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5 == 11.1 Scope ==
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7 The scope of this section is to define both best practices and mandatory behaviour for specific aspects of transformation between different versions of SDMX.
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9 == 11.2 Compatibility and new DSD features ==
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11 The following table provides an overview of the backwards compatibility between SDMX 3.0 and 2.1.
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14 |(% style="width:195px" %)**SDMX 3.0 feature**|(% style="width:375px" %)**SDMX 2.1 compatibility**|(% style="width:445px" %)**Comments**
15 |(% style="width:195px" %)Multiple Measures|(% style="width:375px" %)(((
16 Create a Measure Dimension
17 Or
18 Model Measures as Attributes
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20 For a Measure
21 Dimensions, all Concepts must reside in the same Concept Scheme
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23 |(% style="width:195px" %)Arrays for values|(% style="width:375px" %)Cannot be supported|(% style="width:445px" %)Arrays are always reported in a verbose format, even if one value is reported
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25 Measure
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27 Relationship
28 )))|(% style="width:375px" %)Can be ignored, as it does not affect dataset format|(% style="width:445px" %)
29 |(% style="width:195px" %)Metadata Attributes|(% style="width:375px" %)Can be created as Data Attributes|(% style="width:445px" %)Not for extended facets
30 |(% style="width:195px" %)Multilingual Components|(% style="width:375px" %)Cannot be supported|(% style="width:445px" %)
31 |(% style="width:195px" %)No Measure|(% style="width:375px" %)Can only be emulated by ignoring the Primary Measure value|(% style="width:445px" %)
32 |(% style="width:195px" %)Use extended Codelist|(% style="width:375px" %)A new Codelist with all Codes must be created|(% style="width:445px" %)
33 |(% style="width:195px" %)Sentinel values|(% style="width:375px" %)Cannot be supported in the DSD|(% style="width:445px" %)Rules may be supported outside the DSD, in bilateral agreements
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35 The following table illustrates forward compatibility issues from SDMX 2.1 to 3.0.
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38 |(% style="width:197px" %)**SDMX 2.1 feature**|(% style="width:374px" %)**SDMX 3.0 compatibility**|(% style="width:441px" %)**Comments**
39 |(% style="width:197px" %)Measure Dimension|(% style="width:374px" %)(((
40 Create a Dimension with role ‘MEASURE’
41 Or
42 Create multiple Measures from the Measure Dimension Concept Scheme
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44 If the dataset has to resemble that of SDMX 2.1
45 Structure Specific, then the first option must be used
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47 |(% style="width:197px" %)Primary Measure|(% style="width:374px" %)(((
48 Create one Measure with role ‘PRIMARY’; use id=”OBS_VALUE”
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