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On this site you can find information on how to implement specific DDEX Standards. The areas addressed are listed depicted below.

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Definitions and Terminology

Core Definitions and Terminology

Abbreviations

DDEX Data Dictionary

The DDEX Data Dictionary ...

The general index contains all terms used in the latest AVS (Version 4) as well as all terms from RIN 2.0, MEAD 1.1, PIE 1.0 and RDR-N 1.5. Other standards will be added over time. Clicking on an entry in the general index will take you to the relevant edition of the DDEX Data Dictionary.

Message Editions

... for the Electronic Release Notification (ERN 4.3)

... for the Transfer of Catalogues of Releases and Resources by Reassignment of Rights Controller Information (CT 1.0)

... for Recording Information Notification (RIN 2.0)

... for Media Enrichment and Description (MEAD 1.1)

... for Party Identification and Enrichment (PIE 1.0)

... for the Recording Data and Rights Notification Standard (RDR-N, Version 1.5).

Allowed Value Set Editions

... for the Allowed Value Sets (Version 4)

... for the Allowed Value Sets (Version 3)

... for the Allowed Value Sets (Version 2)

... for the Allowed Value Sets (Version 1)

Data Dictionary editions published before 2022

... for the Recording Data and Rights Choreography Standard (RDR-C, Version 1.0): Message Structure and AVSs

... for the US Letters of Direction Choreography Standard (LoD, Version 1.0): Message Structure and AVSs

... for the Electronic Release Notification Message Suite Standard (ERN, Version 4.2): Message Structure and AVSs

... for the US Musical Work Licensing Choreography Standard (MWL, Version 1.0): Message Structure and AVSs

... for the Standard for the Communication of Media Enrichment and Description Information (MEAD): Message Structure and AVSs

... for the Musical Work Right Share Notification Choreography Standard (MWN, Version 1.1)

... f or the Standard for communicating links between Resources and Musical Works (Version 1.1)

... for the Recording Data and Rights Standard (Version 1.4)

... for Release Deliveries using SFTP or Web Service (Version 1.7)

... for the Recording Information Notification (Version 1.1)

... for Work and Share Notifications

... for Works Licensing

Why are there multiple data dictionaries?

Current Version of the Allowed Value List (AVS)

The current version is 004. It was issued on 16th January 2023.

The XSD of this latest version can be found at http://ddex.net/xml/allowed-value-sets/allowed-value-sets.xsd.

The data dictionary edition for these AVSs is available here.

Older AVS XSDs can be accessed from http://ddex.net/xml/allowed-value-sets/allowed-value-sets_xxx.xsd with xxx being the zero padded version number. This only applies for XSDs that were published from 2021 onwards.

Changes are detailed here.

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