Agency Scheme V10
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Overview
An SDMX Agency Scheme is a container for all Agencies and is a sub class of Organsiation Scheme.
The "top-level" agency is SDMX and this Agency Scheme is maintained by SDMX.
Agencies registered in the top-level scheme can themselves maintain a single Agency Scheme. SDMX is an agency in the SDMX agency scheme. Agencies in this scheme can themselves maintain a single Agency Scheme and so on.
Structure Properties
| Structure Type | Standard SDMX Structural Metadata Artefact |
|---|---|
| Maintainable | Yes |
| Identifiable | Yes |
| Item Scheme | Yes |
| SDMX Information Model Versions | 1.0, 2.0, 2.1 |
| URN - AgencyScheme namespace | urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.base.AgencyScheme |
| Example | urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.base.AgencyScheme=SDMX:AGENCIES(1.0) |
Context within the SDMX 2.1 Information Model
Identity
The diagram in the SDMX_2_1_Section_6_TechnicalNotes_2020-07 pdf file illustrates this hierarchical structure of the agencyID:
In the Registry, the SDMX Agency Scheme uses the prefix of SDMX and has The Identity of AGENCIES and the Name SDMX Agency Scheme. This will hold all the Agencies created in the Registry.
If a Sub Agency is created the prefix becomes the ID of the owning agency, with an ID of AGENCIES and the Name of AGENCIES as shown in the example below.
You can seem more examples and information on Identities in this article.
Content
The SDMX Agency Scheme contains all Agencies added to the Registry unless they are Sub Agencies in which case a new Agency Scheme is created as explained above.
