"http://www.countrystat.org TRAINING OF FOCAL POINTS ON THE CountrySTAT/FENIX SYSTEM"

1. CountrySTAT / FENIX
Overview of the
DSD and DATA editor
in the new CountrySTAT platform
TRAINING OF FOCAL POINTS
ON THE CountrySTAT/FENIX SYSTEM

2. Overview
Uploading tables in CountrySTAT
DSD Editor: Creation of the DSD structure
Data Editor: Uploading values
Retrieving tables in CountrySTAT
Editing an already uploaded dataset

3. • Have the data ready
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Work flow
• Create your
table following
the rules
• Have the
metadata ready
• Use the right
codification
• Fill all
metadata
• Create the
DSD structure
• CVS format
• No columns with
labels
• Upload the
values
• Go to the
metadata
editor
• Title
• Subject
• Data type
• Domain
Your table
is
published
• CPC 2.1
• HS
• GAUL
• CountrySTAT indicators
• Unit of Measurement
• DAC
• Attributes
• Flag
• Forestry production
• Fishery production
• Scientific Fishery production

4. DSD editor
The "edit resource" box contains three buttons:
• "Metadata", which brings back to the metadata editor tool.
• "DSD" to create the DSD structure mirroring the one of your dataset (Next step)
• "Data" to upload your dataset from your CSV file (Last step)

5. Start adding columns to the DSD structure by clicking the "+" symbol
The structure should mirror the one of the dataset you wish to upload
• Dimension refers to time and geo information as well as indicators and products
• Value refers to actual numeric or percentages values
• Other refers to flag and unit of measurement columns.
DSD editor

6. Click on the “Dimension +" button
will lead to this page in which the
following information can be entered:
• Title, which refers to the column
header’s name
• Subject, which refers to the type
of data contained in the column
• Data type, which specifies the
type of data chosen in the subject
• Domain, which requires the user
to select the appropriate codelist
from those available, if needed
Once finished, do not forget to
click here!
DSD editor
Column label in
your final dataset.
DO NOT call it e.g.
« product code »

7. DSD editor
exemple: YEAR

8. DSD editor
exemple: YEAR

9. DSD editor
exemple: INDICATOR

10. DSD editor
exemple: INDICATOR

11. DSD editor
exemple: PRODUCT

12. DSD editor
exemple: PRODUCT
Choose the appropriate one

13. DSD editor
exemple: VALUE

14. DSD editor
exemple: VALUE

15. DSD editor
exemple: FLAG

16. DSD editor
exemple: FLAG
flag

17. DSD editor
exemple: UNIT OF MEASUREMENT

18. DSD editor
exemple: UNIT OF MEASUREMENT

19. Do not forget to save itAfter having filled all the columns, we will this result!
DSD editor
Unit of measurement : it is not a “key” dimension meaning that two identical datasets
that differ uniquely by the UM can not be uploaded

20. Data Editor
You will be brought again to the page with the three buttons.
To continue with the upload, please click on “ Data ”.
As a reminder:
The "edit resource" box contains:
• "Metadata", which brings back to the metadata editor tool.
• "DSD" to create the DSD structure mirroring the one of your dataset
• "Data" to upload and modify your dataset

21. Once the DSD has been saved, it is recommended to wait until the bar, indicated by the
red arrow, is completely showed on the screen. At this stage you can go on.
Data Editor

22. Data Editor
In the "Data Editor" section, before uploading the table from your computer, it is important
to specify the separator used in your CSV file.
The default separator is :
• semicolon for French computers
• comma for English Computer

23. After having selected the appropriate type of separator, the dataset can be uploaded by
clicking on “Choose file"
Do not forget that the dataset must be necessarily in CSV format
Data Editor

24. Once the dataset you wish to upload is selected, a new interface will open. Here you will
have to align the columns of your dataset with the ones you created through the DSD
editor.
To switch two columns simply drag and drop the name of any column.
Do not forget to press the OK button once finished
Data Editor

25. These are only the first few lines of your dataset, PLEASE check them to see if they
correspond to your original Excel file
Data Editor
Once the dataset has been uploaded, it will look as above!

26. Do not forget to click the "Save" button to complete the uploading process
Data Editor

27. Retrieving tables in CountrySTAT
In order to retrieve a
previously stored table,
please click on “Data
Management”

28. Retrieving tables in CountrySTAT
Tables’ retrieval is
driven by the metadata
previously stored
during the uploading of
the dataset.
By clicking on the
“Search” button,
datasets can be
retrieved by imposing
metadata fields as
filters.

29. By clicking on “data domain”,
“Reference area” (and so on by
clicking on the “+” button) the
retrieval of datasets can be
filtered. More than one filter can
be selected at once.
Retrieving tables in CountrySTAT
Here you have all the list of
dataset available in the website

30. The more criteria are imposed the
more the dataset’s retrieval will be
refined, since, by selecting more than
one filter at once, only datasets
compliant with every one of those
filters will be shown.
Retrieving tables in CountrySTAT

31. Editing an already uploaded dataset
After successfully retrieving a dataset, by clicking on the “Data” button from the “Edit
Resource” box, the above-mentioned dataset will be shown

32. • By clicking on the “Pencil” button of any row, a pop-up will be displayed allowing
the chosen row to be modified.
• By clicking on the “Dustbin” button of any row, the chosen row will be removed
from the dataset.
Editing an already uploaded dataset

33. A new row can be added
to the dataset without
uploading it again from
the beginning.
This can be done by
clicking on the “Plus”
button located at the
bottom left of the page
and compiling the newly-
appeared pop-up.
Editing an already uploaded dataset

34. After all the editing has been done, remember to click on the “Save” button on the
top right of the page.
Editing an already uploaded dataset