Reference Data and Metadata Warehouses Point 2.1.3

Recent Developments - Free dissemination introduced on 1st October - Separation of reference and dissemination - More flexible navigation tool - Full documentation based on the SDDS standard

- Search facilities in NewCronos based on keywords Planned Developments - Search facilities in NewCronos based on keywords - Common user interface to NewCronos + COMEXT - Complete revision of NewCronos - Integrated system of metadata Users will require search per keywords – this facility does not exist yet Users might be irritated that they have different browsers for COMEXT and NewCronos -> new common browser to be developed NewCronos is suffering from a series of shortcomings no real database system proprietary formats tailor made software performance problems for large datasets cross domain queries impossible lack of harmonisation in the coding system Solution : Oracle database / Data Semantic Model / Guided Access Users shall be given the possibility to access all available metadata 2

Issues for Member States - Exchange of experience / co-operation : - Common browser / Revision of NewCronos - Active co-operation in the area of metadata : - Metadata Working Group - SDMX Common browser – Eurostat is open to any kind of suggestion / co-operation Revision of NewCronos – Exchange of experience on the DSM approach + Guided Acces Metadata : Identification and follow up of issues of common interest. Member States more pro active in Metadata Working Group. Stronger orientation of SDMX towards common needs and in consequence – stronger involvement of Member States. 2

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