1. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration
Lisbon, 31 March 2011
Lars Nordbäck
Statistics Sweden
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration

2. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration 2011-03-31
Results from WP7
Verification of the Eurostat SDMX Reference Infrastructure
Variety of routines
PC-Axis files – SQL Nordic metadata model
SDMX files on a Web server – Web services
RSS – Not RSS
Metadata model development and extension of the PC-Axis file format for attributes on cell level (not financed by Essnet)
Software development
Software for transfer
Eurostat SDMX Reference Infrastructure
Statistics Sweden
SDMXFilePublisher
Generic SDMX file format from PC-Axis Dot.net for visualisation tools
Statistics Finland PX-Edit (not financed by Essnet)
Software for inspiration
Metadata entry and Data base loading at Statistics Sweden
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration

3. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration 2011-03-31
Routine 1: SQL to SDMX files on a Web server including RSS notification
1a. Entering metadata for attributes on cell level using internal software MakroMeta, Publishing specialist
1b. Statistics produced
2. Loading data using internal software MakroData, Subject matter staff
3. Checking, Subject matter staff
4. Mapping code lists etc. using Mapping Assistant Distribution database and Mapping Store, Subject matter staff
5. Producing SDMX files using the SDMX Test Client for check and for publishing, Subject matter staff
6. Publishing including RSS using the SDMXFilePublisher, Subject matter staff
7. Pull of statistics using the Eurostat Reference Architecture Web services installed at the NSI, in this case Statistics Sweden
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration

4. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration 2011-03-31

5. Routine 2: SQL to a Web service – without RSS notification, CensusHub
1 – 5 as in the Standard routineEntering
6a. Order for Publishing on external statistical database using OffBest, Subject matter staff
6b. Ordered data published by OffData trigged by date and time
7a and b. Pull of statistics using the Eurostat Reference Architecture Web services installed at the NSI, in this case Statistics Sweden
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration

6. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration 2011-03-31

7. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration 2011-03-31
Routine 3: SQL to a Web service – with RSS notification, will not be finalised in Phase I
Entering metadata for attributes on cell level using internal software MakroMeta, Publishing specialist
Loading data using internal software MakroData, Subject matter staff
Checking, Subject matter staff
Mapping code lists etc. using Mapping Assistant Distribution database and Mapping Store, Subject matter staff
Producing SDMX files using the SDMX(test) Client for check, Subject matter staff
Publishing on external statistical database, Subject matter staff
Pull of statistics using the Eurostat Reference Architecture Web services installed at the NSI, in this case Statistics Sweden
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration

8. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration 2011-03-31
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9. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration 2011-03-31
Routine 4: PC-Axis files to SDMX files on a Web server – including RSS notification
The routine corresponds to the Standard routine but the data source is PC-Axis files instead of an SQL database
PC-Axis files generated with PX-Edit version supporting attributes on cell level
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration

10. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration 2011-03-31

11. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration 2011-03-31
Routine 5: PC-Axis files to Web service – without RSS notification, CensusHub
Similar routine as for the CensusHub for SQL, but data source is PC-Axis files.
PC-Axis files generated with PX-Edit version supporting attributes on cell level
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration

12. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration 2011-03-31

13. Development related to WP 7
Eurostat: SDMX Reference Infrastructure, Mapping Assistant and Test Client, Open Source Eurostat
Statistics Sweden:
Metadata model and PC-Axis file extended for attributes on cell level, in cooperation with Statics Norway and Statistics Denmark, PC-Axis community
Metadata entry program and data loading program, internal programs at Statistics Sweden, knowledge can be exchanged in the community for inspiration
SDMXFilePublisher, Open Source to Eurostat
Generic SDMX files for links to visualisation tools from Dot.net PC-Axis, PC-Axis community
Statistics Finland: PX-Edit, PC-Axis community
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration

14. Conversion into Generic SDMX files for use in visualisation tools
PC-Axis family going to Dot.net
Technical platform
Web components
PX-Web Dot.net
Generic SDMX files not using Custom DSD:s
Visualisation tools using SDMX
eXplorer, Linköping University
SDMX Data Express, WP 3
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration

15. Visualisation tool SDMX Data Express from WP 3
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration

16. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration 2011-03-31
Visualisation tool eXplorer from NcomVA at Statistics Sweden Web site Atlas
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration

17. Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration 2011-03-31

18. Deliveries from WP7, Summary
Eurostat’s site for download of free software.
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration

19. Phase II PC-Axis SDMX Integration
Implementing of attributes on cell level in PC-Axis family Internet user interface PX-Web. 270 hours
Implementation of the Generic Default SDMX-component in PX-Web. 55 hours.
More use cases shall be added to the User’s Manual for the Process. Addition of more types of statistics that is more complicated. 480 hours.
Presentation and information for other countries and Swedish authorities that will use the process developed in Phase 1. Take actions solving problems that arise when different countries start to use the process. 350 hours.
Installation and test of new versions of the Eurostat SDMX Reference Architecture at Statistics Sweden. 160 hours.
Study of how other governmental bodies in Sweden will do the reporting to Eurostat in the SDMX era. 150 hours.
SDMX 2.1. The routines in the process are now being based on the SDMX 2.0. The demand in Census 2011 is SDMX hours.
Planning, coordination meetings, report writing and administration. 780 hours
Results from Essnet for SDMX WP7 PC-Axis SDMX Integration