2. XIS XML Input System Statistics Denmark 12 October 2004

3. What is XIS? A Generic System for Validation Storage and Publication of Input Data

4. Logic Several sources to the same survey – stored in the same table structure Relationel database tables (Oracle/SQL) as interface to production units XML validation XML transformation Component based

5. Electronic Input Sources Web Questionnaires EDI (file transfer) by Email Key Telephone OCR from Paper Scanning FTP Diskettes Tape or CD from Administrative Registers

6. Questionnaires Approximately 150 different questionnaires Approximately 70 are for private enterprises Annually, Semi Annually, Quarterly or Monthly reporting Large majority is simple questionnaires without routing - A few with complex routing and complex validation

7. Quantities Total number of reporting is ca. 450.000 per year Approx. 350.000 reporting from private enterprises Intrastat approx. 12.000 each month = approx. 150.000 per year

8. Architecture Virk.dk XIS Private enterprise Email server PU Scanner

9. System Architecture XML System INPUT DB Email OCR Scanning Virk.dk Diskettes/Tape/CD Blaise V T Control Message Or Log V XML XML/CSV XML ? Adm. Key Telephone XML

10. Design principles Flexibility – needs are changing Changesibitily – questionnaires changes all the time Clear and simple interfaces – simple integration Components and standards – evolution step by step Stability and correctness – it’s production Confidentiality – statistical office Automation - resources Transperancy – user control

11. Overview ADM. DB Respondent DB XML SYSTEM INPUT SYSTEM INPUT SYSTEM INPUT SYSTEM INPUT SYSTEM INPUT SYSTEM INHOUSE Data Editing Web Service INPUT DB PRF DB

12. 4 Database Model INPUT DB STAT. REG. SUM DB STAT BANK Input Metadata TIMESMacro Metadata

13. Input Database Architecture Metadata D261210 Tælling 1 X010101 Tælling 3 X030303 Tælling 2 X020202 Tælling 4 X030322

14. Tracking Administrative Metadata / Envelope Data Form – eg. Intrastat (130501) Period – eg. 2004M3 Respondent – Legal/Obligated part Reporter – Supplier of information Date – eg. 2004-03-18 14:32:10

15. Prefill Central business register number Unit of reporting Period, deadline, status etc. Fields in form Questions Description of errors Notifications by email CVR SE-nr. 1 Afdeling 1Afdeling 2 SE-nr. 2 Afdeling 3Afdeling 4 SE-nr. 3

16. Communication  Publishing  Reporting  Error reporting  Re-reporting  Etc.

17. Technicalities Oracle Database, 9.2i Software AG, XML Mediator Generic database creator upon XSD: – Nesting-> New Table – Repeting field -> New Table – Unique tag names -> Unique table names Generic XML loader Generic XML creator upon SQL views Cryptomathic, SMIME, Digital Signatures, X509 POP3 and SMTP Secure FTP Web Services, SOAP

18. Status Reception of data since June 2003 Prefilling from April 2004

19. Plans Forms administration Metadata Statistics Data from public administrative registres

20. Thanks