1. Validation Tools and Services: Current developments at Eurostat
Wiesbaden Conference, Nov 2015
Gergely Koevesd, Eurostat

2. Agenda EDIT validation system Shared Services and STRUVAL
Validation Ruleset Repository Prototype
EVUG meeting 8-9 October 2015

3. EDIT usage in ESS domains
Implementation Started
# of domains
2014
2015
In Member States 16 24
In Eurostat 33 36
Implementation in Production
# of domains
2014
2015
In Member States 12 19
In Eurostat 27 28

4. EDIT is being further developed
New features planned
Feature 1
Remote EDIT validation service for confidential data 2
Integration of specific functionalities of the external trade validation system 3
Lead & Lag Analytical Functions 4
Bulk export/import of EDIT domains 5
Building a content validation service based on EDIT (2016)
Main question is if EDIT could become a CSPA complaint content validation service for the ESS.

5. Shared Services project and STRUVAL
ESS.VIP.SERV creates conditions to share statistical services in ESS
Defining governance to share services
First example: Structured Validation Service (STRUVAL)
STRUVAL was defined according to CSPA guidelines
STRUVAL is currently in Test for Eurostat
STRUVAL will be available first for ESS members in the NAPS-S project (by end of 2015)

6. Validation Ruleset Repository Prototype
Developing a central repository where validation rules can be shared in the ESS
Repository will be equipped with a graphical user interface that helps to define and manage validation rules
Prototype is being developed and will be available in Q1 2015
ESTAT will ask ESS members to review the Prototype

7. Prototype – Option 1

8. Prototype – Option 1 Code Editor

9. Prototype – Option 2

10. Key Issues When is VTL ready for use in ESS?
How to build information systems for VTL?
Can we build an ESS content validation service based on EDIT?