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773 773  
774 774  If the dimension at the observation is not AllDimensions, a complex type name SeriesType must be created. Its content model will be derived via restriction of dsd:SeriesType. The complex type content model will be as follows:
775 775  
776 -1. A sequence consisting of:
777 -1. An element reference to common:Annotations, with a minimum occurrence of 0
778 - 2. If any attributes with complex representation defined in the data structure declares an attribute relationship with a dimension that is not at the observation level, a Comp element with a form of unqualified, a minimum occurrence of 0, a maximum occurrence of unbounded, and a type of dsd:CompType
779 - 3. A local element named Obs with a form of unqualified, a minimum occurrence of 0, a maximum occurrence of unbounded, and a type of ObsType (as defined in the ObsType section which follows)
780 - 4. If any metadata attribute usages defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with the series, a local element named Metadata with the type metadata:MetadataSetType a form of unqualified, and a minimum occurrence of 0
776 +~1. A sequence consisting of:
777 +
778 +* i. An element reference to common:Annotations, with a minimum occurrence of 0
779 +* ii. If any attributes with complex representation defined in the data structure declares an attribute relationship with a dimension that is not at the observation level, a Comp element with a form of unqualified, a minimum occurrence of 0, a maximum occurrence of unbounded, and a type of dsd:CompType
780 +* iii. A local element named Obs with a form of unqualified, a minimum occurrence of 0, a maximum occurrence of unbounded, and a type of ObsType (as defined in the ObsType section which follows)
781 +* iv. If any metadata attribute usages defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with the series, a local element named Metadata with the type metadata:MetadataSetType a form of unqualified, and a minimum occurrence of 0
782 +
781 781  2. An attribute named TIME\_PERIOD with a type of common:ObservationalTimePeriod. If the dimension at the observation level is the time dimension (TIME\_PERIOD) or there is no time dimension defined by the data structure, a usage of prohibited; otherwise, a usage of required
782 -3. An attribute for each dimension defined by the data structure definition, except for the dimension at the observation level and the time dimension (TIME\_PERIOD). 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
783 -4. An attribute for each data attribute defined with simple representation in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with any dimension outside of the dimension at the observation level (so long as it does not also declare 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
784 +3. An attribute for each dimension defined by the data structure definition, except for the dimension at the observation level and the time dimension (TIME\_PERIOD). The XML attribute name and type are defined according to the general rules defined in the previous section, and the usage is required
785 +4. An attribute for each data attribute defined with simple representation in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with any dimension outside of the dimension at the observation level (so long as it does not also declare 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
784 784  
785 785  === 3.4.4 AttsType ===
786 786  
787 787  A complex type named AttsType must be created. Its content model will be derived via restriction of dsd:AttsType. The complex type content model will be as follows:
788 788  
789 -1. A sequence consisting of:
790 -1. An element reference to common:Annotations, with a minimum occurrence of 0
791 - 2. If any attributes with complex representation are defined in the data structure, a Comp element with a form of unqualified, a minimum occurrence of 0, a maximum occurrence of unbounded, and a type of dsd:CompType
791 +~1. A sequence consisting of:
792 +
793 +* i. An element reference to common:Annotations, with a minimum occurrence of 0
794 +* ii. If any attributes with complex representation are defined in the data structure, a Comp element with a form of unqualified, a minimum occurrence of 0, a maximum occurrence of unbounded, and a type of dsd:CompType
795 +
792 792  2. If there is no dimension (TIME\_PERIOD) defined by the data structure, an attribute named TIME\_PERIOD with a type of common:ObservationalTimePeriod, and a usage of prohibited
793 -3. An attribute for all dimension defined by the data structure definition. 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
794 -4. An attribute for each data attribute defined with simple representation in the data structure. 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
797 +3. An attribute for all dimension defined by the data structure definition. The XML attribute name and type are defined according to the general rules defined in the previous section, and the usage is optional
798 +4. An attribute for each data attribute defined with simple representation in the data structure. The XML attribute name and type are defined according to the general rules defined in the previous section, and the usage is optional
795 795  
796 796  === 3.4.5 ObsType ===
797 797  
798 798  A complex type name ObsType must be created. Its content model will be derived via restriction of the base type dsd:ObsType. The complex type content model will be as follows:
799 799  
800 -1. A sequence consisting of:
801 -1. An element reference to common:Annotations, with a minimum occurrence of 0
802 - 2. If any measures with complex representations are defined in the data structure, any attributes with complex representation that declare an attribute relationship with the observation, a Comp element with a form of unqualified, a minimum occurrence of 0, a maximum occurrence of unbounded, and a type of dsd:CompType
803 - 3. If any metadata attribute usages defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with the observation, a local element named Metadata with the type metadata:MetadataSetType a form of unqualified, and a minimum occurrence of 0
804 +~1. A sequence consisting of:
805 +
806 +* i. An element reference to common:Annotations, with a minimum occurrence of 0
807 +* ii. If any measures with complex representations are defined in the data structure, any attributes with complex representation that declare an attribute relationship with the observation, a Comp element with a form of unqualified, a minimum occurrence of 0, a maximum occurrence of unbounded, and a type of dsd:CompType
808 +* iii. If any metadata attribute usages defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with the observation, a local element named Metadata with the type metadata:MetadataSetType a form of unqualified, and a minimum occurrence of 0
809 +
804 804  2. An attribute named TIME\_PERIOD with a type of common:
805 805   ObservationalTimePeriodValueType. If the dimension at the observation level is the time dimension (TIME\_PERIOD) or all dimensions and the time dimension is defined by the data structure, a usage of required; otherwise, a usage of prohibited
806 -3. If the dimension at the observation level is not all dimensions or the time dimension (TIME\_PERIOD), an attribute for the dimension at the observation level. 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
807 -4. If the dimension at the observation level is all dimensions, an attribute for each dimension defined by the data structure definition, except for the time dimension (TIME\_PERIOD). 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
808 -5. An attribute for each measure with simple representation defined by the data structure definition. The XML attribute [name](#331-Component-Name-Determination) and [type](#333-Simple--Primitive-Type-Determination) is defined according to the general rules defined in the previous section, and the usage is optional
809 -6. An attribute for each data attribute with simple representation defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with the observation. 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
812 +3. If the dimension at the observation level is not all dimensions or the time dimension (TIME\_PERIOD), an attribute for the dimension at the observation level. The XML attribute name and type are defined according to the general rules defined in the previous section, and the usage is required
813 +4. If the dimension at the observation level is all dimensions, an attribute for each dimension defined by the data structure definition, except for the time dimension (TIME\_PERIOD). The XML attribute name and type are defined according to the general rules defined in the previous section, and the usage is required
814 +5. An attribute for each measure with simple representation defined by the data structure definition. The XML attribute name and type is defined according to the general rules defined in the previous section, and the usage is optional
815 +6. An attribute for each data attribute with simple representation defined in the data structure that declares an attribute relationship with the observation. The XML attribute name and type are defined according to the general rules defined in the previous section, and the usage is optional
810 810  
811 811  === 3.4.6 CompType ===
812 812  
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837 837  
838 838  === 4.1.2 Replace Action ===
839 839  
840 -Data or data-related reference metadata is to be replaced, through either update, insert or delete depending on already existing information. A full replacement is hereby assumed to take place at specific “replacement levels”: for entire observations and for any specific dimension combination for data-related reference metadata attributes. Within these “replacement levels” the provided values are inserted or updated, and omitted values are deleted. Values provided for the other attributes (those above the observation level) are merged (see *Merge* action).
846 +Data or data-related reference metadata is to be replaced, through either update, insert or delete depending on already existing information. A full replacement is hereby assumed to take place at specific “//replacement levels//”: for entire observations and for any specific dimension combination for data-related reference metadata attributes. Within these “replacement levels” the provided values are inserted or updated, and omitted values are deleted. Values provided for the other attributes (those above the observation level) are merged (see //Merge// action).
841 841  
842 842  Only non-dimensional components (measure, attribute or reference metadata values) can be **omitted** (null or absent). Bulk replacing is thus not supported.
843 843  
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845 845  
846 846  Replacing non-existing elements is not resulting in an error.
847 847  
848 -All observations as well as the sets of data-related reference metadata attributes at specific dimension combinations impacted by the *Replace* action change their time stamp when used to update an SDMX storage system.
854 +All observations as well as the sets of data-related reference metadata attributes at specific dimension combinations impacted by the //Replace// action change their time stamp when used to update an SDMX storage system.
849 849  
850 -Because the *replace* action always takes place at specific levels, it cannot be used to replace a whole dataset or a whole series. However, a “*replace all*” effect can be achieved by combining a *Delete* dataset containing a completely wildcarded key (where all dimension values are omitted) with a *Merge* or *Replace* dataset within the same data message. Similarly, to replace a whole series, a message can combine a *delete* dataset containing only the partial key of the series (where the not used dimension values are omitted) with a *Merge* or *Replace* dataset for that series.
856 +Because the //replace// action always takes place at specific levels, it cannot be used to replace a whole dataset or a whole series. However, a //“replace all”// effect can be achieved by combining a //Delete// dataset containing a completely wildcarded key (where all dimension values are omitted) with a //Merge// or //Replace// dataset within the same data message. Similarly, to replace a whole series, a message can combine a //delete// dataset containing only the partial key of the series (where the not used dimension values are omitted) with a //Merge// or //Replace// dataset for that series.
851 851  
852 852  === 4.1.3 Delete Action ===
853 853  
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867 867  
868 868  The following convention is used to indicate the state of components in data messages:
869 869  
870 -| | |**Dimension value is**| |**Measure, attribute or reference metadata value is**| |
871 -| | |**Omitted**|**switched off**|**Omitted**|**Present**|
872 -|Action|Delete|bulk deletion: dimension value doesn't matter|only for irrelevant dimensions:1) higher-level (reference metadata) attributes not attached to this dimension(incl. TIME\_PERIOD)2) measures and attributes not attached to this dimension if the DSD allows for an ‘evolving structure’ (excl. TIME\_PERIOD)|to be deleted only if **all** non-dimension components are omitted|to be deleted|
873 -| |Merge|*bulk merge is not permitted*|(see above)|not to be changed|to be updated/inserted|
874 -| |Replace|*bulk replace is not permitted*|(see above)|at permitted replacement levels: to be deleted, otherwise not to be changed|to be updated/inserted|
875 -|Format|XML|xml element/attribute is absent|~|xml element/attribute is absent|any valid or intentionally missing value|
876 -| |JSON|\<empty\>|““|NULL or absent|(see above)|
877 -| |CSV|\<empty\> cell or column is absent|~|<empty> cell or column is absent|(see above)|
876 +(% style="width:1364.29px" %)
877 +| | |(% style="width:260px" %)**Dimension value is**|(% style="width:391px" %) |(% style="width:383px" %)**Measure, attribute or reference metadata value is**|(% style="width:184px" %)
878 +| | |(% style="width:260px" %)**Omitted**|(% style="width:391px" %)**switched off**|(% style="width:383px" %)**Omitted**|(% style="width:184px" %)**Present**
879 +|Action|Delete|(% style="width:260px" %)bulk deletion: dimension value doesn't matter|(% style="width:391px" %)only for irrelevant dimensions:1) higher-level (reference metadata) attributes not attached to this dimension(incl. TIME\_PERIOD)2) measures and attributes not attached to this dimension if the DSD allows for an ‘evolving structure’ (excl. TIME\_PERIOD)|(% style="width:383px" %)to be deleted only if **all** non-dimension components are omitted|(% style="width:184px" %)to be deleted
880 +| |Merge|(% style="width:260px" %)//bulk merge is not permitted//|(% style="width:391px" %)(see above)|(% style="width:383px" %)not to be changed|(% style="width:184px" %)to be updated/inserted
881 +| |Replace|(% style="width:260px" %)//bulk replace is not permitted//|(% style="width:391px" %)(see above)|(% style="width:383px" %)at permitted replacement levels: to be deleted, otherwise not to be changed|(% style="width:184px" %)to be updated/inserted
882 +|Format|XML|(% style="width:260px" %)xml element/attribute is absent|(% style="width:391px" %)~|xml element/attribute is absent|(% style="width:383px" %)any valid or intentionally missing value|(% style="width:184px" %)
883 +| |JSON|(% style="width:260px" %)\<empty\>|(% style="width:391px" %)““|(% style="width:383px" %)NULL or absent|(% style="width:184px" %)(see above)
884 +| |CSV|(% style="width:260px" %)\<empty\> cell or column is absent|(% style="width:391px" %)~|<empty> cell or column is absent|(% style="width:383px" %)(see above)|(% style="width:184px" %)
878 878  
879 879  **Important notes:**
880 880