Valuelist

Overview

An Valuelist is a managed list of values, similar to an SDMX Codelist but unlike a Code the Value Id does not need to conform to the SDMX ID Type.

Note: A Valuelist is not an official part of the SDMX Specification. It may be supported in version 3.0 of the standard, it is supported in version 10.2.0 of the Fusion Registry.

Example

The following table is used to demonstrate the types of values that a Valuelist could hold

Id	Name	Description
$	Dollar	-
£	Pound	-
%	Percent	A number or ratio that represents a fraction of 100.

Formats

Format	supported	Example
SDXM-EDI	No	-
SDMX-1.0	No	-
SDMX-2.0	No	-
SDMX-2.1	No	-
Fusion-JSON	Yes	Click Here to View Sample

Structure Properties

Structure Type	Standard SDMX Structural Metadata Artefact
Maintainable	Yes
Identifiable	Yes
Item Scheme	no
SDMX Information Model Versions	TDB

Context within the Information Model

The schematic illustrates the how the Valuelist is used by Data Structure Definitions (DSD).

Note A valuelist is not an official part of the SDMX Information model at version 2.1, which is currently the latest model.

Usage

Valuelists provide an enumerated list of allowable values, for which there is also a mandatory Name and optional descirption. This list can be referneced for defining the set of allowed values for enumerated Components in Data Structure Definitions (DSDs) or Metadata Structure Definitions which describe Reference Metadata.

An example item would be the value $ with the name Dollar.

Conventions

'VL_' Valuelist ID Prefix

Valielist IDs are given a 'VL_' prefix to distinguish them from other structures. For instance: VL_CURRENCY.