Issue with AttributeListType in SDMX-JSON Structure schema?

[sosna]

The AttributeListType in the SDMX-JSON structure schema contains the following snippet:

"attributes":{
	"type":"array",
	"minItems":1,
	"items":{
		"anyOf":[
			{
				"$ref":"#/definitions/AttributeType",
				"description":"Attribute describes the definition of a data attribute, which is defined as a characteristic of an object or entity."
			},
			{
				"$ref":"#/definitions/ReportingYearStartOrEndDayType",
				"description":"ReportingYearStartDay and ReportingYearEndDay are specialized data attributes which provide important context to the time dimension. If the value of the time dimension is one of the standard reporting periods (see common:ReportingTimePeriodType) then one of these attributes is used to state the month and day that the reporting year begins or ends. This provides a reference point from which the actual calendar dates covered by these periods can be determined. If this attribute does not occur in a data set, then the reporting year start/end day will be assumed to be January 1/December 31."
			}
		]
	}
},

With this, we don't manage to successfully validate the output generated by the FMR.

However, with the following change, validation is successful with the same input:

"attributes":{
	"type":"array",
	"minItems":1,
	"items":{
		"$ref":"#/definitions/AttributeType",
		"description":"Attribute describes the definition of a data attribute, which is defined as a characteristic of an object or entity."
	}
},

Could this be an issue with the definition of ReportingYearStartOrEndDayType?

Thank you.

[dosse]

@sosna I'm not able to reproduce the issue, e.g., using this validator with the following attribute definitions:

                    "attributeList": {
                        "id": "AttributeDescriptor",
                        "links": [
                            {
                                "rel": "self",
                                "urn": "urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.datastructure.AttributeDescriptor=JENSTEST:DSD_HW(1.0).AttributeDescriptor"
                            }
                        ],
                        "attributes": [
                            {
                                "id": "OBS_STATUS",
                                "links": [
                                    {
                                        "rel": "self",
                                        "urn": "urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.datastructure.DataAttribute=JENSTEST:DSD_HW(1.0).OBS_STATUS"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "conceptIdentity": "urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.conceptscheme.Concept=JENSTEST:CS_HW(1.0).OBS_STATUS",
                                "localRepresentation": {
                                    "enumeration": "urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.codelist.Codelist=SDMX:CL_OBS_STATUS(2.2)"
                                },
                                "assignmentStatus": "Conditional",
                                "attributeRelationship": {
                                    "observation": {}
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "id": "UNIT_MULT",
                                "links": [
                                    {
                                        "rel": "self",
                                        "urn": "urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.datastructure.DataAttribute=JENSTEST:DSD_HW(1.0).UNIT_MULT"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "conceptIdentity": "urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.conceptscheme.Concept=JENSTEST:CS_HW(1.0).UNIT_MULT",
                                "localRepresentation": {
                                    "enumeration": "urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.codelist.Codelist=SDMX:CL_UNIT_MULT(1.1)"
                                },
                                "assignmentStatus": "Mandatory",
                                "attributeRelationship": {
                                  "dataflow":{}
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "id": "DECIMALS",
                                "links": [
                                    {
                                        "rel": "self",
                                        "urn": "urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.datastructure.DataAttribute=JENSTEST:DSD_HW(1.0).DECIMALS"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "conceptIdentity": "urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.conceptscheme.Concept=JENSTEST:CS_HW(1.0).DECIMALS",
                                "localRepresentation": {
                                    "enumeration": "urn:sdmx:org.sdmx.infomodel.codelist.Codelist=SDMX:CL_DECIMALS(1.0)"
                                },
                                "assignmentStatus": "Conditional",
                                "attributeRelationship": {
                                    "dimensions": [
                                        "REF_AREA",
                                        "MEASURE",
                                        "UNIT_MEASURE",
                                        "SEX",
                                        "AGE",
                                        "LABOUR_FORCE_STATUS",
                                        "WORK_PERIOD",
                                        "HOURS_TYPE",
                                        "WORKER_STATUS",
                                        "WORK_TIME_ARNGMNT",
                                        "AGGREGATION_OPERATION",
                                        "HOUR_BANDS",
                                        "JOB_COVERAGE"
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },

Could you please attach an example file? What tool are you using for the validation?

[sosna]

@dosse: Sorry, it was a while ago, and I can't recall which DSD I was trying to use at the time.

I would have a suggestion though: Once you have made the necessary changes to the SDMX-JSON schemas for SDMX 3.1, we could validate the structures stored in a public SDMX Registry (e.g. the SDMX Global Registry). This might be sufficient to highlight any remaining potential issue with the schemas (hopefully none)?

@agent96, What do you think? I'm asking you as the FMR is the software powering the Global Registry 😊.