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340 340  
341 341  Attribute Documentation:
342 342  
343 -(% style="width:1037.29px" %)
344 -|(% style="width:113px" %)**Name**|(% style="width:162px" %)**Type**|(% style="width:760px" %)**Documentation**
345 -|(% style="width:113px" %)id|(% style="width:162px" %)IDType|(% style="width:760px" %)The id attribute identifies the metadata attribute that the value is being reported for.
343 +|**Name**|**Type**|**Documentation**|
344 +|id|IDType|The id attribute identifies the metadata attribute that the value is being reported for.|
346 346  
347 347  Element Documentation:
348 348  
349 -(% style="width:1095.29px" %)
350 -|**Name**|**Type**|(% style="width:821px" %)**Documentation**
351 -|Annotations|AnnotationsType|(% style="width:821px" %)Annotations is a reusable element the provides for a collection of annotations. It has been made global so that restrictions of types that extend AnnotatableType may reference it.
352 -|Value|xs:anySimpleType|(% style="width:821px" %)Value holds any simple value (enumerated or not) for the metadata attribute. It can be repeated if this metadata attribute allows for multiple values.
353 -|Text|TextType|(% style="width:821px" %)Text is used to supply parallel multi-lingual textual values for the reported metadata attribute. This will be used if the text format of the metadata attribute has a type of string, and the multi-lingual value is set to true.
354 -|StructuredText|XHTMLType|(% style="width:821px" %)StructuredText is used to supply parallel multi-lingual structured (as XHTML) textual values for the reported metadata attribute. This will be used if the text format of the metadata attribute has a type of XHTML, and the multi-lingual value is set to true.
355 -|Attribute|AttributeType|(% style="width:821px" %)Att contains the reported metadata attribute values for the child metadata attributes.
348 +|**Name**|**Type**|**Documentation**|
349 +|Annotations|AnnotationsType|Annotations is a reusable element the provides for a collection of annotations. It has been made global so that restrictions of types that extend AnnotatableType may reference it.|
350 +|Value|xs:anySimpleType|Value holds any simple value (enumerated or not) for the metadata attribute. It can be repeated if this metadata attribute allows for multiple values.|
351 +|Text|TextType|Text is used to supply parallel multi-lingual textual values for the reported metadata attribute. This will be used if the text format of the metadata attribute has a type of string, and the multi-lingual value is set to true.|
352 +|StructuredText|XHTMLType|StructuredText is used to supply parallel multi-lingual structured (as XHTML) textual values for the reported metadata attribute. This will be used if the text format of the metadata attribute has a type of XHTML, and the multi-lingual value is set to true.|
353 +|Attribute|AttributeType|Att contains the reported metadata attribute values for the child metadata attributes.|
356 356  
357 357  = 3 Mapping to Structure-Specific Schemas =
358 358  
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367 367  In the subsequent sections, the following namespace prefixes are used:
368 368  
369 369  |**Namespace**|**Prefix**|
370 -|http:~/~/www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema|xs|
371 -|http:~/~/www.sdmx.org/resources/sdmxml/schemas/v3_1/common|common|
372 -|http:~/~/www.sdmx.org/resources/sdmxml/schemas/v3_1/data/structurespecific|dsd|
373 -|<http:~/~/www.sdmx.org/resources/sdmxml/schemas/v3_1/metadata/generic>|metadata|
368 +|http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema|xs|
369 +|http://www.sdmx.org/resources/sdmxml/schemas/v3_1/common|common|
370 +|http://www.sdmx.org/resources/sdmxml/schemas/v3_1/data/structurespecific|dsd|
371 +|<http://www.sdmx.org/resources/sdmxml/schemas/v3_1/metadata/generic>|metadata|
374 374  
375 375  It is assumed that in order to use this guide, the reader is familiar with schema terminology. However, for convenience the following is list of the terminology used here:
376 376  
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434 434  The representation of a component is determined by the following precedence:
435 435  
436 436  1. The local representation defined by the component
437 -1. The core representation defined in the concept from which the component takes its semantic
438 -1. A default representation of an un-faceted text format with a data type of String.
435 +2. The core representation defined in the concept from which the component takes its semantic
436 +3. A default representation of an un-faceted text format with a data type of String.
439 439  
440 440  The representation will either define a text format, an enumeration with an enumeration format, or a union of the former with the value of a irrelevant representation ‘’ (tilde).
441 441  
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460 460   </xs:annotation>
461 461   </xs:enumeration>
462 462  
461 +
463 463  === 3.3.5 Representation with Value List Enumeration ===
464 464  
465 465  A representation which defines an enumeration from a value list will result in a simple type that is a restriction of the xs:string data type. The simple type will define enumerations for each value item in the value list. The value for these enumerations will be identifier of the item. If desired, the names of the item may be placed in the documentation of the enumeration, but this is not required.
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474 474  
475 475  If the representation is not simple, see the rules in the following section for complex text formats. If the representation is simple, the first step is to determine the base type from the text format data type:
476 476  
477 -(% style="width:679.294px" %)
478 -|(% style="width:286px" %)**SDMX Data Type**|(% style="width:390px" %)**XML Schema Data Type**
479 -|(% style="width:286px" %)String|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:string
480 -|(% style="width:286px" %)AlphaNumeric|(% style="width:390px" %)common:AlphaNumericType
481 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Alpha|(% style="width:390px" %)common:AlphaType
482 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Numeric|(% style="width:390px" %)common:NumericType
483 -|(% style="width:286px" %)BigInteger|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:integer
484 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Integer|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:int
485 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Long|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:long
486 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Short|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:short
487 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Decimal|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:decimal
488 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Float|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:float
489 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Double|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:double
490 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Boolean|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:Boolean
491 -|(% style="width:286px" %)URI|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:anyURI
492 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Count|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:integer
493 -|(% style="width:286px" %)InclusiveValueRange|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:decimal
494 -|(% style="width:286px" %)ExclusiveValueRange|(% style="width:390px" %)xs: decimal
495 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Incremental|(% style="width:390px" %)xs: decimal
496 -|(% style="width:286px" %)ObservationalTimePeriod|(% style="width:390px" %)common:ObservationalTimePeriodType
497 -|(% style="width:286px" %)StandardTimePeriod|(% style="width:390px" %)common:StandardTimePeriodType
498 -|(% style="width:286px" %)BasicTimePeriod|(% style="width:390px" %)common:BasicTimePeriodType
499 -|(% style="width:286px" %)GregorianTimePeriod|(% style="width:390px" %)common:GregorianTimePeriodType
500 -|(% style="width:286px" %)GregorianYear|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:gYear
501 -|(% style="width:286px" %)GregorianYearMonth|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:gYearMonth
502 -|(% style="width:286px" %)GregorianDay|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:date
503 -|(% style="width:286px" %)ReportingTimePeriod|(% style="width:390px" %)common:ReportingTimePeriodType
504 -|(% style="width:286px" %)ReportingYear|(% style="width:390px" %)common:ReportingYearType
505 -|(% style="width:286px" %)ReportingSemester|(% style="width:390px" %)common:ReportingSemesterType
506 -|(% style="width:286px" %)ReportingTrimester|(% style="width:390px" %)common:ReportingTrimesterType
507 -|(% style="width:286px" %)ReportingQuarter|(% style="width:390px" %)common:ReportingQuarterType
508 -|(% style="width:286px" %)ReportingMonth|(% style="width:390px" %)common:ReportingMonthType
509 -|(% style="width:286px" %)ReportingWeek|(% style="width:390px" %)common:ReportingWeekType
510 -|(% style="width:286px" %)ReportingDay|(% style="width:390px" %)common:ReportingDayType
511 -|(% style="width:286px" %)DateTime|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:dateTime
512 -|(% style="width:286px" %)TimeRange|(% style="width:390px" %)common:TimeRangeType
513 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Month|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:gMonth
514 -|(% style="width:286px" %)MonthDay|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:gMonthDay
515 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Day|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:gDay
516 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Time|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:time
517 -|(% style="width:286px" %)Duration|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:duration
518 -|(% style="width:286px" %)GeospatialInformation|(% style="width:390px" %)xs:string
519 -|(% style="width:286px" %)XHTML|(% style="width:390px" %)See the following section for complex representations
476 +|**SDMX Data Type**|**XML Schema Data Type**|
477 +|String|xs:string|
478 +|AlphaNumeric|common:AlphaNumericType|
479 +|Alpha|common:AlphaType|
480 +|Numeric|common:NumericType|
481 +|BigInteger|xs:integer|
482 +|Integer|xs:int|
483 +|Long|xs:long|
484 +|Short|xs:short|
485 +|Decimal|xs:decimal|
486 +|Float|xs:float|
487 +|Double|xs:double|
488 +|Boolean|xs:Boolean|
489 +|URI|xs:anyURI|
490 +|Count|xs:integer|
491 +|InclusiveValueRange|xs:decimal|
492 +|ExclusiveValueRange|xs: decimal|
493 +|Incremental|xs: decimal|
494 +|ObservationalTimePeriod|common:ObservationalTimePeriodType|
495 +|StandardTimePeriod|common:StandardTimePeriodType|
496 +|BasicTimePeriod|common:BasicTimePeriodType|
497 +|GregorianTimePeriod|common:GregorianTimePeriodType|
498 +|GregorianYear|xs:gYear|
499 +|GregorianYearMonth|xs:gYearMonth|
500 +|GregorianDay|xs:date|
501 +|ReportingTimePeriod|common:ReportingTimePeriodType|
502 +|ReportingYear|common:ReportingYearType|
503 +|ReportingSemester|common:ReportingSemesterType|
504 +|ReportingTrimester|common:ReportingTrimesterType|
505 +|ReportingQuarter|common:ReportingQuarterType|
506 +|ReportingMonth|common:ReportingMonthType|
507 +|ReportingWeek|common:ReportingWeekType|
508 +|ReportingDay|common:ReportingDayType|
509 +|DateTime|xs:dateTime|
510 +|TimeRange|common:TimeRangeType|
511 +|Month|xs:gMonth|
512 +|MonthDay|xs:gMonthDay|
513 +|Day|xs:gDay|
514 +|Time|xs:time|
515 +|Duration|xs:duration|
516 +|GeospatialInformation|xs:string|
517 +|XHTML|See the following section for complex representations|
520 520  
521 521  If the text format does not specify any further facets, then the determined type is the listed type or a type which derives from the listed type without placing any addition restrictions on it. However, if one or more facets are specified, then a simple type based on the listed type is necessary. The simple type derives via restriction from the listed type and adds facets according to the following table (the values are mapped as is):
522 522  
523 -(% style="width:1007.29px" %)
524 -|(% style="width:267px" %)**SDMX Facet**|(% style="width:729px" %)**XML Schema Facet**
525 -|(% style="width:267px" %)minLength|(% style="width:729px" %)xs:minLength
526 -|(% style="width:267px" %)maxLength|(% style="width:729px" %)xs:maxLength
527 -|(% style="width:267px" %)minValue[^1]|(% style="width:729px" %)if ExclusiveValueRange: xs:minExclusives, else: xs:minInclusive
528 -|(% style="width:267px" %)maxValue[^1]|(% style="width:729px" %)if ExclusiveValueRange: xs:maxExclusives, else: xs:maxInclusive
529 -|(% style="width:267px" %)decimals[^1]|(% style="width:729px" %)xs:fractionDigits
530 -|(% style="width:267px" %)pattern|(% style="width:729px" %)xs:pattern
521 +|**SDMX Facet**|**XML Schema Facet**|
522 +|minLength|xs:minLength|
523 +|maxLength|xs:maxLength|
524 +|minValue[^1]|if ExclusiveValueRange: xs:minExclusives, else: xs:minInclusive|
525 +|maxValue[^1]|if ExclusiveValueRange: xs:maxExclusives, else: xs:maxInclusive|
526 +|decimals[^1]|xs:fractionDigits|
527 +|pattern|xs:pattern|
531 531  
532 532  [^1]: Note that these options only apply to numeric representations and should be ignored if the data type is non-numeric.
533 533  
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565 565  
566 566  For convenience the common schema provides the union types for the following data types.
567 567  
568 -(% style="width:747.294px" %)
569 -|**SDMX Data Type**|(% style="width:418px" %)**XML Schema Data Type**
570 -|AlphaNumeric|(% style="width:418px" %)common:AlphaNumericOrNotApplicableType
571 -|Alpha|(% style="width:418px" %)common:AlphaOrNotApplicableType
572 -|Numeric|(% style="width:418px" %)common:NumericOrNotApplicableType
573 -|BigInteger|(% style="width:418px" %)common:IntegerOrNotApplicableType
574 -|Integer|(% style="width:418px" %)common:IntOrNotApplicableType
575 -|Long|(% style="width:418px" %)common:LongOrNotApplicableType
576 -|Short|(% style="width:418px" %)common:ShortOrNotApplicableType
577 -|Decimal|(% style="width:418px" %)common:DecimalOrNotApplicableType
578 -|Float|(% style="width:418px" %)common:FloatOrNotApplicableType
579 -|Double|(% style="width:418px" %)common:DoubleOrNotApplicableType
580 -|Boolean|(% style="width:418px" %)common:BooleanOrNotApplicableType
581 -|Count|(% style="width:418px" %)common:IntegerOrNotApplicableType
582 -|InclusiveValueRange|(% style="width:418px" %)common:DecimalOrNotApplicableType
583 -|ExclusiveValueRange|(% style="width:418px" %)common:DecimalOrNotApplicableType
584 -|Incremental|(% style="width:418px" %)common:DecimalOrNotApplicableType
585 -|ObservationalTimePeriod|(% style="width:418px" %)common:ObservationalTimePeriodOrNotApplicableType
586 -|StandardTimePeriod|(% style="width:418px" %)common:StandardTimePeriodOrNotApplicableType
587 -|BasicTimePeriod|(% style="width:418px" %)common:BasicTimePeriodType
588 -|GregorianTimePeriod|(% style="width:418px" %)common:GregorianTimePeriodOrNotApplicableType
589 -|ReportingTimePeriod|(% style="width:418px" %)common:ReportingTimePeriodOrNotApplicableType
590 -|ReportingYear|(% style="width:418px" %)common:ReportingYearOrNotApplicableType
591 -|ReportingSemester|(% style="width:418px" %)common:ReportingSemesterOrNotApplicableType
592 -|ReportingTrimester|(% style="width:418px" %)common:ReportingTrimesterOrNotApplicableType
593 -|ReportingQuarter|(% style="width:418px" %)common:ReportingQuarterOrNotApplicableType
594 -|ReportingMonth|(% style="width:418px" %)common:ReportingMonthOrNotApplicableType
595 -|ReportingWeek|(% style="width:418px" %)common:ReportingWeekOrNotApplicableType
596 -|ReportingDay|(% style="width:418px" %)common:ReportingDayOrNotApplicableType
597 -|TimeRange|(% style="width:418px" %)common:TimeRangeOrNotApplicableType
565 +|**SDMX Data Type**|**XML Schema Data Type**|
566 +|AlphaNumeric|common:AlphaNumericOrNotApplicableType|
567 +|Alpha|common:AlphaOrNotApplicableType|
568 +|Numeric|common:NumericOrNotApplicableType|
569 +|BigInteger|common:IntegerOrNotApplicableType|
570 +|Integer|common:IntOrNotApplicableType|
571 +|Long|common:LongOrNotApplicableType|
572 +|Short|common:ShortOrNotApplicableType|
573 +|Decimal|common:DecimalOrNotApplicableType|
574 +|Float|common:FloatOrNotApplicableType|
575 +|Double|common:DoubleOrNotApplicableType|
576 +|Boolean|common:BooleanOrNotApplicableType|
577 +|Count|common:IntegerOrNotApplicableType|
578 +|InclusiveValueRange|common:DecimalOrNotApplicableType|
579 +|ExclusiveValueRange|common:DecimalOrNotApplicableType|
580 +|Incremental|common:DecimalOrNotApplicableType|
581 +|ObservationalTimePeriod|common:ObservationalTimePeriodOrNotApplicableType|
582 +|StandardTimePeriod|common:StandardTimePeriodOrNotApplicableType|
583 +|BasicTimePeriod|common:BasicTimePeriodType|
584 +|GregorianTimePeriod|common:GregorianTimePeriodOrNotApplicableType|
585 +|ReportingTimePeriod|common:ReportingTimePeriodOrNotApplicableType|
586 +|ReportingYear|common:ReportingYearOrNotApplicableType|
587 +|ReportingSemester|common:ReportingSemesterOrNotApplicableType|
588 +|ReportingTrimester|common:ReportingTrimesterOrNotApplicableType|
589 +|ReportingQuarter|common:ReportingQuarterOrNotApplicableType|
590 +|ReportingMonth|common:ReportingMonthOrNotApplicableType|
591 +|ReportingWeek|common:ReportingWeekOrNotApplicableType|
592 +|ReportingDay|common:ReportingDayOrNotApplicableType|
593 +|TimeRange|common:TimeRangeOrNotApplicableType|
598 598  
599 599  === 3.3.8 Representation for Intentionally Missing Measure and Attribute Values ===
600 600  
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633 633  
634 634  For convenience the common schema provides the union types for the following data types.
635 635  
636 -(% style="width:804.294px" %)
637 -|(% style="width:279px" %)**SDMX Data Type**|(% style="width:522px" %)**XML Schema Data Type**
638 -|(% style="width:279px" %)AlphaNumeric|(% style="width:522px" %)common:AlphaNumericOrMissingType
639 -|(% style="width:279px" %)Alpha|(% style="width:522px" %)common:AlphaOrMissingType
640 -|(% style="width:279px" %)Numeric|(% style="width:522px" %)common:NumericOrMissingType
641 -|(% style="width:279px" %)BigInteger|(% style="width:522px" %)common:IntegerOrMissingType
642 -|(% style="width:279px" %)Integer|(% style="width:522px" %)common:IntOrMissingType
643 -|(% style="width:279px" %)Long|(% style="width:522px" %)common:LongOrMissingType
644 -|(% style="width:279px" %)Short|(% style="width:522px" %)common:ShortOrMissingType
645 -|(% style="width:279px" %)Decimal|(% style="width:522px" %)common:DecimalOrMissingType
646 -|(% style="width:279px" %)Float|(% style="width:522px" %)common:FloatOrMissingType
647 -|(% style="width:279px" %)Double|(% style="width:522px" %)common:DoubleOrMissingType
648 -|(% style="width:279px" %)Boolean|(% style="width:522px" %)common:BooleanOrMissingType
649 -|(% style="width:279px" %)Count|(% style="width:522px" %)common:IntegerOrMissingType
650 -|(% style="width:279px" %)InclusiveValueRange|(% style="width:522px" %)common:DecimalOrMissingType
651 -|(% style="width:279px" %)ExclusiveValueRange|(% style="width:522px" %)common:DecimalOrMissingType
652 -|(% style="width:279px" %)Incremental|(% style="width:522px" %)common:DecimalOrMissingType
653 -|(% style="width:279px" %)ObservationalTimePeriod|(% style="width:522px" %)common:ObservationalTimePeriodOrMissingType
654 -|(% style="width:279px" %)StandardTimePeriod|(% style="width:522px" %)common:StandardTimePeriodOrMissingType
655 -|(% style="width:279px" %)BasicTimePeriod|(% style="width:522px" %)common:BasicTimePeriodType
656 -|(% style="width:279px" %)GregorianTimePeriod|(% style="width:522px" %)common:GregorianTimePeriodOrMissingType
657 -|(% style="width:279px" %)ReportingTimePeriod|(% style="width:522px" %)common:ReportingTimePeriodOrMissingType
658 -|(% style="width:279px" %)ReportingYear|(% style="width:522px" %)common:ReportingYearOrMissingType
659 -|(% style="width:279px" %)ReportingSemester|(% style="width:522px" %)common:ReportingSemesterOrMissingType
660 -|(% style="width:279px" %)ReportingTrimester|(% style="width:522px" %)common:ReportingTrimesterOrMissingType
661 -|(% style="width:279px" %)ReportingQuarter|(% style="width:522px" %)common:ReportingQuarterOrMissingType
662 -|(% style="width:279px" %)ReportingMonth|(% style="width:522px" %)common:ReportingMonthOrMissingType
663 -|(% style="width:279px" %)ReportingWeek|(% style="width:522px" %)common:ReportingWeekOrMissingType
664 -|(% style="width:279px" %)ReportingDay|(% style="width:522px" %)common:ReportingDayOrMissingType
665 -|(% style="width:279px" %)TimeRange|(% style="width:522px" %)common:TimeRangeOrMissingType
632 +|**SDMX Data Type**|**XML Schema Data Type**|
633 +|AlphaNumeric|common:AlphaNumericOrMissingType|
634 +|Alpha|common:AlphaOrMissingType|
635 +|Numeric|common:NumericOrMissingType|
636 +|BigInteger|common:IntegerOrMissingType|
637 +|Integer|common:IntOrMissingType|
638 +|Long|common:LongOrMissingType|
639 +|Short|common:ShortOrMissingType|
640 +|Decimal|common:DecimalOrMissingType|
641 +|Float|common:FloatOrMissingType|
642 +|Double|common:DoubleOrMissingType|
643 +|Boolean|common:BooleanOrMissingType|
644 +|Count|common:IntegerOrMissingType|
645 +|InclusiveValueRange|common:DecimalOrMissingType|
646 +|ExclusiveValueRange|common:DecimalOrMissingType|
647 +|Incremental|common:DecimalOrMissingType|
648 +|ObservationalTimePeriod|common:ObservationalTimePeriodOrMissingType|
649 +|StandardTimePeriod|common:StandardTimePeriodOrMissingType|
650 +|BasicTimePeriod|common:BasicTimePeriodType|
651 +|GregorianTimePeriod|common:GregorianTimePeriodOrMissingType|
652 +|ReportingTimePeriod|common:ReportingTimePeriodOrMissingType|
653 +|ReportingYear|common:ReportingYearOrMissingType|
654 +|ReportingSemester|common:ReportingSemesterOrMissingType|
655 +|ReportingTrimester|common:ReportingTrimesterOrMissingType|
656 +|ReportingQuarter|common:ReportingQuarterOrMissingType|
657 +|ReportingMonth|common:ReportingMonthOrMissingType|
658 +|ReportingWeek|common:ReportingWeekOrMissingType|
659 +|ReportingDay|common:ReportingDayOrMissingType|
660 +|TimeRange|common:TimeRangeOrMissingType|
666 666  
667 667  === 3.3.9 Representation with Complex Text Format ===
668 668  
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719 719  
720 720  A complex type named DataSetType must be created. Its content model will be derived via restriction. The base type of the restriction is dsd:DataSetType. The complex type content model will be as follows:
721 721  
722 -~1. A sequence consisting of:
717 +1. A sequence consisting of:
718 +1. An element reference to common:Annotations, with a minimum occurrence of 0
719 + 2. A local element named DataProvider with the type common:DataProviderReferenceType, a form of unqualified and a minimum occurrence of 0
720 + 3. A choice with a minimum occurrence of 0 and a maximum occurrence of unbounded consisting of:
721 +1. A local element named Atts with a form of unqualified and a type of AttsType (as defined in the AttsType section which follows)
722 + 2. If the data structure defines groups, a local element named Group with a form of unqualified. The type of this element should be the type that is described in the GroupType section which follows.
723 + 3. If the dimension at the observation level is not AllDimensions, a local element named Series with a form of unqualified and a type of SeriesType (as defined in the SeriesType section which follows)
724 + 4. If the dimension at the observation level is AllDimensions, a local element named Obs with a form of unqualified and a type of ObsType (as defined in the ObsType section which follows)
725 + 4. If any metadata attribute usages defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship of dataflow, a local element named Metadata with the type metadata:MetadataSetType a form of unqualified, and a minimum occurences of 0
723 723  
724 -* i. An element reference to common:Annotations, with a minimum occurrence of 0
725 -* ii  A local element named DataProvider with the type common:DataProviderReferenceType, a form of unqualified and a minimum occurrence of 0
726 -* iii  A choice with a minimum occurrence of 0 and a maximum occurrence of unbounded consisting of:
727 -** a.  A local element named Atts with a form of unqualified and a type of AttsType (as defined in the AttsType section which follows)
728 -** b. If the data structure defines groups, a local element named Group with a form of unqualified. The type of this element should be the type that is described in the GroupType section which follows.
729 -** c. If the dimension at the observation level is not AllDimensions, a local element named Series with a form of unqualified and a type of SeriesType (as defined in the SeriesType section which follows)
730 -** d. If the dimension at the observation level is AllDimensions, a local element named Obs with a form of unqualified and a type of ObsType (as defined in the ObsType section which follows)
731 -* iv. If any metadata attribute usages defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship of dataflow, a local element named Metadata with the type metadata:MetadataSetType a form of unqualified, and a minimum occurences of 0
732 -
733 733  === 3.4.2 GroupType ===
734 734  
735 735  If the data structure definition defines only one group, a complex type with its name taken from the identifier of the lone group must be defined. This type is used for the Group element in the DataSetType. Its content model will be derived via restriction of the dsd:GroupType. The complex type content model will be as follows:
736 736  
737 -~1. A sequence consisting of:
738 -
739 -* i. An element reference to common:Annotations, with a minimum occurrence of 0
740 -* ii. If any attributes defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with the group, a Comp element with a form of unqualified, a minimum occurrence of 0, a maximum occurrence of unbounded, and a type of dsd:CompType
741 -* iii. If any metadata attribute usages defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with the group, a local element named Metadata with the type metadata:MetadataSetType a form of unqualified, and a minimum occurrence of 0
742 -
743 -2. An attribute for each dimension referenced by the group. The XML attribute name and type are defined according to the general rules defined in the previous section, and the usage is required
744 -3. An attribute for each data attribute with simple representation defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with the group or specifies the group as an attachment group. The XML attribute name and type are defined according to the general rules defined in the previous section, and the usage is optional
731 +1. A sequence consisting of:
732 +1. An element reference to common:Annotations, with a minimum occurrence of 0
733 + 2. If any attributes defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with the group, a Comp element with a form of unqualified, a minimum occurrence of 0, a maximum occurrence of unbounded, and a type of dsd:CompType
734 + 3. If any metadata attribute usages defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with the group, a local element named Metadata with the type metadata:MetadataSetType a form of unqualified, and a minimum occurrence of 0
735 +2. An attribute for each dimension referenced by the group. The XML attribute [name](#331-Component-Name-Determination) and [type](#333-Simple--Primitive-Type-Determination) are defined according to the general rules defined in the previous section, and the usage is required
736 +3. An attribute for each data attribute with simple representation defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with the group or specifies the group as an attachment group. The XML attribute [name](#331-Component-Name-Determination) and [type](#333-Simple--Primitive-Type-Determination) are defined according to the general rules defined in the previous section, and the usage is optional
745 745  4. An attribute named type with a type of common:IDType, usage of optional, and a fixed value of the identifier of the group
746 746  
747 747  If the data structure definition defines more than one group, an abstract complex type with name GroupType must be created. This type is used for the Group element in the DataSetType. Its content model will be derived via restriction of the dsd:GroupType. The complex type content model will be as follows: