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9 |DRAFT 1.0|(% style="width:244px" %)December 2024|(% style="width:437px" %)Draft release updated for SDMX 3.1 for public consultation
10 |1.0|(% style="width:244px" %)May 2025|(% style="width:437px" %)Public release for SDMX 3.1
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12 == 1.1 Purpose ==
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14 The intention of Section 6 is to document certain aspects of [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] that are important to understand and will aid implementation decisions. The explanations here supplement the information documented in the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] XML/JSON schemas and the Information Model.
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16 == 1.2 Structure ==
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18 This document is organized into the following major parts:
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Elena 3.2 20 * A
21 * guide to the [[SDMX Information Model>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.SDMX Information Model.WebHome]] relating to [[Data Structure Definitions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] and [[Data Sets>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]], statement of differences in functionality supported by the different formats and syntaxes for [[Data Structure Definitions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data structure definition.WebHome]] and [[Data Sets>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Data set.WebHome]], and best practices for use of [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] formats, including the [[representation>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Representation.WebHome]] for time period.
Helena 1.1 22 * A guide to the [[SDMX Information Model>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.SDMX Information Model.WebHome]] relating to [[Metadata Structure Definitions>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Metadata structure definition.WebHome]], and Metadata Sets.
Elena 3.2 23 * Other structural [[artefacts>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Artefact.WebHome]] of interest: Agencies, (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Concept>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]](%%) Role, (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)[[Constraint>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Constraint.WebHome]](%%), [[Codelist>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]].