The PC-Axis familyThe PC-Axis familyA consortium for output databasesA consortium for output databases

Presented by:Presented by:

Lars Nordbäck, Statistics SwedenLars Nordbäck, Statistics Sweden

IT Directors Group, Luxembourg 2007-10-16

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Statistics Sweden

The PC-Axis family of software

Distributed development Statistics Sweden, PC-

Axis+SQL+PX-Web Norway, PX-Map, ODBCCELLS Denmark, PX-Make,PX-iGraph,

PX-Publ Finland, PX-Edit, PX-

Tools,XML, SAS-PX-files UNECE, PX-Admin Spain, Jaxis Iceland, PX-Excel Ireland, PX-Batch extension Eurostat, PC-Axis files

QQQ, TPL, PC-Axis files Space Time Research, PC-

Axis files FAO, SDMX-ML Gothenburg, PC-Axis files Croatia, GUI SQL Slovenia, GUI SQL

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Statistics SwedenCooperation

Data model PC-Axis file Software development Why do we cooperate

Economic reasonsTogether a critical mass of competence

in the dissemination area• The product keep the cooperation alive in a

natural way

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Statistics SwedenThe Consortium

Sweden managing the consortium Nordic core - Sweden, Denmark and Norway

Develop the common Meta data model International reference group Swedish user group Internal use group at Statistics Sweden Internal group SSD Steering committee for the Data Base project

at Statistics Sweden

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Statistics SwedenThe PC-Axis license offers

PC-Axis and PX-Web SQL extension Membership in the PC-Axis family of users Sublicensing to minimize administration and

support• Denmark• Finland• Spain• Iceland• Ireland• Slovenia• Taiwan

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Statistics Sweden

The PC-Axis license gives the following rights Dissemination with in

country/geographical area Sublicense Support International reference group meetings Take Part of all updates in the PC-Axis

family

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Statistics Sweden

The PC-Axis license covers the following costs at Statistics Sweden

Development of new versions User documentation Support via e-mail and telephone Annual meetings in the reference group Customer administration and invoicing Marketing efforts Maintenance of the PC-Axis website: new

versions of software and documentation for download

Distribution of software on CD-ROM

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Statistics Sweden

The use of PC-Axis at Statistics Sweden

Internal use, PC-Axis SQL On the Statistics Sweden website,

components and PC-Axis main module Commissioned services using PC-Axis

SQL Statistics to international organizations,

PC-Axis SQL

Governmental bodies Licenses (5) Folkhälsoinstitutet Räddningsverket SLL Epidemiologisk enhet Socialstyrelsen EPC Jordbruksverket

Prospects CSN Lotteriinspektionen

Municipalities Licenses (10) Göteborg Halmstad Helsingborg Karlstad Linköping Täby Växjö Västerås Örebro Enköping

Prospects Kalmar Varberg Falköping

PC-Axis in Sweden

Other organisations Licenses (1) Västra Götalandsregionen

Prospects Malmö Allmänna sjukhus

Americas Licenses (3) Brasil Bolivia Guatemala

Prospects Canada El Salvador Costa Rica IMF Bahamas UNSD US Dep.Agric. Ohio state

Africa Licenses (12) Algeria Mocambique Namibia South Africa Tanzania Uganda East Africa -Commission West Africa - (ECOWAS) UEMOAS Kenya Senegal Mali Togo

Asia Licenses (5) Philippines (2) Taiwan(R.O.C.) Bhutan Iraq

Prospects Hong Kong

PC-Axis around the world

ProspectsGhana(FAO) Cap Verde

Europe Licenses (65) Basque (5) Croatia Denmark (9) Estonia Faroe Islands Finland (15) Åland Greece Greenland Iceland Ireland (2) Latvia Lithuania Macedonia F.Y.R. Norway Slovakia Slovenia (2) Spain (3) UNECE Sweden (16)

Prospects Greece II Cyprus Moldova Montenegro UK D Work&P. Romania Serbia Kirgizistan (FAO) Ukraine Albania Sweden (5) Germany Dev. FAO

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Statistics Sweden

.NET

PX-Map2

Internet GUIInternet

GUI

Datamodel

Datamodel

SCBSQL

Datamodel

DStSQL

Datamodel

SSBSQL

NSIsSQL

PX

PAXIOM class library

Storing metadata based on the PX-file

PX-fileParser

Reading px-files

SQLParser

Reading SQL

PC-Axis Internet GUI

PX-iGraph

FinnishParser

Reading XML

PX-Web

Menu class library

Storing metadata for selection§

Menu 1Parser

ReadingPX-files

Menu 2Parser

Reading SQL

Extra SQL class library

Metadata not based on PX

Plug in functions

Pivot function

Table function

Functions in common Site spec functions

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Technical description for future output databases