Constraint

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Data Constraint or Metadata Constraint Overview

A SDMX Data or Metadata Constraint provides the ability to further restrict the allowable content of a Codelist in the context of a Data or Metadata Structure Definition a Data or Metadataflow, a Provision or Metadata Provision Agreement, or Data or Matadata Provider. Collectively these are termed as Constrainable Structures.

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Structure Properties

Structure Type Standard SDMX Structural Metadata Artefact
Maintainable Yes
Identifiable Yes
Item Scheme No
SDMX Information Model Versions 3.0
URN - DataConstraint namespace urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.datastructure.DataConstraint

Context within the SDMX 3.0 Information Model

Constraint

Usage

Constraints can be used to specify a subset of the theoretical content of data set or metadata set which can be derived from the specification of the DSD or MSD.

Each Constraint references a type of Structure and within that type many structures can be constrained.

Conventions

Constraint IDs IDs are conventionally uppercase using underscores '_' as separators if required. Examples:

Agency Concept Scheme ID Description SDMX-ML
ECB EXR Periodicity SDMX-ML