2.01 Changelog
Changes / additions to IATI Standard for version 2.01
Note: Version 2.01 was released on Tuesday 6 January 2015.
Schema Changes
A full diff of all schema changes in 2.01 can be found in the IATI GitHub
Activities schema
Activity Website: Removed Element
Element: activity-website (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| activity-website | (removed) |
Contact Info - Department: New Element
Element: contact-info/department (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| (none) | contact-info/department |
Description: Removed Attributes
Element: result/description
Element: result/indicator/description
(discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| country-budget-items/budget-item/description/@type | (removed) |
| result/description/@type | (removed) |
| result/indicator/description/@type | (removed) |
Document Link: Bug Fix
Inconsistencies in the document-link element were identified and applied, around the mandatory use of the language and title child elements.
Element: document-link
(discussion )
Freetext: Amended Elements
The ability to add free text has been removed from the following elements:
(discussion | guidance)
Element: activity-status
Element: activity-scope
Element: collaboration-type
Element: default-finance-type
Element: default-flow-type
Element: default-aid-type
Element: default-tied-status
Element: transaction/transaction-type
Element: transaction/flow-type
Element: transaction/aid-type
Element: transaction/finance-type
Element: transaction/tied-status
Element: transaction/disbursement-channel
Element: document-link/category
Element: document-link/language
Element: related-activity
Element: crs-add/loan-terms/repayment-type
Element: crs-add/loan-terms/repayment-plan
Element: location/exactness
Element: location/location-id
Element: location/administrative
IATI Activity: Removed Attribute
Element: iati-activity (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| iati-activity/@version | (removed) |
Location: Removed Elements
Element: location (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| location/coordinates | (removed) |
| location/gazetteer-entry | (removed) |
| location/location-type | (removed) |
Location: Removed Attributes
Element: location (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| location/@percentage | (removed) |
| location/administrative/@country | (removed) |
| location/administrative/@adm1 | (removed) |
| location/administrative/@adm2 | (removed) |
Narrative: New Elements
A narrative child element was added to the following elements, to enable the inclusion free text.
(discussion | guidance)
Element: reporting-org/narrative
Element: title/narrative
Element: description/narrative
Element: participating-org/narrative
Element: activity-date/narrative
Element: contact-info/organisation/narrative
Element: contact-info/department/narrative
Element: contact-info/person-name/narrative
Element: contact-info/job-title/narrative
Element: recipient-country/narrative
Element: recipient-region/narrative
Element: location/name/narrative
Element: location/description/narrative
Element: sector/narrative
Element: country-budget-items/budget-item/description/narrative
Element: policy-marker/narrative
Element: transaction/description/narrative
Element: transaction/sector/narrative
Element: document-link/title/narrative
Element: conditions/condition/narrative
Element: result/title/narrative
Element: result/description/narrative
Element: result/indicator/title/narrative
Other Flags: Renamed Element
The aid-type-flag element has been renamed to other-flags.
Element: crs-add/other-flags (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| aid-type-flag | other-flags |
Other Identifier: New Child Elements
The following elements were added to the other-identifier element:
(discussion | guidance)
Element: other-identifier/owner-org
Element: other-identifier/owner-org/narrative
Other Identifier: Removed / New Attributes
Element: other-identifier (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| other-identifier/@owner-name | (removed) |
| other-identifier/@owner-ref | (removed) |
| (none) | other-identifier/@ref |
| (none) | other-identifier/@type |
Planned Disbursement: Removed/Renamed Attributes
Element: planned-disbursement (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| (none) | planned-disbursement/@type |
| planned-disbursement/@last-updated | (removed) |
Transaction: New Child Elements
The following elements were added to the transaction element:
(discussion | guidance)
Element: transaction/sector
Element: transaction/recipient-country
Element: transaction/recipient-region
Organisations schema
Budget Line: New Element
A new budget-line element was added to the following elements.
(discussion | guidance)
Element: total-budget/budget-line
Element: recipient-org-budget/budget-line
Element: recipient-country-budget/budget-line
Document Link: Bug Fix
Inconsistencies in the document-link element were identified and applied, around the mandatory use of the language and title child elements.
Element: document-link
(discussion )
Document Link: New Child Element
The recipient-country child element was added to the iati-organisation/document-link element:
Element: document-link/recipient-country/narrative (discussion | guidance)
Freetext: Amended Elements
The ability to add free text has been removed from the following element:
(discussion | guidance)
Element: document-category
IATI Identifier: Renamed Element
The iati-organisation/iati-identifier element has been renamed to iati-organisation/organisation-identifier.
Element: iati-organisation/organisation-identifier (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| iati-organisation/iati-identifier | iati-organisation/organisation-identifier |
Narrative: New Elements
A narrative child element was added to the following elements, to enable the inclusion free text.
(discussion | guidance)
Element: reporting-org/narrative
Element: name/narrative
Element: document-link/title/narrative
Element: recipient-country-budget/recipient-country/narrative
IATI Organisation: Removed Attribute
Element: iati-organisation (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| iati-organisation/@version | (removed) |
Common schema
Many substantial changes were made in 2.01. Both the organisation and activity schema draw on the common schema for common definitions of elements and types. The changes in the common schema are reflected in the sections above, so are not given in detail here. For further information see the CHANGES.txt file that can be found with the schema
XML supplementary schema
No substantial changes were made in 2.01, aside from essential version references.
Registry record schema
No substantial changes were made in 2.01, aside from essential version references.
Codelist Changes
New Codelists
IATI Organisation Identifier: New codelist
The IATIOrganisationIdentifier codelist has been created.
Codelist: IATIOrganisationIdentifier (discussion)
Other Identifier Type: New Codelist
Codelist: OtherIdentifierType (discussion | guidance)
Code |
Name |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Reporting Organisation’s internal activity identifier | (none) |
| A2 | CRS Activity identifier | (none) |
| A3 | Previous Activity Identifier | The standard insists that once an activity has been reported to IATI its identifier MUST NOT be changed, even if the reporting organisation changes its organisation identifier. There may be exceptional circumstances in which this rule cannot be followed, in which case the previous identifier should be reported using this code. |
| A9 | Other Activity Identifier | (none) |
| B1 | Previous Reporting Organisation Identifier | (none) |
| B9 | Other Organisation Identifier | (none) |
Policy Marker Vocabulary: New codelist
The PolicyMarkerVocabulary has been created, split from the deleted Vocabulary codelist.
Codelist: SectorVocabulary (discussion)
Sector Vocabulary: New codelist
The SectorVocabulary has been created, split from the deleted Vocabulary codelist.
Codelist: SectorVocabulary (discussion)
Version: New Codelist
Codelist: Version (discussion | guidance)
Code |
Name |
Description |
URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.01 | (none) | (none) | http://iatistandard.org/101/ |
| 1.02 | CRS Activity identifier | (none) | http://iatistandard.org/102/ |
| 1.03 | (none) | (none) | http://iatistandard.org/103/ |
| 1.04 | (none) | (none) | http://iatistandard.org/104/ |
| 1.05 | (none) | (none) | http://iatistandard.org/105/ |
| 2.01 | (none) | (none) | http://iatistandard.org/201/ |
Embedded codelist updates
Aid Type Flag: Renamed codelist
The AidTypeFlag codelist has been renamed to CRSAddOtherFlags.
Codelist: CRSAddOtherFlags (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| AidTypeFlag | CRSAddOtherFlags |
Activity Date Type: Amended codes
Codelist: ActivityDateType Type (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| start-planned | 1 |
| start-actual | 2 |
| end-planned | 3 |
| end-actual | 4 |
Document Category: New codes
Codelist: DocumentCategory (discussion | guidance)
Code |
Name |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| A12 | Activity web page | (none) |
| B16 | Organisation web page | (none) |
| B17 | Country/Region web page | (none) |
| B18 | Sector web page | (none) |
Gazetteer Agency: Amended codes
Codelist: GazetteerAgency (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| GEO | 1 |
| NGA | 2 |
| OSM | 3 |
Organisation Role: Amended codes
Codelist: OrganisationRole (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| Funding | 1 |
| Accountable | 2 |
| Extending | 3 |
| Implementing | 4 |
Policy Marker Vocabulary (was Vocabulary): Amended codes
Codelist: PolicyMarkerVocabulary (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| DAC | 1 |
| RO | 99 |
Related Activity Type: New code
Codelist: RelatedActivityType (discussion | guidance)
Code |
Name |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Third Party | A report by another organisation on the same activity (excluding activities reported as part of financial transactions - eg. provider-activity-id - or a co-funded activity using code = 4) |
Sector Vocabulary (was Vocabulary): Amended codes
Codelist: SectorVocabulary (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| ADT | 1 |
| COFOG | 2 |
| DAC | 3 |
| DAC-3 | 4 |
| ISO | 5 |
| NACE | 6 |
| NTEE | 7 |
| WB | 8 |
| RO | 99 |
Transaction Type: Amended codes
Codelist: TransactionType (discussion | guidance)
1.0x |
2.01 |
|---|---|
| IF | 1 |
| C | 2 |
| D | 3 |
| E | 4 |
| IR | 5 |
| LR | 6 |
| R | 7 |
| QP | 8 |
| Q3 | 9 |
| CG | 10 |
Vocabulary: Removed / split codelist
The Vocabulary has been removed, and split into two new codelists: SectorVocabulary and PolicyMarkerVocabulary.
Codelist: SectorVocabulary | SectorVocabulary (discussion)