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JDemetra+ v3
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Multi-document specifications in workspace XML file #451

Open MichelleHedger opened 1 week ago

MichelleHedger commented 1 week ago

The workspace XML file for a multi-document seemingly has three equivalent tags to the 'specification' tag in a single-document:

Single-document 'specification' tag for reference: image

Can you please confirm what the difference is between the three multi-document specification tags, and what each are used for?

Immurb commented 1 week ago

I will try to give you an explanation for the three specifications:

Domain is the user configured specification, so it can contain automatic procedures, e.g. the transform function with auto. Point is the "used" specification with calculated parameters. It is needed for calculating the results in the same way after refreshing data JDemetra. Estimation is only used after a refresh with the point specification as start and differs depending on the refresh policy.

Single documents do not support different policies, so it only contains a domain spec