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    About IATI

    Our work involves making data on development and humanitarian spending and projects easier to access, use and understand. Organisations publish information according to the rules and guidance set out in the IATI Standard and this data is freely available and open to anyone in the world.

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    Introduction to IATI

    Read basic information about our initiative.

    • What is IATI?
    • Who is IATI for?
    • Why use IATI?

    Case studies

    See how IATI data is used to improve decisions and accountability.

    • Powering rapid responses to food and nutritional insecurity
    • Making overseas development assistance accountable in the Netherlands
  • Using Data

    Using IATI data

    IATI data can be an invaluable resource for anyone searching for information on development or humanitarian spending and projects.

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    Tools to access IATI data

    There are a range of tools for people wanting to use IATI data, designed for different audiences and use cases.

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    d-portal

    Search key data on development and humanitarian activities presented in charts, graphs and maps. Recommended for users who are new to IATI.

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    Country Development Finance Data

    Access and download data on development and humanitarian activities, presented simply by country, reporting organisation and sector.

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    Other resources

    • IATI Datastore
    • IATI Virtual Training for Civil Society
  • Publishing Data

    How to publish data

    Find out how to register with IATI and publish data.

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    IATI Publisher

    A free online tool which lets you register with IATI and publish data on your development and humanitarian activities.

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    IATI Validator

    Check if your data aligns with the rules and guidance of the IATI Standard. Run checks on data files published by any organisation.

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    IATI Registry

    Register your data files here and find details of all organisations that publish IATI data.

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  • IATI Standard

    IATI Standard

    The IATI Standard is a set of rules and guidance on how to publish useful development and humanitarian data. Find out the full range of data included in the IATI Standard and more about its technical format.

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    What data should I publish?

    Understand what information you can publish and how to prepare it.

    Standard documentation

    Find details of all the elements and attributes that can be included in IATI data.

    • Activity Standard
    • Organisation Standard
    • Topic-specific guidance

    Developer documentation

    Explore how IATI data and the schema can be imported and used in different platforms.

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    Governance

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    IATI is governed and funded by our members.

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    Get Involved

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Reference

  • Version 2.03
    • Activity Standard
      • iati-activities
        • iati-activity
          • iati-identifier
          • reporting-org
            • narrative
          • title
            • narrative
          • description
            • narrative
          • participating-org
            • narrative
          • other-identifier
            • owner-org
              • narrative
          • activity-status
          • activity-date
            • narrative
          • contact-info
            • organisation
              • narrative
            • department
              • narrative
            • person-name
              • narrative
            • job-title
              • narrative
            • telephone
            • email
            • website
            • mailing-address
              • narrative
          • activity-scope
          • recipient-country
            • narrative
          • recipient-region
            • narrative
          • location
            • location-reach
            • location-id
            • name
              • narrative
            • description
              • narrative
            • activity-description
              • narrative
            • administrative
            • point
              • pos
            • exactness
            • location-class
            • feature-designation
          • sector
            • narrative
          • tag
            • narrative
          • country-budget-items
            • budget-item
              • description
                • narrative
          • humanitarian-scope
            • narrative
          • policy-marker
            • narrative
          • collaboration-type
          • default-flow-type
          • default-finance-type
          • default-aid-type
          • default-tied-status
          • budget
            • period-start
            • period-end
            • value
          • planned-disbursement
            • period-start
            • period-end
            • value
            • provider-org
              • narrative
            • receiver-org
              • narrative
          • capital-spend
          • transaction
            • transaction-type
            • transaction-date
            • value
            • description
              • narrative
            • provider-org
              • narrative
            • receiver-org
              • narrative
            • disbursement-channel
            • sector
              • narrative
            • recipient-country
              • narrative
            • recipient-region
              • narrative
            • flow-type
            • finance-type
            • aid-type
            • tied-status
          • document-link
            • title
              • narrative
            • description
              • narrative
            • category
            • language
            • document-date
          • related-activity
          • legacy-data
          • conditions
            • condition
              • narrative
          • result
            • title
              • narrative
            • description
              • narrative
            • document-link
              • title
                • narrative
              • description
                • narrative
              • category
              • language
              • document-date
            • reference
            • indicator
              • title
                • narrative
              • description
                • narrative
              • document-link
                • title
                  • narrative
                • description
                  • narrative
                • category
                • language
                • document-date
              • reference
              • baseline
                • comment
                  • narrative
                • dimension
                • document-link
                  • category
                  • description
                    • narrative
                  • document-date
                  • language
                  • title
                    • narrative
                • location
              • period
                • period-start
                • period-end
                • target
                  • comment
                    • narrative
                  • dimension
                  • document-link
                    • category
                    • description
                      • narrative
                    • document-date
                    • language
                    • title
                      • narrative
                  • location
                • actual
                  • comment
                    • narrative
                  • dimension
                  • document-link
                    • category
                    • description
                      • narrative
                    • document-date
                    • language
                    • title
                      • narrative
                  • location
          • crs-add
            • other-flags
            • loan-terms
              • repayment-type
              • repayment-plan
              • commitment-date
              • repayment-first-date
              • repayment-final-date
            • loan-status
              • interest-received
              • principal-outstanding
              • principal-arrears
              • interest-arrears
            • channel-code
          • fss
            • forecast
      • Activity Standard Summary Table
      • Example Usage XML
    • Organisation Standard
      • iati-organisations
        • iati-organisation
          • organisation-identifier
          • name
            • narrative
          • reporting-org
            • narrative
          • total-budget
            • period-start
            • period-end
            • value
            • budget-line
              • value
              • narrative
          • recipient-org-budget
            • recipient-org
              • narrative
            • period-start
            • period-end
            • value
            • budget-line
              • value
              • narrative
          • recipient-region-budget
            • recipient-region
              • narrative
            • period-start
            • period-end
            • value
            • budget-line
              • value
              • narrative
          • recipient-country-budget
            • recipient-country
              • narrative
            • period-start
            • period-end
            • value
            • budget-line
              • value
              • narrative
          • total-expenditure
            • period-start
            • period-end
            • value
            • expense-line
              • value
              • narrative
          • document-link
            • title
              • narrative
            • description
              • narrative
            • category
            • language
            • document-date
            • recipient-country
              • narrative
      • Organisation Standard Summary Table
      • Example Usage XML
    • Codelists
      • Activity Date Type
      • Activity Scope
      • Activity Status
      • Aid Type
      • Aid Type (category)
      • Aid Type Vocabulary
      • Budget Identifier
      • Budget Identifier Sector
      • Budget Identifier Sector (category)
      • Budget Identifier Vocabulary
      • Budget Not Provided
      • Budget Status
      • Budget Type
      • CRS Additional Other Flags
      • CRS Channel Code
      • Cash and Voucher Modalities
      • Collaboration Type
      • Condition Type
      • Contact Type
      • Country
      • Currency
      • DAC 3 Digit Sector
      • DAC 5 Digit Sector
      • Description Type
      • Disbursement Channel
      • Document Category
      • Document Category (category)
      • Earmarking Category
      • File Format
      • Finance Type
      • Finance Type (category)
      • Flow Type
      • Gazetteer Agency
      • Geographic Exactness
      • Geographic Location Class
      • Geographic Location Reach
      • Geographic Vocabulary
      • Geographical Precision
      • Humanitarian Scope Type
      • Humanitarian Scope Vocabulary
      • IATI Organisation Identifier
      • Indicator Measure
      • Indicator Vocabulary
      • Language
      • Loan Repayment Period
      • Loan Repayment Type
      • Location Type
      • Location Type (category)
      • Organisation Identifier
      • Organisation Registration Agency
      • Organisation Role
      • Organisation Type
      • Other Identifier Type
      • Policy Marker
      • Policy Marker Vocabulary
      • Policy Significance
      • Publisher Type
      • Region
      • Region Vocabulary
      • Related Activity Type
      • Result Type
      • Result Vocabulary
      • Sector Vocabulary
      • Tag Vocabulary
      • Tied Status
      • Transaction Type
      • UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
      • UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Targets
      • Verification Status
      • Version
      • Vocabulary
    • Rulesets
      • IATI Ruleset Spec - JS Edition
      • Standard Ruleset
    • Schema
    • Namespaces & Extensions
    • Reference
  • Upgrades
  • How we manage the standard
    • All versions
    • IATI codelist management
    • Previous upgrade process
    • Upgrade process
  • Upgrade changelogs
    • Non-Core Codelist Changelog
    • Decimal Upgrade to 2.03
      • 2.03 Changelog
    • Decimal Upgrade to 2.02
      • 2.02 Changelog
    • Integer Upgrade to 2.01
      • 2.01 Changelog
      • 2.01 Headlines
      • Migrating from versions 1.x to version 2.01
    • Version 1 upgrades
      • Decimal Upgrade to 1.05
        • 1.05 changelog
      • Decimal Upgrade to 1.04
        • 1.04 changes
        • Location: summary of changes in IATI Standard version 1.04
      • Decimal Upgrade to 1.03
        • 1.03 changes
      • Decimal Upgrade to 1.02
        • 1.02 changes
  • IATI Standard Publishing Guidance: How to suggest changes

2.02 Changelog

Changes / additions to IATI Standard for version 2.02

Note: Version 2.02 was released on Monday 7th December 2015.

Contents

  • 2.02 Changelog

    • Schema Changes

      • Activities schema

      • Organisation schema

    • Documentation Changes

      • New overview pages

      • Amended and new documentation elsewhere on the reference site

    • Codelist Changes

      • Codelist schema

      • New Codelists

      • Updated Codelists

Schema Changes

A full diff of all schema changes in 2.02 can be found in the IATI GitHub

Activities schema

Addition of @humanitarian attribute within the iati-activity element. (Discussion)

Addition of @activity-id attribute within the participating-org element. (Discussion)

Addition of @vocabulary-uri attribute within the recipient-region element. (Discussion)

Addition of @vocabulary-uri attribute within the sector element. (Discussion)

The element humanitarian-scope was added (Discussion)

Addition of @vocabulary-uri attribute within the policy-marker element. (Discussion)

The occurrence rule for the @significance attribute within the policy-marker element was amended. (Discussion)

Addition of @status attribute within the budget element. (Discussion)

The element provider-org (a sub-element of planned-disbursement) was added (Discussion)

The element receiver-org (a sub-element of planned-disbursement) was added (Discussion)

The definition for the element period-start (a sub-element of planned-disbursement) was amended (Discussion)

The definition for the element period-end (a sub-element of planned-disbursement) was amended (Discussion)

Addition of @humanitarian attribute within the transaction element. (Discussion)

Addition of @type attribute within the provider-org element (itself a sub-element of transaction). (Discussion)

Addition of @type attribute within the receiver-org element (itself a sub-element of transaction). (Discussion)

Addition of @vocabulary-uri attribute within the transaction/sector element. (Discussion)

Addition of @vocabulary-uri attribute within the transaction/region element. (Discussion)

The element document-date (a sub-element of document-link) was added (Discussion)

The element reference (a sub-element of result/indicator) was added (Discussion)

The element location (a sub-element of result/indicator/period/target/) was added (Discussion)

The element dimension (a sub-element of result/indicator/period/target/) was added (Discussion)

The element location (a sub-element of result/indicator/period/actual/) was added (Discussion)

The element dimension (a sub-element of result/indicator/period/actual/) was added (Discussion)

The element channel-code a sub-element of crs-add/) was added (Discussion)

Organisation schema

Addition of @status attribute within the total-budget element. (Discussion)

Addition of @status attribute within the recipient-org-budget element. (Discussion)

The element recipient-region-budget was added (Discussion)

The element total-expenditure was added (Discussion)

The element document-date (a sub-element of document-link) was added (Discussion)

Documentation Changes

New overview pages

The following overview pages have been added:

  • Humanitarian reporting

  • Seld-defined vocabularies

Amended and new documentation elsewhere on the reference site

A full diff of all documentation changes in 2.02 can be found in the IATI GitHub

Codelist Changes

A full diff of all embedded codelist changes in 2.02 can be found in the IATI GitHub

Codelist schema

Within the raw codelist XML definitions, each codelist-item now supports the addition of status, activation-date and withdrawal-date attributes. (Discussion)

New Codelists

Embedded:

  • Budget status (Discussion)

Non-Embedded:

  • Humanitarians Scope Type (Discussion)

  • Humanitarian Scope Vocabulary (Discussion)

  • Indicator Vocabulary (Discussion)

  • CRSChannel Code (Discussion)

Updated Codelists

Embedded:

  • Added code 11 (Incoming Commitments) to Transaction Type (discussion)

  • Added code 99 (Reporting Organisation) to Region Vocabulary (discussion)

  • Added codes 7 (SDG Goal), 8 (SDG Target), 9 (SDG Indicator), 10 (Humanitarian Global Clusters (Inter-Agency Standing Committee)) to Sector Vocabulary (discussion post 1 and post 2)

Non-Embedded:

  • Added code ‘2.02’ to Version

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