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531 531  |(% style="width:267px" %)decimals^^1^^|(% style="width:729px" %)xs:fractionDigits
532 532  |(% style="width:267px" %)pattern|(% style="width:729px" %)xs:pattern
533 533  
534 -Any other [[facets>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Facet.WebHome]] are informational only and will not affect the determined type.
534 +Any other facets are informational only and will not affect the determined type.
535 535  
536 536  === 3.3.7 Representation for Not Applicable Dimensions ===
537 537  
538 -Not applicable [[dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]], i.e., when reported [[measures>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] or [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] are not attached to those [[dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]], take as value the tilde ‘’ character. This is required for [[datasets>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]] defined by a [[DSD>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] that has the ‘evolving structure’ property set to true and that includes data from [[dataflows>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]], which only use a subset of [[dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] as defined by a [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)constraint(%%). This is also required for data-related higher-(% style="color:#e74c3c" %)level(%%) (i.e., attached to [[dataflow>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dataflow.WebHome]] or partial list of [[Dimensions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]]) [[reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] [[attributes>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] that don’t have a fixed pre-defined attachment.
538 +Not applicable dimensions, i.e., when reported measures or attributes are not attached to those dimensions, take as value the tilde ‘’ character. This is required for datasets defined by a DSD that has the ‘evolving structure’ property set to true and that includes data from dataflows, which only use a subset of dimensions as defined by a dimension constraint. This is also required for data-related higher-level (i.e., attached to dataflow or partial list of Dimensions) reference metadata attributes that don’t have a fixed pre-defined attachment.
539 539  
540 -To support a specific type and allow for a not applicable [[dimension>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Dimension.WebHome]] value, the structure-specific schema must union the type with the common:NotApplicableType, which enumerates the tilde ‘’ character. This is as shown in the following example:
540 +To support a specific type and allow for a not applicable dimension value, the structure-specific schema must union the type with the common:NotApplicableType, which enumerates the tilde ‘’ character. This is as shown in the following example:
541 541  
542 -> <xs:simpleType name="DecimalOrNotApplicableType">
543 -> <xs:union memberTypes="xs:decimal common:NotApplicableType"/>
544 -> </xs:simpleType>
542 +xml
543 + <xs:simpleType name="DecimalOrNotApplicableType">
544 + <xs:union memberTypes="xs:decimal common:NotApplicableType"/>
545 + </xs:simpleType>
545 545  
546 546  For enumerated types, the generated structure-specific schema can include the special value in the enumeration or create a union between the enumerated type and the common:NotApplicableType.
547 547  
548 548  Option 1: Augmenting the enumeration with the special value
549 549  
550 -> <xs:simpleType name="CL\_SUBINDICATOR\_OR\_NOT\_APPLICABLE">
551 -> <xs:union memberTypes="CL\_SUBINDICATOR common:NotApplicableType"/>
552 -> </xs:simpleType>
551 +xml
552 + <xs:simpleType name="CL\_SUBINDICATOR\_OR\_NOT\_APPLICABLE">
553 + <xs:union memberTypes="CL\_SUBINDICATOR common:NotApplicableType"/>
554 + </xs:simpleType>
553 553  
554 554  Option 2: Extending the enumeration with the special value
555 555  
556 -> <xs:simpleType name="CL\_ SUBINDICATOR ">
557 -> <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
558 -> <xs:enumeration value="A"/>
559 -> <xs:enumeration value=""/>
560 -> <xs:restriction>
561 -> </xs:simpleType>
558 +xml
559 + <xs:simpleType name="CL\_ SUBINDICATOR ">
560 + <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
561 + <xs:enumeration value="A"/>
562 + <xs:enumeration value=""/>
563 + <xs:restriction>
564 + </xs:simpleType>
562 562  
563 563  For convenience the common schema provides the union types for the following data types.
564 564  
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595 595  
596 596  === 3.3.8 Representation for Intentionally Missing Measure and Attribute Values ===
597 597  
598 -For intentionally missing [[measure>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] and [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] values, even if mandatory, the following special values can be used:
601 +For intentionally missing measure and attribute values, even if mandatory, the following special values can be used:
599 599  
600 600  * NaN for all numeric types (float, double)
601 601  * #N/A for all other types
602 602  
603 -To support a specific type and allow for an intentionally missing [[measure>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Measure.WebHome]] or [[attribute>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Attribute.WebHome]] value, the structure-specific schema must union the type with the common:MissingType, which enumerates the #N/A string. Note that XML natively already supports NaN for float and double values.
606 +To support a specific type and allow for an intentionally missing measure or attribute value, the structure-specific schema must union the type with the common:MissingType, which enumerates the #N/A string. Note that XML natively already supports NaN for float and double values.
604 604  
605 605  This union is as shown in the following example:
606 606  
607 -> <xs:simpleType name="DecimalOrMissingType">
608 -> <xs:union memberTypes="xs:decimal common:MissingType"/>
609 -> </xs:simpleType>
610 +xml
611 + <xs:simpleType name="DecimalOrMissingType">
612 + <xs:union memberTypes="xs:decimal common:MissingType"/>
613 + </xs:simpleType>
610 610  
611 611  For enumerated types, the generated structure-specific schema can include the special value in the enumeration or create a union between the enumerated type and the common:MissingType.
612 612  
613 613  Option 1: Augmenting the enumeration with the special value
614 614  
615 - > <xs:simpleType name="CL\_SUBINDICATOR\_OR\_NOT\_APPLICABLE">
616 - > <xs:union memberTypes="CL\_SUBINDICATOR common:MissingType"/>
617 - > </xs:simpleType>
619 +xml
620 + <xs:simpleType name="CL\_SUBINDICATOR\_OR\_NOT\_APPLICABLE">
621 + <xs:union memberTypes="CL\_SUBINDICATOR common:MissingType"/>
622 + </xs:simpleType>
618 618  
619 619  Option 2: Extending the enumeration with the special value
620 620  
621 -> <xs:simpleType name="CL\_ SUBINDICATOR ">
622 -> <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
623 -> <xs:enumeration value="A"/>
624 -> <xs:enumeration value="#N/A"/>
625 -> <xs:restriction>
626 -> </xs:simpleType>
626 +xml
627 + <xs:simpleType name="CL\_ SUBINDICATOR ">
628 + <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
629 + <xs:enumeration value="A"/>
630 + <xs:enumeration value="#N/A"/>
631 + <xs:restriction>
632 + </xs:simpleType>
627 627  
628 628  For convenience the common schema provides the union types for the following data types.
629 629