D16B
Message D16B/GESMES
Generic statistical message
The compilation of statistics is a continuous chain starting with raw data collection, followed by a number of harmonization and aggregation processes leading to aggregated statistical data. Raw data collection is realized by means of surveys, sampling, direct reporting from individuals, economic operators. Harmonization and aggregation processes are very often handled by statistical bodies or authorized economic operators in case of direct reporting. A Generic Statistical Message (GESMES) is used by an organisation involved in this elaboration process to transmit a statistical data set. It permits the transmission of the following, either in the same and/or different messages: -the statistical concepts comprising the data set and their structure -if required, all related information ( code sets, labels, methodological notes, footnotes, etc.), -the statistical figures of the data set. This message could be used by producers and users of statistical information such as: National Statistical Offices, ministries, private and public administrations, private companies etc.
Message description
UNH
M(1) : Message headerA service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Generic statistical message is GESMES. Note: Generic statistical messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 GESMES 0052 D 0054 16B 0051 UN
BGM
C(1) : Beginning of messageA segment specifying the functional use (e.g. sub-set) of the Generic Statistical Message and identifying the message sent.
DTM
C(9) : Date/time/periodA segment identifying dates which are relevant to the whole of the message.
SG1 C(9999) : FNT-FTX
SG2 C(9) : NAD-IDE-SG3
A group of segments identifying the sender and other relevant parties, their reference and the communication contact inside the corresponding organisations.
NAD
M(1) : Name and addressA segment identifying the name and address of a party.
IDE
C(1) : IdentityA segment giving the identity number of the data transmitted as it is known by the organisation described in the NAD segment.
SG3 C(5) : CTA-COM
A group of segments giving contact information.
CTA
M(1) : Contact informationA segment identifying a person or a department for the party specified in the NAD segment and to whom communication should be directed.
COM
C(5) : Communication contactA segment providing a communication number for the contact identified in the CTA segment.
SG4 C(99) : VLI-DTM-FTX-SG5-SG6-SG7
A group of segments containing either a coded or non coded list of items and related information.
VLI
M(1) : Value list identificationA segment identifying the value list.
DTM
C(9999) : Date/time/periodA segment identifying the period of validity of the value list and, if the value list is a date list, then a date value in that list.
FTX
C(9999) : Free textA segment containing text associated with the value list.
SG5 C(9) : IDE-DTM
A group of segments containing the identification of an object related to the value list and the period of validity.
IDE
M(1) : IdentityA segment containing an identifier of an object related to the value list (e.g. a statistical nomenclature from which the codes in the list are derived, or a footnote).
DTM
C(9) : Date/time/periodA segment containing date information related to the identified object of the value list such as validity date or date range.
SG6 C(5) : GIR-DTM
A group of segments containing the related identification number and the period of validity.
GIR
M(1) : Related identification numbersA segment containing additional identifiers associated with the value list (e.g. for a statistical nomenclature this could be a revision number or level number).
DTM
C(2) : Date/time/periodA segment identifying the period of validity relating to the object identified in the GIR of this group.
SG7 C(9999) : CDV-FTX-SG8
A group of segments containing the codes or names in a value list.
CDV
M(1) : Code value definitionA segment identifying a particular value of a code.
FTX
C(999) : Free textA segment containing the textual description of the code. Multi-lingual definitions may be present in different occurrences of this segment.
SG8 C(9) : IDE-DTM
A group of segments containing the identification of an object related to the code value and the period of validity.
IDE
M(1) : IdentityA segment containing an identifier of an object related to the code value (e.g. a related code list containing a list of code values for the code, or a footnote).
DTM
C(9) : Date/time/periodA segment identifying the period of validity relating to the object identification.
SG9 C(999) : STC-FTX-IDE
A group of segments specifying a statistical concept.
STC
M(1) : Statistical conceptA segment identifying a statistical concept.
FTX
C(5) : Free textA segment containing the name, definition or description of the statistical concept.
IDE
C(5) : IdentityA segment containing the identity of a footnote relevant to the statistical concept.
SG10 C(9999) : ASI-GEI-FTX-IDE-SG11
A group of segments which identifies and defines the structure of an array.
ASI
M(1) : Array structure identificationA segment containing the unique identifier of the array structure.
GEI
C(5) : Processing informationA segment containing a processing indicator associated with the array structure.
FTX
C(9) : Free textA segment containing a name/title or description of the structure of an array.
IDE
C(5) : IdentityA segment containing the identity of a footnote relevant to the structure.
SG11 C(999) : SCD-ATT-SG12
A group of segments which defines the structure of an array.
SCD
M(1) : Structure component definitionA segment that defines a statistical concept or other object (such as a value list) used by an array and its position in the array.
ATT
C(99) : AttributeA segment containing an attribute that further defines the structure component (e.g. type of value, type of measurement, etc.).
SG12 C(9999) : IDE-ATT-DTM
A group of segments identifying a value list or a value in a value list which is used by the statistical concept.
IDE
M(1) : IdentityA segment identifying the value list or value.
ATT
C(99) : AttributeA segment containing an attribute that further defines the value (e.g. type of value, type of measurement etc.).
DTM
C(2) : Date/time/periodA segment identifying period of validity of the value list or other dates relevant to the value list.
SG13 C(999) : DSI-STS-DTM-FTX-GIR-SG14-ARR-SG18-SG20-SG25
A group of segments identifying the data set, its status, the source of the data, the array data itself, the structure definition of the data set and definition of the scope of the data and local values, details on the originator of a data, and footnotes associated with the array data.
DSI
M(1) : Data set identificationA segment containing the unique identifier of the data set.
STS
C(9) : StatusA segment containing information on the status of the information in the data set, e.g. its elaboration or privacy status.
DTM
C(5) : Date/time/periodA segment identifying a date relevant to the data set, e.g. date of original elaboration.
FTX
C(5) : Free textA segment containing a textual description of the data set.
GIR
C(2) : Related identification numbersA segment containing additional identifiers associated with the data set (e.g. identification of the source or destination of the data in the data set).
SG14 C(99) : IDE-GEI-DTM-SG15-SG16
A group of segments containing an identifier relevant to the data set, a processing indicator and a date.
IDE
M(1) : IdentityA segment containing an identifier relevant to the data set, such as the scope or structure definition used by the data set.
GEI
C(5) : Processing informationA segment containing a processing indicator associated with the array data.
DTM
C(5) : Date/time/periodA segment identifying a date relevant to the identity e.g. date relating to the scope of the data.
SG15 C(999) : CDV-FTX
A group of segments containing the codes or names in a value list that are relevant to the object identified in the IDE segment of the group e.g. one or more codes that specify the scope of the data set.
CDV
M(1) : Code value definitionA segment identifying a particular value of a code.
FTX
C(99) : Free textA segment containing the textual description of the code. Multi-lingual definitions may be present in different occurrences of this segment.
SG16 C(999) : SCD-ATT-DTM-SG17
A group of segments which identifies a structure component of the array and defines attributes or codes which are local to the data set identified in the DSI segment.
SCD
M(1) : Structure component definitionA segment that identifies the structure component.
ATT
C(9) : AttributeA segment containing an attribute that further defines the structure component (e.g. type of value, type of measurement etc.).
DTM
C(9999) : Date/time/periodA segment specifying a date relevant to the structure component e.g. a date for time series data.
SG17 C(9999) : CDV-FTX
A group of segments containing the codes or names in a value list that are relevant to the structure component identified in the SCD segment.
CDV
M(1) : Code value definitionA segment identifying a particular value of a code.
FTX
C(99) : Free textA segment containing the textual description of the code. Multi-lingual definitions may be present in different occurrences of this segment.
ARR
C(999999) : Array informationA segment containing the data in the data set.
SG18 C(5) : NAD-IDE-SG19
A group of segments identifying the department and contact person within the sending organisation responsible for a particular aspect of the data set (e.g. compilation).
NAD
M(1) : Name and addressA segment identifying a particular department in an organisation responsible for the data set.
IDE
C(1) : IdentityA segment containing an identifier used by the sender or receiver to identify the data set.
SG19 C(5) : CTA-COM
A group of segments giving contact information.
CTA
M(1) : Contact informationA segment identifying a person or a department for the party specified in the NAD segment and to whom communication should be directed.
COM
C(5) : Communication contactA segment providing a communication number for the contact identified in the CTA segment.
SG20 C(999) : FNS-SG21
A group of segments identifying the location in the data set to which a footnote is relevant.
FNS
M(1) : Footnote setA segment identifying a set of footnotes, which are either defined in this group or have been defined previously.
SG21 C(9999) : REL-SG22
A group of segments identifying the scope of the footnote, the location in the data set to which a footnote is relevant, and the identity number of that footnote.
REL
M(1) : RelationshipA segment defining the scope of a footnote in terms of the relationship between the data in the ARR segment in segment group 22 and the data in the ARR segment in segment group 13.
SG22 C(9999) : ARR-FTX-SG23
A group of segments which identifies the set of values in the array to which the footnotes or attributes apply, and which give the data value of the footnotes or attributes.
ARR
M(1) : Array informationA segment containing data values that identify the location in the data set to which a footnote is relevant.
FTX
C(9999) : Free textA segment containing a footnote value.
UNT
M(1) : Message trailerA service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.
Message structure
UNH, Message header M 1
BGM, Beginning of message C 1
DTM, Date/time/period C 9
--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- C 9999 -------+
FNT, Footnote M 1 |
FTX, Free text C 9999 |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+
--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- C 9 -------+
NAD, Name and address M 1 |
IDE, Identity C 1 |
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--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C 5 ------+|
CTA, Contact information M 1 ||
COM, Communication contact C 5 ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++
--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- C 99 -------+
VLI, Value list identification M 1 |
DTM, Date/time/period C 9999 |
FTX, Free text C 9999 |
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--- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- C 9 ------+|
IDE, Identity M 1 ||
DTM, Date/time/period C 9 ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
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--- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- C 5 ------+|
GIR, Related identification numbers M 1 ||
DTM, Date/time/period C 2 ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
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--- Segment Group 7 ------------------------- C 9999 ------+|
CDV, Code value definition M 1 ||
FTX, Free text C 999 ||
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--- Segment Group 8 ------------------------- C 9 -----+||
IDE, Identity M 1 |||
DTM, Date/time/period C 9 |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+++
--- Segment Group 9 ------------------------- C 999 -------+
STC, Statistical concept M 1 |
FTX, Free text C 5 |
IDE, Identity C 5 |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+
--- Segment Group 10 ------------------------ C 9999 -------+
ASI, Array structure identification M 1 |
GEI, Processing information C 5 |
FTX, Free text C 9 |
IDE, Identity C 5 |
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--- Segment Group 11 ------------------------ C 999 ------+|
SCD, Structure component definition M 1 ||
ATT, Attribute C 99 ||
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--- Segment Group 12 ------------------------ C 9999 -----+||
IDE, Identity M 1 |||
ATT, Attribute C 99 |||
DTM, Date/time/period C 2 |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+++
--- Segment Group 13 ------------------------ C 999 -------+
DSI, Data set identification M 1 |
STS, Status C 9 |
DTM, Date/time/period C 5 |
FTX, Free text C 5 |
GIR, Related identification numbers C 2 |
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--- Segment Group 14 ------------------------ C 99 ------+|
IDE, Identity M 1 ||
GEI, Processing information C 5 ||
DTM, Date/time/period C 5 ||
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--- Segment Group 15 ------------------------ C 999 -----+||
CDV, Code value definition M 1 |||
FTX, Free text C 99 |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+||
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--- Segment Group 16 ------------------------ C 999 -----+||
SCD, Structure component definition M 1 |||
ATT, Attribute C 9 |||
DTM, Date/time/period C 9999 |||
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--- Segment Group 17 ------------------------ C 9999 ----+|||
CDV, Code value definition M 1 ||||
FTX, Free text C 99 ||||
---- --------------------------------------------------------+++|
ARR, Array information C 999999 |
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--- Segment Group 18 ------------------------ C 5 ------+|
NAD, Name and address M 1 ||
IDE, Identity C 1 ||
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--- Segment Group 19 ------------------------ C 5 -----+||
CTA, Contact information M 1 |||
COM, Communication contact C 5 |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------++|
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--- Segment Group 20 ------------------------ C 999 ------+|
FNS, Footnote set M 1 ||
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--- Segment Group 21 ------------------------ C 9999 -----+||
REL, Relationship M 1 |||
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--- Segment Group 22 ------------------------ C 9999 ----+|||
ARR, Array information M 1 ||||
FTX, Free text C 9999 ||||
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--- Segment Group 23 ------------------------ C 9999 ---+||||
IDE, Identity M 1 |||||
FTX, Free text C 9999 |||||
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--- Segment Group 24 ------------------------ C 9999 --+|||||
CDV, Code value definition M 1 ||||||
FTX, Free text C 9999 ||||||
---- ------------------------------------------------------+++++|
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--- Segment Group 25 ------------------------ C 9999 ------+|
FNT, Footnote M 1 ||
FTX, Free text C 9999 ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++
UNT, Message trailer M 1