True or False
To release a series in Workspace and Datastream, you need to add Alias and set ReleasetoEdis to 1.
FALSE
You need to add Alias and IndicatorRIC for Workspace, and ReleasetoEdis=1 and tick EdisCompatible for Datastream
What are the character limits for each frequency? (Annual, Quarterly, Monthly, Daily, and Weekly)
Annual - 8 characters
Quarterly - 9 characters
Monthly - 9 characters
Daily and Weekly - 7 characters
If a series is a Key Indicator, what should be added in DSClassificatio2 and TFSubscriber?
DSClassificatio2=32 and TFSubscriber must contain TQA
What is the category of quality check that detects anomalies in the observation data itself? When triggered, what should you do?
Algorithmic QC. If triggered, you need to review or double check your source file
Revisions of PIT values can sometimes be deleted using ‘U’ value especially when there is an incorrect update.
FALSE
Revisions of PIT values should never be deleted (using ‘U’ value). You should revert an incorrect value and then add the correct value. NEVER DELETE all values published for a period using U.
What is the standardized mnemonic for Consumer Price Index - Seasonally Adjusted?
Market code + CONPRCE
If a series is monthly and a client wants to convert the data to quarterly, how will you recalculate if the SysConversion is End of Period? What about Sum?
End of Period - Client will use March, June, Sept, and December data
Sum - Add the 3 months in a quarter
I am the seasonally adjusted GDP data for the US, compiled and aggregated using the 2017 chained prices. Who am I?
USGDP…D
The usual SysClass and SysConversion combination for Population dataset is Stock - Average.
Stock - End of Period
What is the known product limitation for annual series that has DSMnemonics starting with L? and what is the work around?
DSMnemonics starting with L
An 8 character mnemonic starting with an 'L' and containing only letters is read as a list in Datastream instead of a mnemonic/series.
The work around is to add the adjustment (9th character)
When adding reference periods, which attribute should you use for Index data? What about Money/Prices?
EwBase for Index
EwConstant for Money/Prices
EXPGDSX less IMPGDSX is equal to?
EXPGDSX - Merchandise Exports LESS
IMPGDSX - Merchandise Imports
Is equal to VISGDSX - Foreign Trade Balance