Data sources

Data sources

In this table data sources can be edited.

Changes can be made through the buttons, a popup menu (right mouse button) and direct modification of a field.

You can use the filters to make a selection.

Data

Click on this item to view the data records for this data source.

Data source code

Each data source should have a unique code.

Name

A name is required for each source.

Short name

You can also specify a short name for a source. When defined, this short name will be used in Swing Viewer.

Summary

Short summary of the data source.

Description

For each data source a short description can be specified.

It is possible to add some formatting to the description by using a limited set of HTML elements. The following elements are permitted:

• <strong> or <b>
• <i>
• <u>
• <em>
• <p>
• <span>
• <h1> t/m <h6>

Because the text of the description may contain HTML code, it must be taken into account that valid HTML code is used. Especially the < character (&lt;) and > character (&gt;) must be added as valid HTML code

In order to have more in depth information it is recommended to include this information in a HTML file, and assign it to the more information field.

Data status

Short explanation of the status of the data in the source

e.g. definitive, temporary or definitive/temporary

Terms of use

The terms of use of a data source can be saved in this field. The terms of use will be displayed by Swing in the 'More information' dialog and will be added when exporting as a table.

Metadata modification date

This field indicates the most recent update of the metadata associated with this datasource.

Reference date

The reference date indicates the date data refers to.

e.g. January 1st or December 31st

Scale level

The scale level details the lowest geographical area the data is available.

e.g. gemeente

Frequency

The frequency states how often the data is published and is also indication of the period scale level.

e.g. monthly, quarterly, yearly, irregular

Actuality

The actuality indicates how recent the most current data is.

e.g. new data is published 6 months after the calendar year

Source data owner

The organization, such as a company, an institution, or an association, that has intellectual ownership of the source data.

e.g. Centraal bureau voor de Statistiek

Source data files

Link to the available files of the source data.

Source data keeper

Indicating which party has made edits to the data.

Methodology

Description or link to the specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze the source data.

Remarks

Enter specific (temporary) remarks about the source.

Keywords

Specify keywords for this data source, use ; to split keywords. Keywords are used by Swing for better search results.

Info url

If there is additional information available on a data source, the administrator can record this extra information in an HTML file. The name of this file should then be registered under the 'More information' column. Elements that have been recorded are, for example, the properties of the datasource, information on the datasource manager or other background information.

If a data source is linked to a HTML-file, the user can click on the name of the source in the window 'More information'.

Source data type

In this column you can specify the datasource type.

Modify metadata

Last modification date of source metadata.

Contact details

Contact details of source data owner.

e.g. https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/over-ons/contact

Free text field 1

This field is not visible in the user version and can be used by the Administrator to add extra information to datasources.

Free text field 2

This field is not visible in the user version and can be used by the Administrator to add extra information to datasources.

Free text field 3

This field is not visible in the user version and can be used by the Administrator to add extra information to datasources.

Footnote

With the help of this field the Administrator can add additional information to the data source in form of a footnote.

Theme

Place to store the theme of a datasource

Category

Place to store the category of a datasource

Comparability over time

Describes whether the data of this datasource is comparable in time

Data limitations

Describes any limitations on the data of this data source

Data modification date

This field indicates the date of the most recent update applied to the indicators associated with this data source, but excludes any underlying indicators that are not part of it (for example, a formula combining indicators from multiple data sources).