SDMX statistical guidelines and glossary

The SDMX statistical guidelines aim at providing general statistical governance as well as common ("cross-domain") concepts and code lists, a common classification of statistical domains and a common terminology.

SDMX glossary

The terminology used within SDMX is oriented to end users, ie statisticians. The main terms are also included in the BIS Glossary.

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Code

Language independent set of letters, numbers or symbols that represent a concept whose meaning is described in a natural language.

Updated: 13 Apr 2021
A
Agency scheme Annotable artefact Annotation Artefact Attachment level Attribute Attribute relationship
C
Category Category scheme Code Code list Coding format Component Concept Concept scheme Constraint Contact Contact email address Contact fax number Contact name Contact organisation unit Contact phone number
D
Data consumer Data consumer scheme Data extraction date Data provider Data provider scheme Data set Data source Data structure definition, DSD Dataflow Dimension Dissemination format
F
Facet Frequency of observation
G
Global registry Group key
H
Hierarchical code Hierarchical code list Hierarchy
I
Identifiable artefact International string isExternalReference isIncluded Item scheme
L
Level
M
Maintainable artefact Maintenance agency Map Measure Member selection Member value Metadata key set Metadata key value Metadata provider Metadata provider scheme Metadata repository Metadata set Metadata structure definition, MSD Metadataflow
N
Nameable artefact Notification Number of data table consultations
O
Observation value Organisation unit scheme
P
Provision agreement Pull (reporting method) Push (reporting method)
R
Reference metadata Reporting agency Reporting category Reporting taxonomy Representation
S
SDMX Information Model, SDMX-IM SDMX Registry SDMX registry interface (in the context of registry) SDMX Technical Specification SDMX-EDI SDMX-JSON SDMX-ML Series key Source data type Statistical data and metadata exchange, SDMX Structural metadata Structural validation Structure set Subscription
T
Time period Time transformation
U
Usage status
V
Validation and transformation language, VTL Version Versionable artefact
Code

Language independent set of letters, numbers or symbols that represent a concept whose meaning is described in a natural language.

Updated: 13 Apr 2021