1. The ESS quality reporting implementation process
Fernando Handball Morente Oria
Eurostat
Unit B5: Data and metadata services and standards
ESTP Training course, “Advanced course on quality reporting”
Luxembourg, June 2018

2. Preparation
Compliance
Implementation
Production

3. 1. Preparation Initial contact with statistical domain
Presentation of the Quality Assurance Framework and quality tools (reporting standards)
Identify specific legal requirements
Evaluate the current state of play: current collection, scope, deadlines
Consultation with Member States

4. 2. Compliance Analyse the current collection
Identify domain specific requirements
Identify the best structure (ESMS/ESQRS)
Mapping of the current collection to the standard
Validation in the WG

5. 3. Implementation Creation of the SDMX artefacts
Setting up Metadata Handler (MH)
Create a test file
Run a pilot with volunteered countries
Setting up the exchange channel for MSs that are using their own Metadata Systems
Import of the previous collection in MH
Set up trainings (for using MH)

6. 4. Production
Users are able to create and send the metadata files using the standard and the tool
Domain managers can receive the files, analyse and validate them
The information can be extracted for further processing (aggregated quality report)
If agreed the files can also be disseminated on Eurostat website.

7. 4.1 Production – Validation steps
Published (Publisher)
Ready for publication (Validator)
(Super) Provider/Validator can recall a file
Validated (Validator)
Ready for validation ((Super) Provider/Validator)
(Super) provider/Validator can recall a file
Validator can reject a file
Draft ((Super) Provider / Validator)
1st step
2nd step

8. 4.2 Production – Validation actors and responsabilities
1. Validator performs:
Content specific verification
2. Publisher carries out:
General textual coherence analysis
Revision of formatting

9. 5. Who does what?
Verify the information provided under 4. Unit of measure
Verify links are active and point to the corresponding information

10. Thank you