1. 16th Meeting of the Working Group of Local Coordinators for Data Transmission
13-14 March 2006
Agenda Item 009
GENEDI
V. Tronet 2

2. Plan Introduction Difficulties linked to GENEDI
Main improvements and limitations version 2.1
Main screen version 2.1
List of datasets covered
Open source strategy
Update of metadata
Conclusions
Example of a dataset struture description
Quick demo – CIRCA and installation

3. Introduction
GENEDI version 2.1 delayed but with major improvements and intensive tests
Decision STNE: With eDAMIS approaches (validation engine, conversion module), the need for GENEDI will become limited and no further development will take place. However, GENEDI continues to be supported for existing domains.
Attention! Conversion in eDAMIS made at delivery (limit the risks of double conversions)

4. Difficulties linked to GENEDI
GENEDI (Standalone) difficult to support
Updated configuration files (code lists) not guarantied
GENEDI almost only used in interactive mode (more burden on data senders)
Probably delayed or prevented the setting up of true EDI approaches in many Organisations

5. Main improvements and limitations version 2.1
Support Naming Convention (EDI mode)
New user interface (tree structure)
Easy update of metadata (including new domains)
Possibility to couple with GPG
Automatic recognition of field separator
« GENEDI tag » in GESMES header
« Description_Generator.bat » generates dataset structure descriptions (and validation rules)

6. Main screen version 2.1

7. List of datasets covered
Production version:
Transport (Air, Rail, Road)
Comext
LCI
Prodcom
SBSBD
STSxxxx (STSCONS, STSIND, STSOTHER, STSRTD, STSSERV)
Test version:
MRTM
SBSxxxx (SBSCON, SBSMANUF, SBSSERV, SBSTRAD)
WASTE
Could be tested soon:
SBSxxx (SBSBS, SBSCI, SBSINS, SBSPF)
Tests stopped: BOP, ECB, ESAFINA, ESAGFS

8. Open source strategy Licence agreement and Installation procedure:
Installation in 3 stages: GENEDI, GZIP, Activeperl
Activeperl to be downloaded from
Clear display of the licence agreements for each component
GENEDI EUPL ASAP
Accessibility on Internet: CIRCA without User-ID:
« OSS & Statistics » and « EDI & Statistics IG »
Immediately accessible under the main page
Only one production version (standlone, network common & network user) and one test version
Source code, configuration files and documentation on CIRCA:
Documentation in PDF, word & RTF format (and html for UML software architecture).

9. Update of metadata Metadata on CIRCA in a dedicated area per Domain:
Users can easily subscribe to their domain(s) of interest
Domain Managers can easily maintain their code lists
Guaranty of up to date metadata in GENEDI and GESMES structural metadatabase:
GESMES support controls updates of code lists
GESMES support responsible for updates of dataset structures and validation rules (and structural metadatabase)
Quick user guide on how to update metadata:
For end users: import new configuration files (or domains)
For Domain Managers: update metadata and create new domains/datasets

10. Conclusions
GENEDI 2.1 is now stable (thanks to PL, NL, AT, SI and Domain Managers in ESTAT)
Concepts of open source and central repository for metadata (GENEDI and GESMES)
GENEDI not developed further by Eurostat (but second life possible in the open source community)
GENEDI has never been obligatory !
GESMES (EDIFACT) => automatic transmissions

11. Example of a dataset struture description

12. Quick demo – CIRCA & installation
EDI and Statistics Interest Group