restriction of xs:string.
797 797  Fixed value: (tilde)
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901 901  
902 902  (% style="width:1005.29px" %)
903 903  |**Value**|(% style="width:905px" %)**Documentation**
904 -|Append|(% style="width:905px" %)Append - this is an [[incremental update>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Incremental update.WebHome]] for an existing data/[[metadata set>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata set.WebHome]] or the provision of new data or documentation ([[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] values) formerly absent. If any of the supplied data or metadata is already present, it will not replace that data or metadata. This corresponds to the "Update" value found in version 1.0 of the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] Technical Standards.
905 -|Replace|(% style="width:905px" %)Replace - data/metadata is to be replaced, and may also include additional data/metadata to be appended. The replacement occurs at the level of the observation - that is, it is not possible to replace an entire [[series>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Series.WebHome]].
906 -|Delete|(% style="width:905px" %)Delete - data/metadata is to be deleted. Deletion occurs at the lowest [[level>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Level.WebHome]] object. For instance, if a delete data message contains a [[series>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Series.WebHome]] with no observations, then the entire [[series>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Series.WebHome]] will be deleted. If the [[series>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Series.WebHome]] contains observations, then only those observations specified will be deleted. The same basic [[concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Concept.WebHome]] applies for [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]. If a [[series>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Series.WebHome]] or observation in a delete message contains [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]], then only those [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] will be deleted.
904 +|Append|(% style="width:905px" %)Append - this is an [[incremental update>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Incremental update.WebHome]] for an existing data/[[metadata set>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Metadata set.WebHome]] or the provision of new data or documentation ([[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] values) formerly absent. If any of the supplied data or metadata is already present, it will not replace that data or metadata. This corresponds to the "Update" value found in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 1.0 of the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] Technical Standards.
905 +|Replace|(% style="width:905px" %)Replace - data/metadata is to be replaced, and may also include additional data/metadata to be appended. The replacement occurs at the (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) of the observation - that is, it is not possible to replace an entire [[series>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Series.WebHome]].
906 +|Delete|(% style="width:905px" %)Delete - data/metadata is to be deleted. Deletion occurs at the lowest (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) object. For instance, if a delete data message contains a [[series>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Series.WebHome]] with no observations, then the entire [[series>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Series.WebHome]] will be deleted. If the [[series>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Series.WebHome]] contains observations, then only those observations specified will be deleted. The same basic (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)concept(%%) applies for [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]]. If a [[series>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Series.WebHome]] or observation in a delete message contains [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]], then only those [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Attribute.WebHome]] will be deleted.
907 907  |Information|(% style="width:905px" %)Informational - data/metadata is being exchanged for informational purposes only, and not meant to update a system.
908 908  
909 909  **WildCardValueType:** WildCardValueType is a single value [[code list>>doc:sdmx:Glossary 2\.1.Code list.WebHome]], used to include the '%' character - indicating that an entire field is wild carded.
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