Difference between revisions of "Structure IDs, Names and Descriptions"

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Revision as of 02:12, 20 January 2021

Overview

Identifiable structures are identified by a unique ID.
Maintainable and Nameable structures are also Identifiable and therefore must have an ID, but in addition have a Name, and an optional Description.

ID

An ID is a string that is mandatory for Identifiable structures and serves as a unique reference as part of each structure's URN.

Allowable Content Example
Alpha Numeric A-Z a-z 0-9
Dollar $
Hyphen -
Underscore _

By covention, IDs are uppercase, but lowercase characters can also be used.

ID Examples:

Agency SDMX
Agency IMF
Concept Scheme CROSS_DOMAIN_CONCEPTS
Codelist CL_REF_AREA
Codelist CL_FREQ
Data Structure Definition ECOFIN_DSD
Dataflow WDI_HEALTH