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Classifications

Definition

Within the IATI activity standard it is expected that classifications information is provided for any iati-activity

Namely:

  • sector - the thematic catgory (or set of categories) an iati-activity operates with

Additionally, the following classifications enable the publication of various codes (often associated with CRS++ reporting)

  • policy-marker
  • collaboration-type
  • default-finance-type
  • default-flow-type
  • default-aid-type
  • default-tied-status

Considerations

When using the IATI activity standard to declare documents, the following should be considered:

  • An iati-activity can have singlular or multiple sector
  • When multiple sector are described, then a @percentage should be declared for each. All reported sectors from the same vocabulary should add up to 100%.
  • A vocabulary can be declared when describing a sector. This must be on the Vocabulary codelist.
  • If no vocabulary is declared, then the DAC 5 digit codelist is assumed.
  • A reporting-org can declare their own vocabulary, via using the RO (Reporting Org) Vocabulary code.
  • Multiple or singular policy-marker can also be described. Unlike sector, there is no @percentage attribute to add.
  • The classifications of default-finance-type, default-flow-type, default-aid-type and default-tied-status apply to the whole iati-activity. These can be overridden within a single transaction via using any of finance-type , flow-type , aid-type and/or tied-status.
  • If an activity is either wholly “tied” or “untied” it is recommended that the appropriate default-tied-status code is used.
  • If an activity is “partially tied” it is recommended that the reported commitment/s are split into “tied” and “untied” amounts and tied-status is reported at transaction level. (NB that tied status should be reported for commitments only.)
  • When using policy-marker and the Policy Significance code 4 (Explicit primary objective) - this SHOULD ONLY be used in conjunction with Policy Marker code 9 (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)