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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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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

1.05 changelog

Changes / Additions to IATI Standard for version 1.05

Contents

  • 1.05 changelog

    • Schema Changes

      • Activities schema

        • Location/Location ID: Updated description text

        • Planned Disbursement: Updated description text

      • Organisations schema

      • Common schema

      • XML supplementary schema

      • Registry record schema

    • Codelist Changes

      • New Codelists

      • Embedded codelist updates

        • Activity Status: New code

        • Description Type: New code

        • Document Category: New codes

        • Related Activity Type: New code

        • Related Activity Type: Amended code

        • Transaction Type: Amended code

        • Vocabulary: New code

        • Policy Marker: New code

      • Non-embedded codelist updates

        • Policy Significance: New code

    • Documentation Changes

      • Overview pages

        • Activity Standard - Dates Overview

        • Activity Standard - Classifications Overview

      • Codelist pages

        • Policy Significance

Schema Changes

A full diff of all schema changes in 1.05 can be found in the IATI GitHub

Activities schema

Location/Location ID: Updated description text

Element: location/location-id (discussion)

Planned Disbursement: Updated description text

Element: planned-disbursement (discussion)

In 1.04:

Element

Description

location/location-id For administrative areas this identifier should only be used if the location being defined is the administrative area itself. For describing the administrative area/s within which a location falls the location/administrative element should be used.

Description amended in 1.05:

Element

Description

location/location-id A unique code describing the location according to a recognised gazetteer or administrative boundary repository. Administrative areas should only be reported here if the location being defined is the administrative area itself. For describing the administrative area/s within which a more specific location falls the location/administrative element should be used.

Organisations schema

No substantial changes were made in 1.05, aside from essential version references.

Common schema

No substantial changes were made in 1.05, aside from essential version references.

XML supplementary schema

No substantial changes were made in 1.05, aside from essential version references.

Registry record schema

No substantial changes were made in 1.05, aside from essential version references.

Codelist Changes

New Codelists

No new codelists were added in 1.05

Embedded codelist updates

Activity Status: New code

Codelist: Activity Status (discussion)

Code

Name

Description

6 Suspended (none)

Description Type: New code

Codelist: DescriptionType (discussion)

Code

Name

Description

4 Other For miscellaneous use. A further classification or breakdown may be included in the narrative.

Document Category: New codes

Codelist: DocumentCategory (discussion)

Code

Name

Description

B11 Sector strategy (none)
B12 Thematic strategy (none)
B13 Country-level Memorandum of Understanding (none)
B14 Evaluations policy (none)
B15 General Terms and Conditions (none)

Related Activity Type: New code

Codelist: RelatedActivityType (discussion)

Code

Name

Description

5 Third Party A report by another organisation on the same activity (excluding activities reported as part of financial transactions - eg. provider-activity-id - or a co-funded activity using code = 4).

Related Activity Type: Amended code

Codelist: RelatedActivityType (discussion)

In 1.04:

Code

Name

Description

4 Multifunded A multifunded, or co-funded activity. The identifier should be globally unique and shared by all reporters of this activity.

Name and description changed in 1.05:

Code

Name

Description

4 Co-funded An activity that receives funding from more than one organisation.

Transaction Type: Amended code

Codelist: TransactionType (discussion)

In 1.04:

Code

Name

Description

IF Incoming Funds Funds received from an external funding source (eg a donor).

Description changed in 1.05:

Code

Name

Description

IF Incoming Funds Funds received (whether from an external source or through internal accounting) for specific use on this activity.

Vocabulary: New code

Codelist: Vocabulary (discussion)

Code

Name

Description

RO2 Reporting Organisation (2) Where reporting organisations have more than one vocabulary that they wish to reference.

Policy Marker: New code

Codelist: PolicyMarker (discussion)

Code

Name

Description

9 Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) (none)

Non-embedded codelist updates

Policy Significance: New code

Codelist: PolicySignificance (discussion)

Code

Name

Description

4 Explicit primary objective (none)

As part of this process, the non-embedded codelist changelog was also updated

Documentation Changes

Overview pages

Activity Standard - Dates Overview

Overview page: Activity Standard - Dates Overview (discussion)

Page

Additional guidance

Activity Standard - Dates Overview. ActivityStatus code 6 indicates a temporary suspension of an activity. In this state an activity is assumed not to be current, but future, forward-looking budgets are still assumed to be applicable.

Activity Standard - Classifications Overview

Overview page: Activity Standard - Classifications Overview (discussion) (discussion)

Page

Additional guidance

Activity Standard - Classifications Overview 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.)
Activity Standard - Classifications Overview Activity Standard - Classifications Overview 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)

Codelist pages

Policy Significance

Codelist: PolicySignificance (discussion)

Page

Additional guidance

Policy Significance codelist Policy Significance code = 4 (Explicit primary objective) SHOULD ONLY be used in conjunction with Policy Marker code = 9 (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)

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