1. ESS VIP ICT Project Mapping Assistant in use (ICT domain)
Task Force Meeting 5-6 March 2013

2. Facilitate the use of SDMX-RI
1. Dissemination database 2. Mapping Store 3. Web Service Provider (SDMX-RI) 4. Mapping Assistance

3. Dissemination database*
Scenario 1: use the same data base as for the Census test purposes
PROS
no database instance need to be created
existing users and connections can be reused;
CONS
internal impact (on data access)
* hardware/performance

4. Dissemination database*
Scenario 2: use different database
PROS
complete independence from the Census
CONS
database instance need to be created; users and connections need to be defined;
Recommendations: if you are using the dissemination database for test purposes reuse the already existing set up (Scenario 1) for the pilot (ICT/Census)
* hardware/performance

5. Mapping Store* Scenario 1: Use new Mapping store PROS
Complete independence from the Census 2011 domain
Can update and test it independently from the Census domain
CONS
New instance of the Web Service need to be deployed
Mapping store instance need to be created
Users and connections need to be defined
* hardware/performance

6. Mapping Store*
Scenario 2: Use the same mapping store as for the Census Hub
PROS
No need to install a new Web Service instance
Existing mapping store instance will be reused
Existing users and connections will be reused
CONS
The same end point is going to be used for Census and ICT data
It is not independent from the Census 2011 domain
Cannot update and test it independently from the Census domain
NB! Scenario 2 is applicable only for test/pilot environment
* hardware/performance

7. Web Service* Scenario 1: Install a new Web service instance PROS
Complete independence from the Census 2011 domain
Can update and test it independently from the Census domain
CONS
New instance of the Web Service need to be deployed
Configuration to be done (mapping store – existing or new)
* hardware/performance

8. Web Service*
Scenario 2: Use existing Web service instance (Census Hub)
PROS
No need to deploy a new instance of the Web Service
Existing configuration can be reused
Only valid for existing mapping store
CONS
No independence from the Census 2011 domain
not possible to update/test
* hardware/performance

9. Mapping Assistant (1)
Mapping Assistant with a new mapping store (Step 1 to 9)
Mapping Assistant with an existing (census test) mapping store (Step 3 to 9)

10. Mapping Assistant (2)
Step 1*: create a new Mapping Store with required permissions (or ask your local database administrator)
Step 2*: connect from the Mapping Assistant to the new Mapping Store and the Dissemination database
* Only for a new mapping store

11. Mapping Assistant (3)
Step 3: Load the ICT category scheme in the Mapping Assistant
Step 4: Load the ICT concept scheme in the Mapping Assistant
Step 5: Load the codelist files in the Mapping Assistant
Step 6: Load the DSD file in the mapping Assistant
Step 7: Load the DataFlow file in the Mapping Assistant

12. Mapping Assistant (4) Step 8: define a dataset
Link the dataset to several dataflows * OR
make a dataset per dataflow
Step 9: define a mapping set **
* useful to store data in one data table
** use copy functionality to copy the same mapping for different dataflows

13. Mapping Assistant reusing the existing (census test) Mapping store
How to proceed
Step 1: Load the ICT category scheme in the Mapping Assistant
Step 2: Load the ICT concept scheme in the Mapping Assistant
Step 3: Load the codelist files in the Mapping Assistant
Step 4: Load the DSD file in the mapping Assistant
Step 5: Load the DataFlow file in the Mapping Assistant

14. Mapping Assistant reusing the existing (census test) Mapping store
How to proceed
Step 6: define a dataset
Link the dataset to several dataflows * OR
make a dataset per dataflow
Step 7: define a mapping set **
* useful to store data in one data table
** use copy functionality to copy the same mapping for different dataflows