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CountrySTAT / FENIX
Overview of the preparation of tables
in the new CountrySTAT platform
REFRESHER TRAINING OF FOCAL POINTS ON THE CountrySTAT/FENIX SYSTEM
24 – 28 July 2016
ECO Secretariat, Teheran, Iran
Stefania Bacci, FAO Statistician
Overview
Work flow
Preparing tables in CountrySTAT
Important rules to create tables
• Have the data ready
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Work flow
• Create your table following
the rules
• Have the metadata ready
• Use the right codification
• Fill all metadata
• Create the DSD structure
• CVS format
• No columns with labels
• Upload the values
• Go to the metadata editor
• Title
• Subject
• Data type
• Domain
Your table is
published
• CPC 2.1
• HS
• GAUL
• CountrySTAT indicators
• Unit of Measurement
• DAC
• Attributes
• Flag
• Forestry production
• Fishery production
• Scientific Fishery production
Unit of measurement: code and label 2° dimension :
code and label
1° dimension : Year 3° dimension : code and label
Value
Flag
Preparing tables in CountrySTAT
Preparing tables in CountrySTAT Unit of measurement: code and label 2° dimension :
code and label
Once done, DELETE ALL LABEL COLUMNS
1° dimension : Year 3° dimension : code and label
Value
Flag
Preparing tables in CountrySTAT
Preparing tables in CountrySTAT
year Indicator (code) species (code) Value Flag um (code)
1990 0102 21115 454 0101
1990 0102 21113 15532 0101
1990 0102 21116 1534 0101
1990 0102 21121 19000000 0101
1990 0102 21111 126318 0101
1991 0102 21111 124281 0101
1991 0102 21115 285 0101
1991 0102 21113 16189 0101
1991 0102 21116 2166 0101
1991 0102 21121 19500000 0101
1992 0102 21116 1107 0101
1992 0102 21113 13155 0101
1992 0102 21111 114086 0101
1992 0102 21121 18000000 0101
1992 0102 21115 297 0101
1993 0102 21113 7000 0101
1993 0102 21115 176 0101
1993 0102 21121 17500000 0101
This is how a table should look like after deleting its label columns!
Preparing tables in CountrySTAT
• Save it and keep the Excel table open
• Go in the Metadata Editor
• Go in the DSD Editor
• Save the file in CVS and close it
Important rules for creating tables
NEVER use comma or dot for separating the thousands
e.g. one thousand: NO 1.000 NO 1,000 YES 1000
Always use a dot for separating decimals
e.g. three dot four: NO 3,4 YES 3.4
In each “value cell” input only a numeric value or only text
e.g. two tons: NO 2 tons YES 2 in the other column called “unit” write tons
Important rules for creating tables
The Excel spreadsheet must be formatted as text
The name of the Excel file must NOT contain any accent and/or symbol and/or numbers and/or empty spaces
Always convert to CSV file at the very end and do not open the CSV file afterwards!
Important rules for creating tables
Always start the table beginning with the cell A1 (the upper side left corner)
Never use the "merge“ function
Important rules for creating tables
Never write some text out of the table
Important rules for creating tables
Never have more than one sheet within the same Excel file
Important rules for creating tables
Never have columns with the same title
OK
NO
Important rules for creating tables
Never have two or more tables in the same Excel file
Important rules for creating tables