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Reference data sets

All reference data in

Reference 360

is categorized under reference data sets. A reference data set is a logical grouping of reference data, such as country codes, currency codes, or cost centers.

Reference data sets contain code lists. Reference data sets act as both a container and template for the code lists.

When you create a reference data set, you configure its structure definition and attributes. You cannot change the structure definition and attributes of the reference data set after creation. When you add code lists to a reference data set, the code lists inherit the structure definition and attributes from the reference data set. If you do not define the structure definition of a reference data set, you can still define the structure definition of the code lists.

The following table lists the actions you can perform on a reference data set after creation:

Action	Allowed
Delete the reference data set	Yes
Modify the general properties	Yes
Modify the structure definition	No
Modify existing attributes	No
Create additional attributes	Yes
Create required attributes	Yes
Delete attributes	Yes
Modify the display settings	Yes
Modify the stakeholders	Yes

For example, you might have three different applications, each with a slightly different list of country codes. In

Reference 360

, you create a Country Codes reference data set. Then you create three code lists in the Country Codes reference data set, one for each of the applications that contain country code values. The last step is to create crosswalks between the code lists so that you can translate how each application represents the same code value.