Euro SDMX Registry
The Euro SDMX Registry is used to store all SDMX artefacts needed to exchange and interpret statistical data and metadata exchanged in the ESS.
ESS data and metadata providers and domain managers can use the tool to search, consult, and / or download SDMX artefacts available in the Euro SDMX Registry.
Contact & Help
For queries on the Euro SDMX Registry, including issues accessing the SDMX artefacts, bugs observed and any other support requests, please send an email to ESTAT-DATA-METADATA-SERVICES@ec.europa.eu
Maintenance Calendar
In a nutshell
SDMX is a global solution (and an ISO standard, 17369:2013) to model statistical data and metadata. The principle is that by following the SDMX standard, data and metadata reporting, exchange and dissemination becomes more efficient and can be automatised. The SDMX standard is sponsored by eight international organisations, including Eurostat.
The SDMX standard defines several objects or artefacts that can be used to model and automate data and metadata exchange (the Information Model), as well as specifications for registries that allow the storage and retrieval of these objects.
The Euro SDMX Registry can be used to manage and store several SDMX artefacts. The information contained in the tool can be accessed by means of :
- A Web Application
- An SDMX-compliant REST API. Further information can be obtained in the Euro SDMX Registry web service user guide
The Euro SDMX Registry is powered by the Fusion Metadata Registry software provided by BIS. Below are listed the most common artefacts used in the reporting and / or collection of data and metadata.
ARTEFACT |
DEFINITION |
RELEVANT FOR DATA EXCHANGE |
RELEVANT FOR METADATA EXCHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codelist | Set of terms from which some statistical coded concepts take their values | √ | √ |
| Concept Scheme | Lists Concepts (each with a name and definition) that are used in the data or metadata collection and which will form the basis of the Data Structure Definition (DSD) or Metadata Structure Definition (MSD) | √ | √ |
| Constrains | When an existing codelist is not to be used in full but rather partially, this artefact allows defining which codes will be used without having to create a new codelist | √ | X |
| Dataflow | A slide of the DSD. Data Sets are reported or disseminated according to a Dataflow | √ | X |
| Data Structure Definition | Each Concept defined in the Concept scheme, will be given a role: Dimension, Measure or Attribute. The representation (codelist or non-code data) will also be specified | √ | X |
| Metadataflow | It is linked to a MSD. Metadata Set will be reported and/or disseminated according to a Metadataflow | X | √ |
| Metadata Structure Definition | Unlike in the DSD, the Concepts defined in the Concept scheme only play one role (metadata attribute). The MSD can target any object that can be identified such as a code or concept | X | √ |
Other resources
- Check out the Fusion Metadata Registry Knowledge Base to get more information about this tool, inclulding explanations of the main SDMX structural metadata artefacts
- Check out the Eurostat SDMX InfoSpace for a general introduction to the SDMX standard, its implementation process and much more
- Consult the list of ongoing SDMX implementation projects across the ESS.