In EDAMIS 4, the datasets are associated to a Timetable that defines for each Reference Period what the expected Transmission Period is and what the expected Indicative deadline is:
- The Reference Period defines the period the data refers to. Each dataset has a defined periodicity for the reference period (i.e. yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly…).
- The Transmission Period defines the period during which data for a specific reference period is expected to be sent via EDAMIS.
- The Indicative deadline is the date by which data is expected to have been sent.
The timetable is defined by below parameters:
- Start of the reference period: this is the date at which the reference period starts
- Collect delay: this is the supplementary delay defined in days, months or years between the end of the reference period and the beginning of the transmission period. This delay can also be negative, i.e. 1 month and 1 day or 1 month minus 1 day.
- Transmission delay: this defines the duration of the transmission period
The end of the reference period is automatically built from the first start of the reference period and the periodicity.
Once these parameters are set, the Reference Period, Transmission Period and Indicative Deadline are calculated as follows:
| Reference Period | Start = “Start of reference period” End = “”End of reference period” |
| Transmission Period | Start = “End of reference period” + “Collect Delay” End = “End of reference period” + “Collect Delay”+ “Transmission Delay” |
| Indicative Deadline | “End of reference period” + “Collect Delay”+ “Transmission Delay” |
The graphic below illustrates all the parameters of the Timetable in EDAMIS 4:
It is important to note that, depending on how the timetable is configured, there may be overlaps between the Transmission Periods of different Reference Periods. A dataset may thus has multiple open transmissions periods at any given point of time. A dataset may likewise has no open Transmission Periods at any given point in time.
A minority of datasets are defined as being non-periodic; in this case, they are not associated to any Timetable.