1. ESTP Course on the EGR 16-17 November 2015 10. FATS user interface and metadata of final frame

2. Programme 1.FATS user interface on – line presentation https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/egr ID – PW - SMS 2.EGR metadata Structural metadata  Variables  Classifications – code lists Reference metadata

3. Eurostat EGR frame Frames disseminated till now: 2008-2009-2010-2011-2012-2013 Different coverage and quality Available for being used by statisticians in NSIs and in NCBs Business Register department in each country is responsible to distribute it internally FATS User application to get the frames Same or very similar structure in the two versions Timing different in version 1.0 and 2.0

4. EGR IS in the context of the EGR system

5. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/egr

6. EGR Metadata (1) Structural metadata: e.g. names of columns or dimensions of statistical cubes. Must be associated with the statistical data, otherwise it's impossible to identify, retrieve and navigate the data.”

7. EGR Metadata (2) Reference metadata: “Metadata describing the contents and the quality of the statistical data.” oConceptual metadata: “Metadata describing the concepts used and their practical implementation, allowing users to understand what the statistics are measuring and, thus, their fitness for use” oMethodological and processing metadata: “Metadata describing methods used for the generation of the data (e.g. sampling, collection methods, editing processes)” oQuality metadata: “Metadata describing the different quality dimensions of the resulting statistics (e.g. timeliness, accuracy)”

8. EGR metadata on the Eurostat web http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/structural- business-statistics/structural-business- statistics/eurogroups-registerhttp://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/structural- business-statistics/structural-business- statistics/eurogroups-register

9. Thank you! Questions?