Introduction
IDM_MERGE 4.0.0 XML schema
Documentation
release 01 May 2023
Documented XML schema:
IDM_MERGE_4_0_0.xsd
Contakt DCC e.V.
Dr.-Ing. Olaf Plümer
E-Mail pluemer@dcc-moebel.org
Telephon 0 52 21/12 65-37
Anika Degenhard
E-Mail degenhard@dcc-moebel.org
Telephon 0 52 21/12 65-38
Basic structure of the IDM format
IDM_MERGE 4.0.0 XML schema documentation
Introduction > Basic structure of the IDM format
Basic structure of the IDM format
The main element T_NEW_MERGE_CATALOGS defines that a new and complete multi-manufacturer catalogue data pool is made available.
The IDM format is subdivided in data ranges that are specified in the subsequent child-elements (see figure 1) in T_NEW_MERGE_CATALOGS.
The data ranges are not used in isolation from each other. In some data ranges, data is initially created and used from other data ranges via referencing.
Description of the data ranges
CATALOG
CATALOG is used to store administrative information concerning the data pool. E.g. the version of the data format, release date or the unique identification of the data pool.
SUPPLIER
SUPPLIER is used to store administrative information concerning the manufacturer. Example: specification of contact data or the manufacturer's country of origin.
GLOBAL_DEFINITION
The GLOBAL_DEFINITION data range is a kind of data pool for information used in the other data ranges. Example: storage of media, e.g. photos and installation instructions.
CATALOG_REFERENCES
CATALOG_REFERENCES are used to reference the catalogues associated with this multi-manufacturer catalogue via the GLN of a manufacturer and its CATALOG_ID element.
Data types
IDM_MERGE 4.0.0 XML schema documentation
Introduction > Data types
Data types and value ranges
The IDM schema used the data types defined in the standard XML schema 1.0 second edition (28 October 2004).
IDMP version 2.4 uses the following data types:
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boolean |
This data type maps the logical values "true" or "false". In accordance with the W3C recommendation for XML schemas, the values that can be used in the IDM are true/false or 1/0. |
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date |
In the IDMP, the data type date is used in conformity with the XML schemas as follows: |
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YYYY-MM-DD |
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Y = year, M = month, D = day |
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integer |
Numbers can be positive and negative integers. |
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nonNegativeInteger |
Value is a positive integer, including 0 |
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positiveInteger |
Value is a positive integer, excluding 0 |
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decimal |
The data type is used in the IDML for floating-point values. Floating-point values for this data type are, as recommended by the W3C, stored as 126.05 ir 45.98000 or +27.0 |
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string |
A limited number of alphanumeric characters and special characters. |
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anyURI |
The data type is used in the IDMP for URLs.anyURI represents a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). The lexical part of anyURI is an indefinite sequence of characters that correspond to a legal URI. An anyURI value can be absolute or relative and may contain fragment codes (e.g. an URI reference). |
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language |
The data type is used in the IDMP for the mapping of valid language keys.language represents codes for natural languages as defined in theTags for the Identification of Languages The value range of language is the quantum of all character sequences that represent a valid code of a natural language. For ISO languages, the format consists of a sequence of 2-3 lower case letters optionally followed by a hyphen and a country code consisting of 2 upper case letters, e.g. en-US. |
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Additionally, there are also user-defined data types: |
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This data type is used to create multiple-language texts of any length. |
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This data type is used to create multiple-language texts with a maximum length of 30 characters. |
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This data type is used to create multiple-language texts with a maximum length of 40 characters. |
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Notes to the documentation
IDM_MERGE 4.0.0 XML
schema documentation
Introduction > Notes to the documentation
Notes to the IDM documentation
Notes to the IDM documentation schema are stored in this section.
Explanation of the element properties
Each element is documented on the basis of a description and its properties. The following shows an example for an element description:
Description:
GLN_NO
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This element is used to enter a unique global location number (GLN). The GLN allows for an unequivocal assignment of companies or business units, e.g. for the automated electronic exchange of data. |
D string P (0-9){13} M [13:13] |
The element properties are documented on the right side. They have the following meaning:
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D |
The data type of the element is documented here. If this position is left blank, the element does not contain any reference data but additional child-elements. |
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P |
The entries made in P and M document the value range of an element. A regular expression that defines the permitted values must be entered in P. |
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M |
The minimum and maximum permitted values must be entered in M. In the case of a string data type, P defines the permitted characters and M the minimum and maximum character length. In the case of a numeric data type, the permitted minimum and maximum value is defined. |
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Language key
IDM_MERGE
4.0.0 XML schema documentation
Introduction > Language key
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Language key |
Language name |
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AA |
Afar |
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AB |
Abkhazian |
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AE |
Avestan |
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AF |
Afrikaans |
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AK |
Akan |
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AM |
Amharic |
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AN |
Aragonese |
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AR |
Arabic |
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AS |
Assam |
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AV |
Avarisch |
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AY |
Aymara |
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AZ |
Azerbaijanian |
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BA |
Baschkirian |
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BE |
Byelorussian |
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BG |
Bulgarian |
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BH |
Biharic |
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BI |
Bislamic |
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BM |
Bambara |
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BN |
Bengal |
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BO |
Tibetan |
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BR |
Breton |
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BS |
Bosnian |
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CA |
Catalan |
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CE |
Circassian |
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CH |
Chamorro |
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CO |
Corsican |
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CR |
Cree |
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CS |
Czech |
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CU |
Old slavish |
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CV |
Chuvash |
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CY |
Welsh |
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DA |
Danish |
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DE |
German |
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DV |
Dhivehi |
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DZ |
Dzongkha |
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EE |
Estonian |
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EL |
Greek |
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EN |
English |
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EO |
Esperanto |
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ES |
Spanish |
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ET |
Estonian |
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EU |
Basque |
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FA |
Persian |
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FF |
Fulfulde |
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FI |
Finno-Ugric |
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FJ |
Fiji |
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FO |
Faroese |
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FR |
French |
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FY |
Frisian |
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GA |
Irish |
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GD |
Gaelic |
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GL |
Galician |
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GN |
Guarani |
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GU |
Gujaratic |
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GV |
Manx, Manx-Gaelic |
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HA |
Hausa |
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HE |
Hebrew |
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HI |
Hindi |
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HO |
Hiri Motu |
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HR |
Croatian |
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HT |
Haitian |
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HU |
Hungarian |
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HY |
Armenian |
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HZ |
Herero |
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IA |
Interlingua |
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ID |
Indonesian |
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IE |
Interlingue |
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IG |
Igbo |
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II |
Yi |
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IK |
Inupiak |
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IN |
former Indonesian |
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IO |
Ido |
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IS |
Icelandic |
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IT |
Italian |
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IU |
Inuit |
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JA |
Japanese |
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JV |
Javanese |
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KA |
Georgian |
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KG |
Kikongo |
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KI |
Kikuyu |
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KJ |
Kuanyama |
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KK |
Kazakh |
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KL |
Kalaallisut (Greenland) |
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KM |
Cambodian |
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KN |
Canadian |
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KO |
Korean |
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KR |
Kanuri |
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KS |
Kashmirian |
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KU |
Kurdish |
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KV |
Komi |
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KW |
Cornish |
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KY |
Kirghiz |
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LA |
Latin |
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LB |
Luxembourgish |
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LG |
Luganda |
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LI |
Limburg |
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LN |
Lingala |
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LO |
Laotian |
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LT |
Lithuanian |
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LU |
Kiluba |
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LV |
Lett |
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MG |
Malagasy |
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MH |
Marshallese |
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MI |
Maori |
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MK |
Macedonian |
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ML |
Malay |
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MN |
Mongolian |
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MO |
Moldovan |
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MR |
Marathi |
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MS |
Malayan |
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MT |
Maltese |
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MY |
Burmese |
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NA |
Nauruan |
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NB |
Norwegian Bokmål |
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ND |
North Ndebele |
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NE |
Nepalese |
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NG |
Ndonga |
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NL |
Dutch |
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NN |
Norwegian Nynorsk |
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NO |
Norwegian |
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NR |
South Ndebele |
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NV |
Navajo |
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NY |
Chichewa |
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OC |
Occitan |
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OJ |
Ojibwe |
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OM |
Oromo |
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OR |
Orija |
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OS |
Ossetian |
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PA |
Punjab |
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PI |
Pali |
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PL |
Polish |
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PS |
Paschtu |
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PT |
Portugese |
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QU |
Quechua |
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RM |
Rhaeto-Romanic |
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RN |
Kirundish |
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RO |
Romanian |
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RU |
Russian |
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RW |
Kijarwanda |
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SA |
Sanskrit |
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SC |
Sardinian |
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SD |
Sinto |
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SE |
North Sami |
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SG |
Sango |
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SI |
Sinhalese |
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SK |
Slovakian |
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SL |
Slovenian |
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SM |
Samoan |
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SN |
Shonian |
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SO |
Somali |
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SQ |
Albanian |
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SR |
Serbian |
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SS |
Swazi |
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ST |
Sesothish |
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SU |
Sudanese |
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SV |
Swedish |
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SW |
Swahili |
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TA |
Tamil |
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TE |
Tegulu |
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TG |
Tajik |
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TH |
Thai |
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TI |
Tigrinja |
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TK |
Turkmenian |
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TL |
Tagalog |
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TN |
Sezuan |
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TO |
Tongan |
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TR |
Turkish |
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TS |
Tongan |
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TT |
Tartary |
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TW |
Twi |
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TY |
Thai |
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UG |
Uighur |
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UK |
Ukranian |
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UR |
Urdu |
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UZ |
Uzbek |
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VE |
Tshivenda |
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VI |
Vietnamese |
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VO |
Volapük |
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WA |
Walloon |
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WO |
Wolof |
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XH |
Xhosa |
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YI |
Yiddish |
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YO |
Joruba |
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ZA |
Zhuang |
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ZH |
Chinese |
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ZU |
Zulu |
According to the ISO standard, the language keys are generally written with small letters. Capital letters are used for the IDM data.
Country code
IDM_MERGE 4.0.0
XML schema documentation
Introduction > Country code
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country code |
country |
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AC |
Ascension |
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AD |
Andorra |
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AE |
United Arab Emirates |
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AF |
Afghanistan |
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AG |
Antigua and Barbuda |
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AI |
Anguilla |
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AL |
Albania |
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AM |
Armenia |
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AN |
Dutch Antilles |
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AO |
Angola |
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AQ |
Antarctica |
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AR |
Argentina |
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AS |
American Samoa |
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AT |
Austria |
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AU |
Australia |
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AW |
Aruba |
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AX |
Aland |
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AZ |
Azerbaijan |
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BA |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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BB |
Barbados |
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BD |
Bangladesh |
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BE |
Belgium |
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BF |
Burkina Faso |
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BG |
Bulgaria |
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BH |
Bahrain |
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BI |
Burundi |
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BJ |
Benin |
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BL |
Saint-Barthélemy |
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BM |
Bermuda |
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BN |
Brunei Darussalam |
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BO |
Bolivia |
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BQ |
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba |
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BR |
Brazil |
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BS |
Bahamas |
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BT |
Bhutan |
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BU |
Burma |
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BV |
Bouvet Island |
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BW |
Botswana |
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BY |
Belarus |
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BZ |
Belize |
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CA |
Canada |
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CC |
Cocos) Islands |
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CD |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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CF |
Central African Republic |
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CG |
Republic of the Congo |
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CH |
Switzerland |
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CI |
Ivory Coast |
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CK |
Cook Islands |
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CL |
Chile |
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CM |
Cameroon |
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CN |
China |
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CO |
Columbia |
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CP |
Clipperton |
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CR |
Costa Rica |
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CU |
Cuba |
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CV |
Cape Verde |
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CW |
Curaçao |
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CX |
Christmas Island |
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CY |
Cyprus |
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CZ |
Czech Republic |
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DE |
Germany |
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DG |
Diego Garcia |
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DJ |
Djibouti |
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DK |
Denmark |
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DM |
Dominica |
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DO |
Dominican Republic |
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DZ |
Algeria |
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EA |
Ceuta, Melilla |
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EC |
Ecuador |
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EE |
Estonia |
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EG |
Egypt |
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EH |
Westsahara |
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EN |
England |
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ER |
Eritrea |
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ES |
Spain |
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ET |
Ethiopia |
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FI |
Finland |
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FJ |
Fiji |
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FK |
Falklands |
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FM |
Micronesia |
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FO |
Faeroe Islands |
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FR |
France |
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GA |
Gabon |
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GB |
England/Great Britain |
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GD |
Grenada |
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GE |
Georgia |
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GF |
French Guiana |
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GG |
Guernsey (Channel Island) |
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GH |
Ghana |
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GI |
Gibraltar |
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GL |
Greenland |
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GM |
Gambia |
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GN |
Guinea |
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GP |
Guadeloupe |
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GQ |
Equatorial Guinea |
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GR |
Greece |
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GS |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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GT |
Guatemala |
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GU |
Guam |
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GW |
Guinea-Bissau |
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GY |
Guyana |
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HK |
Hong Kong |
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HM |
Heard and McDonald Islands |
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HN |
Honduras |
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HR |
Croatia |
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HT |
Haiti |
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HU |
Hungary |
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ID |
Indonesian |
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IE |
Ireland |
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IL |
Israel |
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IM |
Isle of Man |
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IN |
India |
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IO |
British Indian Ocean Territory |
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IQ |
Iraq |
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IR |
Islamic Republic of Iran |
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IS |
Iceland |
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IT |
Italy |
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JE |
Channel Island of Jersey |
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JM |
Jamaica |
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JO |
Jordan |
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JP |
Japan |
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KE |
Kenya |
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KG |
Kyrgyzstan |
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KH |
Cambodia |
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KI |
Kiribati |
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KM |
Comoros |
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KN |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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KP |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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KR |
Republic of Korea |
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KW |
Kuwait |
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KY |
Cayman Islands |
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KZ |
Kazakstan |
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LA |
Laos |
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LB |
Lebanon |
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LC |
Saint Lucia |
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LI |
Liechtenstein |
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LK |
Sri Lanka |
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LR |
Liberia |
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LS |
Lesotho |
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LT |
Lithuania |
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LU |
Luxembourg |
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LV |
Latvia |
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LY |
Libya |
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MA |
Morocco |
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MC |
Monaco |
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MD |
Moldavia |
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ME |
Montenegro |
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MF |
Saint Martin |
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MG |
Madagascar |
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MH |
Marshall Islands |
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MK |
North Macedonia |
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ML |
Mali |
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MM |
Myanmar (Burma) |
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MN |
Mongolia |
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MO |
Macau |
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MP |
Northern Mariana Islands |
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MQ |
Martinique |
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MR |
Mauritania |
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MS |
Montserrat |
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MT |
Malta |
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MU |
Mauritius |
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MV |
Maldives |
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MW |
Malawi |
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MX |
Mexico |
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MY |
Malaysia |
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MZ |
Mozambique |
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NA |
Namibia |
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NC |
New Caledonia |
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NE |
Niger |
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NF |
Norfolk Island |
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NG |
Nigeria |
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NI |
Nicaragua |
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NL |
Netherlands |
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NO |
Norway |
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NP |
Nepal |
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NR |
Nauru |
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NU |
Niue |
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NZ |
New Zealand |
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OM |
Oman |
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PA |
Panama |
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PE |
Peru |
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PF |
French Polynesia |
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PG |
Papuan New Guinea |
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PH |
Philippine |
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PK |
Pakistan |
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PL |
Poland |
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PM |
St. Pierre and Miquelon |
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PN |
Pitcairn Islands |
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PR |
Puerto Rica |
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PS |
Palestine |
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PT |
Portugal |
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PW |
Palau |
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PY |
Paraguay |
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QA |
Qatar |
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RE |
Reunion |
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RO |
Romania |
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RS |
Serbia |
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RU |
Russia |
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RW |
Ruanda |
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SA |
Saudi Arabia |
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SB |
Solomon Islands |
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SC |
Seychelles |
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SD |
Sudan |
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SE |
Sweden |
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SG |
Singapore |
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SH |
St. Helena |
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SI |
Slovenia |
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SJ |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands |
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SK |
Slovak Republic |
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SL |
Sierra Leone |
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SM |
San Marino |
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SN |
Senegal |
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SO |
Somalia |
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SR |
Suriname |
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SS |
South Sudan |
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ST |
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe |
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SV |
El Salvador |
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SX |
Sint Maarten |
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SY |
Syrian Arab Republic |
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SZ |
Swaziland |
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TC |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
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TD |
Chad |
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TF |
French Southern and Antarctic Territories |
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TG |
Togo |
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TH |
Thailand |
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TJ |
Tadschikistan |
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TK |
Tokelau |
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TL |
East Timor |
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TM |
Turkmenistan |
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TN |
Tunisia |
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TO |
Tonga |
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TR |
Turkey |
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TT |
Trinidad and Tobago |
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TV |
Tuvalu |
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TW |
Taiwan |
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TZ |
Tanzania |
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UA |
Ukraine |
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UG |
Uganda |
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UM |
United States Minor Outlying Islands |
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US |
United States of America |
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UY |
Uruguay |
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UZ |
Uzbekistan |
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VA |
Vatican City |
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VC |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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VE |
Venezuela |
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VG |
British Virgin Islands |
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VI |
American Virgin Islands |
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VN |
Vietnam |
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VU |
Vanuatu |
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WF |
Wallis and Futuna Islands |
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WS |
Samoa |
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YE |
Yemen |
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YT |
Mayotte |
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ZA |
South Africa |
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ZM |
Sambia |
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ZW |
Zimbabwe |
Types of detailed information
IDM_MERGE 4.0.0
XML schema documentation
Introduction > Types of detailed information
The following info types can be used to describe the type of detail information:
1 = Milieu photo
2 = Item pictogram (type/item overview)
3 = Magnetic planner drawing (SVGs in top view)
4 = Variant photo
5 = Variant texture
6 = Manufacturer logo/product brand
7 = Colour consultancy (the versions are defined in an assessment procedure)
8 = Material passport (PDF)
9 = Model description sheets (PDF below series)
10 = Installation instructions
11 = Marketing
12 = Miscellaneous
13 = Colour consultancy wall
14 = Colour consultancy floor
15 = functional description
16 = planning advice
17 = catalogue image
