Monitoring

Last updated: 2026-06-25

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See additional information in the data model review documentation:

• Proposed structure - 4th cycle

Descriptive dataset

See additional information in the data model review documentation:

• Descriptive dataset - 4th cycle

Field description

MonitoringProgrammes

Table 85 Monitoring dataflow - MonitoringProgrammes table

Attribute	Type	M	Definition
euRBDCode	wiseIdentifier	[1]	Unique European identifier of the river basin district.
useWaterbaseForMonitoringData	YesNo	[1]	If useWaterbaseForMonitoringData = 'yes' then the monitoring data statistics (number of sites, monitoring frequency) will be derived from the monitoring results reported to Waterbase via the WISE SoE dataflows.
programmesReference	referenceCode	[1]	Reference to the document, chapter, section, etc. with information about the monitoring programmes.
investigativeMonitoringReference	referenceCode	[1]	Reference to the document, chapter, section, etc. with information about the investigative monitoring programmes.
operationalMonitoringReference	referenceCode	[1]	Reference to the document, chapter, section, etc. with information about the operational monitoring programmes.
surveillanceMonitoringReference	referenceCode	[1]	Reference to the document, chapter, section, etc. with information about the surveillance monitoring programmes.
gwChemicalMonitoringReference	referenceCode	[0..1]	Reference to the document, chapter, section, etc. with information about the groundwater chemical monitoring programmes.
gwQuantitativeMonitoringReference	referenceCode	[0..1]	Reference to the document, chapter, section, etc. with information about the groundwater quantitative monitoring programmes.
swChemicalMonitoringReference	referenceCode	[0..1]	Reference to the document, chapter, section, etc. with information about the surface water chemical monitoring programmes.
swEcologicalMonitoringReference	referenceCode	[0..1]	Reference to the document, chapter, section, etc. with information about the surface water ecological monitoring programmes.

Monitoring

Table 86 Monitoring dataflow - Monitoring table

Attribute	Type	M	Definition
euMonitoringSiteCode	wiseIdentifier	[1]	Unique European identifier of the monitoring site
parameterCode	Parameter	[1]	Code of the biological quality element, hydromorphological quality element, physico-chemical parameter, chemical substance or parameter observed at the monitoring site.
chemicalMatrix	ChemicalMatrixType	[0..3]	For chemical substances, specify the matrix or matrices in which the substance is monitored. Report if, and only if, the parameter monitored is a chemical substance.
chemicalPurpose	ChemicalPurpose	[0..2]	For chemical substances, specify the purpose(s) for which the substance is monitored. Report if an only if the parameter monitored is a chemical substance.
frequency	MonitoringFrequency	[1]	Report the frequency at which the parameter is monitored at this site.
cycle	MonitoringCycle	[1]	Report the monitoring cycle for the parameter at this site.
lastMonitored	gYear	[1]	Report the most recent year when the parameter was monitored at this site. Set lastMonitored = 9999 if the parameter is yet to be measured.

MonitoringPurpose

Table 87 Monitoring dataflow - MonitoringPurpose table

Attribute	Type	M	Definition
euMonitoringSiteCode	wiseIdentifier	[1]	Unique European identifier of the monitoring site
monitoringPurpose	WFDMonitoringPurpose	[1..3]	Indicate if the monitoring site if used for investigative, operational and/or surveillance monitoring.

Quality control

MonitoringProgrammes

Table QCs

Code	Severity	Description
TU401	BLOCKER	The field euRBDCode must be unique within table [TU401]
T401	BLOCKER	The MonitoringProgrammes table must have one record for each of the river basin districts being reported (i.e. where dcMetadata.includesMonitoringData = ‘yes’). Values: {%identifiers%} . Number of invalid values: {%numberofrecords%} [T401]

Field QCs

gwChemicalMonitoringReference

Code	Severity	Description
V401	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V401]
RF402_WFD	BLOCKER	gwChemicalMonitoringReference Must be reported for every RBD with designated groundwater bodies. [RF402_WFD]
RF402_WISE5	BLOCKER	gwChemicalMonitoringReference Must be reported for every RBD with designated groundwater bodies. [RF402_WISE5]

gwQuantitativeMonitoringReference

Code	Severity	Description
V402	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V402]
RF403_WFD	BLOCKER	gwQuantitativeMonitoringReference Must be reported for every RBD with designated groundwater bodies. [RF403_WFD]
RF403_WISE5	BLOCKER	gwQuantitativeMonitoringReference Must be reported for every RBD with designated groundwater bodies. [RF403_WISE5]

swChemicalMonitoringReference

Code	Severity	Description
V403	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V403]
RF404_WFD	BLOCKER	swChemicalMonitoringReference Must be reported for every RBD with designated surface water bodies. [RF404_WFD]
RF404_WISE5	BLOCKER	swChemicalMonitoringReference Must be reported for every RBD with designated surface water bodies. [RF404_WISE5]

swEcologicalMonitoringReference

Code	Severity	Description
V404	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V404]
RF405_WFD	BLOCKER	swEcologicalMonitoringReference Must be reported for every RBD with designated surface water bodies that are not territorial waters.[RF405_WFD]
RF405_WISE5	BLOCKER	swEcologicalMonitoringReference Must be reported for every RBD with designated surface water bodies that are not territorial waters. [RF405_WISE5]

programmesReference

Code	Severity	Description
V405	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V405]
V406	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V406]

investigativeMonitoringReference

Code	Severity	Description
V407	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V407]
V408	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V408]

surveillanceMonitoringReference

Code	Severity	Description
V409	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V409]
V410	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V410]

operationalMonitoringReference

Code	Severity	Description
V411	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V411]
V412	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V412]

euRBDCode

Code	Severity	Description
RF401_WFD	BLOCKER	The euRBDCode must match a RiverBasinDistrict in the reference where wiseevolutiontype != ‘deletion’ [RF401_WFD]
V431	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V431]
T405_WFD	BLOCKER	If, for a given river basin district, the option useWaterbaseForMonitoringData = ‘yes’ is reported in the MonitoringProgrammes table, then the monitoring of physico-chemical and chemical parameters must NOT be reported in the Monitoring table. [T405_WFD]
XC411_WFD	BLOCKER	If, for a given RBD, useWaterbaseForMonitoringData = ‘no’ and there are monitoring sites in Surface Water Bodies, then at least one site MUST report a parameterCode NOT LIKE ‘QE%’. [XC411_WFD]
XC412_WFD	BLOCKER	If, for a given RBD where useWaterbaseForMonitoringData = ‘no’, if there are monitoring sites associated with Groundwater Bodies, at least one of them MUST report a parameterCode != ‘EEA_00-01-1’. [XC412_WFD]
RF401_WISE5	BLOCKER	The euRBDCode must match a RiverBasinDistrict in the reference where wiseevolutiontype != ‘deletion’ [RF401_WISE5]
XC411_WISE5	BLOCKER	If, for a given RBD, useWaterbaseForMonitoringData = ‘no’ and there are monitoring sites in Surface Water Bodies, then at least one site MUST report a parameterCode NOT LIKE ‘QE%’. [XC411_WISE5]
XC412_WISE5	BLOCKER	If, for a given RBD where useWaterbaseForMonitoringData = ‘no’, if there are monitoring sites associated with Groundwater Bodies, at least one of them MUST report a parameterCode != ‘EEA_00-01-1’. [XC412_WISE5]
T405_WISE5	BLOCKER	If, for a given river basin district, the option useWaterbaseForMonitoringData = ‘yes’ is reported in the MonitoringProgrammes table, then the monitoring of physico-chemical and chemical parameters must NOT be reported in the Monitoring table. [T405_WISE5]

useWaterbaseForMonitoringData

Code	Severity	Description
V432	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V432]
V424	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V424]

Monitoring

Table QCs

Code	Severity	Description
TU400	BLOCKER	Uniqueness and multiplicity constraints - The fields euMonitoringSiteCode, parameterCode and chemicalMatrix are uniques within table [TU400]

Field QCs

lastMonitored

Code	Severity	Description
V415	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid whole number [V415]
V421	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V421]
V426	BLOCKER	The value must follow the YYYY format. [V426]
V430	BLOCKER	lastMonitored must be a year <= 2027 or 9999 (only when the parameter has never been monitored before but will be monitored during the 4th cycle). Any other value is invalid.[V430]
R406	BLOCKER	Unknown option in cycle is valid if and only if: lastMonitored = 9999 [R406]
R405	BLOCKER	Unknown option in frequency is valid if and only if:lastMonitored = 9999 or monitoringCycle = ‘once’ [R405]
R405	BLOCKER	Unknown option in frequency is valid if and only if:lastMonitored = 9999 or monitoringCycle = ‘once’ [R405]

euMonitoringSiteCode

Code	Severity	Description
V416	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V416]
RF406_WFD	BLOCKER	The value euMonitoringSiteCode must exist in reference dataset with wiseevolutiontype != ‘deletion’ [RF406_WFD]
XC401	BLOCKER	The value euMonitoringSiteCode must exist in Spatial dataset with wiseevolutiontype != ‘deletion’ [XC401]
RF406_WISE5	BLOCKER	The value euMonitoringSiteCode must exist in reference dataset with wiseevolutiontype != ‘deletion’ [RF406_WISE5]

parameterCode

Code	Severity	Description
V417	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V417]
V418	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V418]
R403_WFD	BLOCKER	Seven physico-chemical parameters applicable to surface water are NOT valid in groundwater monitoring sites. List includes: EEA_3133-07-1 (Oxidisability), EEA_3133-02-6 (BOD7), EEA_3111-01-1 (Secchi depth), EEA_3161-04-4 (Particulate organic nitrogen), EEA_3164-08-7 (Nitrate to orthophosphate ratio), EEA_3164-07-6 (Total N to total P ratio), EEA_3164-01-0 (Chlorophyll a). [R403_WFD]
R404_WFD	BLOCKER	The option parameterCode LIKE ‘EEA_00-01-1%’ (Quantitative monitoring) is only valid for monitoring sites in groundwater bodies. [R404_WFD]
XC404_WFD	BLOCKER	parameterCode LIKE ‘QE1-%’ (Biological quality elements) is only valid in rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal water bodies. [XC404_WFD]
XC405_WFD	BLOCKER	parameterCode LIKE ‘QE2-%’ (Hydromorphological quality elements) is only valid in rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal water bodies. [XC405_WFD]
XC402_WFD	BLOCKER	For sites in surface water bodies, chemical monitoring includes priority substances and river basin specific pollutants. [XC402_WFD]
XC403_WFD	BLOCKER	For sites in groundwater bodies, chemical monitoring includes priority substances, the pollutants designated as “river basin specific pollutants” (for surface waters), and any other chemical substances where parameterCode LIKE ‘CAS%’ [XC403_WFD]
R403_WISE5	BLOCKER	Seven physico-chemical parameters applicable to surface water are NOT valid in groundwater monitoring sites. List includes: EEA_3133-07-1 (Oxidisability), EEA_3133-02-6 (BOD7), EEA_3111-01-1 (Secchi depth), EEA_3161-04-4 (Particulate organic nitrogen), EEA_3164-08-7 (Nitrate to orthophosphate ratio), EEA_3164-07-6 (Total N to total P ratio), EEA_3164-01-0 (Chlorophyll a). [R403_WISE5]
R404_WISE5	BLOCKER	The option parameterCode LIKE ‘EEA_00-01-1%’ (Quantitative monitoring) is only valid for monitoring sites in groundwater bodies. [R404_WISE5]
XC404_WISE5	BLOCKER	parameterCode LIKE ‘QE1-%’ (Biological quality elements) is only valid in rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal water bodies. [XC404_WISE5]
XC405_WISE5	BLOCKER	parameterCode LIKE ‘QE2-%’ (Hydromorphological quality elements) is only valid in rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal water bodies. [XC405_WISE5]
XC413_WISE5	BLOCKER	If a monitoring site is associated with a territorialwater, it must NOT report any parameter codes matching – ‘QE1%’ or ‘QE2%’. [XC413_WISE5]

frequency

Code	Severity	Description
V419	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V419]
V420	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V420]

cycle

Code	Severity	Description
V422	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V422]
V423	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V423]

chemicalMatrix

Code	Severity	Description
R400_WFD	BLOCKER	The chemicalMatrix value must be reported if and only if chemical monitoring occurs. [R400_WFD]
R402_WFD	BLOCKER	For groundwater sites with chemical monitoring, the only valid value for chemicalMatrix is ‘water’. [R402_WFD]
V413	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V413]
V433	BLOCKER	chemicalMatrix contains duplicate values [V433]
R400_WISE5	BLOCKER	The chemicalMatrix value must be reported if and only if chemical monitoring occurs. [R400_WISE5]
XC402_WISE5	BLOCKER	For sites in surface water bodies, chemical monitoring includes priority substances and river basin specific pollutants. [XC402_WISE5]
XC403_WISE5	BLOCKER	For sites in groundwater bodies, chemical monitoring includes priority substances, the pollutants designated as “river basin specific pollutants” (for surface waters), and any other chemical substances where parameterCode LIKE ‘CAS%’ [XC403_WISE5]
R402_WISE5	BLOCKER	For groundwater sites with chemical monitoring, the only valid value for chemicalMatrix is ‘water’. [R402_WISE5]

chemicalPurpose

Code	Severity	Description
R401_WFD	BLOCKER	The chemicalPurpose value must be reported if and only if chemical monitoring occurs. [R401_WFD]
V414	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V414]
V434	BLOCKER	chemicalPurpose contains duplicate values [V434]
R401_WISE5	BLOCKER	The chemicalPurpose value must be reported if and only if chemical monitoring occurs. [R401_WISE5]

monitoringCycle

Code	Severity	Description
XC413_WFD	BLOCKER	If a monitoring site is associated with a territorialwater, it must NOT report any parameter codes matching – ‘QE1%’ or ‘QE2%’. [XC413_WFD]

MonitoringPurpose

Table QCs

Code	Severity	Description
TU402	BLOCKER	The field euMonitoringSiteCode must be unique within table [TU402]
T402_WFD	BLOCKER	The MonitoringPurpose table must have one record for each of the monitoringsites being reported for the RBD where includesMonitoringData=’yes’. Values: {%identifiers%} . Number of invalid values: {%numberofrecords%} [T402_WFD]
T402_WISE5	BLOCKER	The MonitoringPurpose table must have one record for each of the monitoringsites being reported for the RBD where includesMonitoringData=’yes’. Values: {%identifiers%} . Number of invalid values: {%numberofrecords%} [T402_WISE5]

Field QCs

euMonitoringSiteCode

Code	Severity	Description
V425	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V425]
XC410_WISE5	BLOCKER	euMonitoringSiteCode must exist in the Spatial dataset if includesSpatialData = ‘yes’ with wisevolutiontype != ‘deletion’ and includesMonitoringData = ‘yes’ [XC410_WISE5]
RF409_WISE5	BLOCKER	euMonitoringSiteCode must exist in the Spatial Reference if includesSpatialData = ‘no’ with wisevolutiontype != ‘deletion’ [RF409_WISE5]

monitoringPurpose

Code	Severity	Description
V427	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V427]
V428	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V428]
V429	BLOCKER	monitoringPurpose contains duplicate values [V429]

includesMonitoringData

Code	Severity	Description
XC410_WFD	BLOCKER	euMonitoringSiteCode must exist in the Spatial dataset if includesSpatialData = ‘yes’ with wisevolutiontype != ‘deletion’ and includesMonitoringData = ‘yes’ [XC410]

wisevolutiontype

Code	Severity	Description
XC410_WFD	BLOCKER	euMonitoringSiteCode must exist in the Spatial dataset if includesSpatialData = ‘yes’ with wisevolutiontype != ‘deletion’ and includesMonitoringData = ‘yes’ [XC410]
RF409_WFD	BLOCKER	euMonitoringSiteCode must exist in the Spatial Reference if includesSpatialData = ‘no’ with wisevolutiontype != ‘deletion’ [RF409_WFD]

includesSpatialData

Code	Severity	Description
XC410_WFD	BLOCKER	euMonitoringSiteCode must exist in the Spatial dataset if includesSpatialData = ‘yes’ with wisevolutiontype != ‘deletion’ and includesMonitoringData = ‘yes’ [XC410]
RF409_WFD	BLOCKER	euMonitoringSiteCode must exist in the Spatial Reference if includesSpatialData = ‘no’ with wisevolutiontype != ‘deletion’ [RF409_WFD]

Spatial dataset

See additional information in the data model review documentation:

• Spatial dataset - 4th cycle

Field description

MonitoringSite spatial

Table 88 MonitoringSite spatial data

Attribute	Type	M	Definition [1]
geometry_point	MultiPoint	[1]	WISE: The location of the site must be reported using a representative point (this also applies to trawl sampling).
inspireIdLocalId	string254	[1]	A local identifier, assigned by the data provider. The local identifier is unique within the namespace, that is, no other spatial object carries the same unique identifier. It is the responsibility of the data provider to guarantee uniqueness of the local identifier within the namespace. WISE: It is recommended that Data Providers reporting under WFD use a localId value identical to the thematicIdIdentifier value.
inspireIdNamespace	string254	[1]	Namespace uniquely identifying the data source of the spatial object. WISE: For Data Providers in countries not implementing the INSPIRE Directive, the country code can be used as placeholder.
inspireIdVersionId	string25	[0..1]	The identifier of the particular version of the spatial object, with a maximum length of 25 characters. The maximum length has been selected to allow for time stamps based on ISO 8601, for example, ‘2007-02-12T12:12:12+05:30’ as the version identifier.
thematicIdIdentifier	wiseIdentifier	[1]	Unique identifier used to identify the spatial object within the specified identification scheme. WISE: Unique European identifier of the monitoring site.
thematicIdIdentifierScheme	IdentifierScheme	[1]	Identifier defining the scheme used to assign the identifier. WISE: Data Providers reporting under WFD must use the value 'euMonitoringSiteCode'. Other Data Providers must use the value 'eionetMonitoringSiteCode'.
beginLifespanVersion	date	[0..1]	Date at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set. The beginLifespanVersion value must be provided if the endLifespanVersion value is provided.
endLifespanVersion	date	[0..1]	Date at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set. WISE: The endLifespanVersion value is only requested for objects that have been retired (without any replacement).
supersedesIdentifier	wiseIdentifier	[0..n]	In a genealogy, the object(s) replaced by the current object. [2]. Note: Semantically, the supersedesIdentifier attribute is equivalent to the predecessorIdentifier attribute in the SurfaceWaterBody and GroundWaterBody data sets. WISE: The supersedesIdentifier value is a comma-separated list with the thematicIdIdentifier value of the existing object(s) that were replaced. The value must be reported if, and only if, the object replaces one or more objects that were previously reported. Data Providers should report a comma-separated list with the thematicIdIdentifier of the object(s) that have been replaced. This attribute does not apply to the case where a newer version of the same object is being reported. In other others, an object never replaces itself. The number of predecessors depends on the wiseEvolutionType value. The objects reported as predecessors must exist in the WISE register.
supersedesIdentifierScheme	IdentifierScheme	[0..1]	Identifier defining the scheme used to assign the identifier value(s) in the supersededIdentifier value. WISE: The value is mandatory if, and only if, one or more predecessors are reported. All predecessors must belong to the same identifier scheme. The value must be reported if, and only if, the supersedesIdentifier is reported. The supersedesIdentifierScheme value is identical to the thematicIdIdentifierScheme. In other words, the object being reported can only replace another object in the same identifier scheme.
supersededByIdentifier	wiseIdentifier	[0..n]	In a genealogy, the newly active object(s) that replaces (replace) the current object. [2]. Note: Semantically, the supersededByIdentifierattribute is equivalent to the successorsIdentifier attribute in the SurfaceWaterBody and GroundWaterBody data sets. WISE: The supersededByIdentifier value is a comma-separated list with the thematicIdIdentifier of the object(s) that replace the current object. This attribute is NOT reported in the 4th cycle spatial datasets. It will be derived by the EEA and populated in the European datasets for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cycle of reporting of the WFD River Basin Management Plans, for the objects that have being replaced in subsequent reporting cycles.
supersededByIdentifierScheme	IdentifierScheme	[0..1]	Identifier defining the scheme used to assign the identifier value(s) in the supersedeByIdentifier attribute. The attribute is mandatory, if and only if one or more successors exist.
wiseEvolutionType	WiseEvolutionType	[1]	Type of event that produced or modified the version of the object being reported (for example ‘noChange’, ‘creation’, ‘deletion’, ‘aggregation’). [2]. WISE: The wiseEvolutionType value determines the acceptable number of identifiers in the predecessorsIdentifier attribute. [3]
nameTextInternational	string254	[1]	Name, in English. English exonym, or understandable English version of the name of the geographical feature or spatial object. [4]. WISE: For this attribute, the language code is ‘eng’ (by definition) and is not reported. If an English version does not exist, then provide a transliteration of the national name to the ISO basic Latin alphabet (which uses the same 26 letters that comprise the English alphabet).
nameText	string254	[1]	Name, in the national language. National language endonym, or national language version of the name of the geographical feature or spatial object. [4]
nameLanguage	Language	[1]	Language code of the language used in the nameText value. [4] Use the ISO 639-2/B code of the national language used for the object’s geographical name. [5]
operationalActivityPeriodBegin	date	[1]	Beginning of the period during which the EnvironmentalMonitoringFacility has been up and running. [6]
operationalActivityPeriodEnd	date	[0..1]	End of the period during which the EnvironmentalMonitoringFacility has been up and running. [6] WISE: Data Providers are requested to report this information if and only if the object has wiseEvolutionType = 'deletion'.
featureOfInterestIdentifier	wiseIdentifier	[1]	WISE: Unique European identifier of the surface water body or groundwater body being monitored.
featureOfInterestIdentifierScheme	IdentifierScheme	[1]	Identifier defining the scheme used to assign the identifier. WISE: Data Providers reporting under WFD should use 'euSurfaceWaterBodyCode' or 'euGroundWaterBodyCode', as applicable. Other Data Providers should use 'eionetSurfaceWaterBodyCode' or 'eionetGroundWaterBodyCode', as applicable.
mediaMonitoredBiota	YesNo	[1]	Monitored environmental medium. WISE: Report ‘yes’ if biota is being monitored, report ‘no’ otherwise. At least one media must be monitored (biota, water or sediment).
mediaMonitoredWater	YesNo	[1]	Monitored environmental medium. WISE: Report ‘yes’ if water is being monitored, report ‘no’ otherwise. At least one media must be monitored (biota, water or sediment).
mediaMonitoredSediment	YesNo	[1]	Monitored environmental medium. WISE: Report ‘yes’ if sediment is being monitored, report ‘no’ otherwise. At least one media must be monitored (biota, water or sediment).
purpose	WisePurposeOfCollectionValue	[0..n]	Purpose of collection. Optional. More than one purpose can be reported.
confidentialityStatus	ConfidentialityStatus	[1]	WISE: Information about the sensitivity and confidentiality status of the monitoring site location. By default, all data should be publicly available and free for publication, with confidentialityStatus = 'F'. For safety or security reasons, Data Providers may flag that the location of some monitoring sites (e.g. drinking water abstractions) should not be published. If confidentialityStatus = 'N' (not from publication, restricted for internal use only) then the monitoring site’s location will not be published in the WISE data products. This flag applies only to the location data: the time series will still be made available. This flag does not prevent public access to data files delivered to Reportnet, if access to the deliveries is not restricted by the Data Provider. [7] [8]
link	URL	[0..1]	WISE: Hyperlink to where additional information about the object is available in the internet. Report only if a stable and resolvable URL can be provided to the specific object being reported, for example a public API endpoint. Do not provide generic URLs to institutional internet domains, sites or webpages.

Quality control

MonitoringSite

Table QCs

Code	Severity	Description
TU201	BLOCKER	The combination inspireIdLocalId + inspireIdNamespace must be unique. [TU201]
TU202	BLOCKER	The combination thematicIdIdentifier + thematicIdIdentifierScheme must be unique. [TU202]
T201	BLOCKER	If the object has successor(s), then the deleted object should not be reported. Only the successor object(s) must be reported, with their appropriate predecessor(s) and wiseEvolutionType value. [T201] Values: {%identifiers%} . Number of invalid values: {%numberofrecords%}
T202	BLOCKER	If the object is the predecessor of another object, then the deleted object should not be reported. Only the successor object(s) must be reported, with their appropriate predecessor(s) and wiseEvolutionType value. [T202] Values: {%identifiers%} . Number of invalid values: {%numberofrecords%}
S204	BLOCKER	Only one EPSG is allowed in the table [S204]
RF218_WFD	BLOCKER	A valid ‘eu’ thematic identifier exists in the register but was not reported (either as a spatial object or as a predecessor) [RF218_WFD]. Values: {%identifiers%}. Number of missing values: {%numberofrecords%}
RF218_WISE5	BLOCKER	A valid ‘eu’ thematic identifier exists in the register but was not reported (either as a spatial object or as a predecessor) [RF218_WISE5]. Values: {%identifiers%}. Number of missing values: {%numberofrecords%}
RF224_WFD	BLOCKER	If an object is reported as ‘reactivation’, it must have the same predecessors as before. Identifiers affected: {%end_result%} [RF224_WFD]
RF224_WISE5	BLOCKER	If an object is reported as ‘reactivation’, it must have the same predecessors as before. Identifiers affected: {%end_result%} [RF224_WISE5]
RF224_WFD	BLOCKER	If an object is reported as ‘reactivation’, it must have the same predecessors as before. Identifiers affected: {%end_result%} [RF224_WFD]
RF224_WISE5	BLOCKER	If an object is reported as ‘reactivation’, it must have the same predecessors as before. Identifiers affected: {%end_result%} [RF224_WISE5]

Field QCs

inspireIdLocalId

Code	Severity	Description
V212	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V212]
V213	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 254. [V213]

inspireIdNamespace

Code	Severity	Description
V214	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V214]
V215	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 254. [V215]

thematicIdIdentifier

Code	Severity	Description
V250	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V250]
V251	BLOCKER	The value of thematicIdIdentifier must follow the syntax of WISE identifiers [V251]
RF215_WFD	BLOCKER	thematicIdIdentifier must be a valid identifier in the register if the wiseEvolutionType value is ‘deletion’, ‘noChange’ or ‘change’ [RF215_WFD]
RF215_WISE5	BLOCKER	thematicIdIdentifier must be a valid identifier in the register if the wiseEvolutionType value is ‘deletion’, ‘noChange’ or ‘change’ [RF215_WISE5]
RF216_WFD	BLOCKER	thematicIdIdentifier must not exist in the register unless the wiseEvolutionType value is ‘deletion’, ‘noChange’, ‘reactivation’ or ‘change’ [RF216_WFD]
RF216_WISE	BLOCKER	thematicIdIdentifier must not exist in the register unless the wiseEvolutionType value is ‘deletion’, ‘noChange’, ‘reactivation’ or ‘change’ [RF216_WISE]
RF217_WFD	ERROR	The monitoring site is associated with waterbody in a different category (surface water versus groundwater) than the waterbody previously reported [RF217_WFD]
RF217_WISE5	ERROR	The monitoring site is associated with waterbody in a different category (surface water versus groundwater) than the waterbody previously reported [RF217_WISE5]

thematicIdIdentifierScheme

Code	Severity	Description
V252	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V252]
V253	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V253]
R220	BLOCKER	wiseEvolutionType=’reactivation’ is not valid if thematicIdIdentifierScheme not in (‘euMonitoringSiteCode’,’eionetMonitoringSiteCode’) [R220]
V264	BLOCKER	Invalid thematicIdIdentifierScheme value for this spatial object type. [V264]
V249	BLOCKER	An ‘eu’ thematic identifier must not be replaced by an ‘eionet’ thematic identifier [V249]
V267	BLOCKER	EIONET thematic identifiers must be used for all spatial objects. [V267]
V268	BLOCKER	WFD thematic identifiers must be used for all spatial objects. [V268]
R231	BLOCKER	wiseEvolutionType= ‘reactivation’ is not valid if thematicIdIdentifierScheme = ‘eionetMonitoringSiteCode’ and countryCode not in (‘CH’,’LI’,’TR’,’AL’,’BA’,’ME’,’MK’,’RS’,’XK’) [R231]

wiseEvolutionType

Code	Severity	Description
V254	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V254]
V255	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V255]
R206	BLOCKER	inspireIdVersionId must be reported if wiseEvolutionType is ‘change’. [R206]
V260	BLOCKER	These wiseEvolutionType values are no valid for monitoring sites: ‘changeExtendedArea’, ‘changeExtendedAreaAndDepth’, ‘changeExtendedDepth’, ‘changeReducedArea’, ‘changeReducedAreaAndDepth’, ‘changeReducedDepth’. [V260]
R220	BLOCKER	wiseEvolutionType=’reactivation’ is not valid if thematicIdIdentifierScheme not in (‘euMonitoringSiteCode’,’eionetMonitoringSiteCode’) [R220]
R208	BLOCKER	operationalActivityPeriodEnd must be reported if wiseEvolutionType is ‘deletion’’. [R208]
V256	BLOCKER	Invalid wiseEvolutionType value for this spatial object type [V256]
R224	BLOCKER	A spatial object with wiseEvolutionType value equal to ‘changeCode’ must not have the same predecessor of another spatial object. [R224]
R219	WARNING	Monitoring site has been reactivated. [R219]
R202	ERROR	beginLifespanVersion must be reported unless wiseEvolutionType is ‘creation’ or ‘noChange’. [R202]
R204	BLOCKER	The endLifespanVersion value must be reported, if the wiseEvolutionType is ‘deletion’. [R204]
R222	BLOCKER	At least one predecessor of an object with wiseEvolutionType value equal to ‘splitting’ or ‘changeBothAggregationAndSplitting’ must be reported as predecessor of another spatial object. [R222]
R225	BLOCKER	The monitoring site must have zero predecessors if the wiseEvolutionType value is ‘creation’ [R225]
R226	BLOCKER	The monitoring site must have one and only one predecessor if the wiseEvolutionType value is ‘changeCode’ or ‘splitting’ [R226]
R227	BLOCKER	The monitoring site must have two or more predecessors if the wiseEvolutionType value is ‘aggregation’ [R227]
R231	BLOCKER	wiseEvolutionType= ‘reactivation’ is not valid if thematicIdIdentifierScheme = ‘eionetMonitoringSiteCode’ and countryCode not in (‘CH’,’LI’,’TR’,’AL’,’BA’,’ME’,’MK’,’RS’,’XK’) [R231]
RF203_WFD	BLOCKER	wiseEvolutionType=’reactivation’ is not valid if a former surface water monitoring site is now reactivated as a groundwater monitoring site, or vice-versa [RF203_WFD]
RF203_WISE5	BLOCKER	wiseEvolutionType=’reactivation’ is not valid if a former surface water monitoring site is now reactivated as a groundwater monitoring site, or vice-versa [RF203_WISE5]
RF219_WFD	BLOCKER	wiseEvolutionType=’reactivation’ is not valid if the object does not exist in the MonitoringSite register [RF219_WFD]
RF219_WISE5	BLOCKER	wiseEvolutionType=’reactivation’ is not valid if the object does not exist in the MonitoringSite register [RF219_WISE5]
RF220_WISE5	BLOCKER	wiseEvolutionType=’reactivation’ is not valid if the status of the object is ‘valid’ in the MonitoringSite register [RF220_WISE5]
RF220_WFD	BLOCKER	wiseEvolutionType=’reactivation’ is not valid if the status of the object is ‘valid’ in the MonitoringSite register [RF220_WFD]
RF221_WFD	BLOCKER	wiseEvolutionType=’reactivation’ is not valid if the status of the object is ‘superseded’ in the MonitoringSite register [RF221_WFD]
RF221_WISE5	BLOCKER	wiseEvolutionType=’reactivation’ is not valid if the status of the object is ‘superseded’ in the MonitoringSite register [RF221_WISE5]
RF227_WFD	ERROR	wiseEvolutionType=’reactivation’ is not a valid option if the featureOfInterestIdentifier is different to the previous one [RF227_WFD]
RF227_WISE5	ERROR	wiseEvolutionType=’reactivation’ is not a valid option if the featureOfInterestIdentifier is different to the previous one [RF227_WISE5]
RF222_WFD	BLOCKER	If an object is reported as ‘deletion’, it must have the same predecessors as before [RF222_WFD]
RF222_WISE5	BLOCKER	If an object is reported as ‘deletion’, it must have the same predecessors as before [RF222_WISE5]

nameText

Code	Severity	Description
V227	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V227]
V229	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 254. [V229]
V228	BLOCKER	nameText contains invalid characters. [V228]

nameLanguage

Code	Severity	Description
V225	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V225]
V226	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V226]

operationalActivityPeriodBegin

Code	Severity	Description
V232	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V232]
V233	ERROR	operationalActivityPeriodBegin must not be set in the future. [V233]
V234	BLOCKER	operationalActivityPeriodBegin must contain a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD) [V234]
R207	BLOCKER	operationalActivityPeriodEnd must be greater than operationalActivityPeriodBegin. [R207]
RF204_WFD	ERROR	operationalActivityPeriodBegin for the successor can not be the same as the operationalActivityPeriodBegin of the object being replaced, except if wiseEvolutionType is ‘changeCode ’[RF204_WFD]
RF204_WISE5	ERROR	operationalActivityPeriodBegin for the successor can not be the same as the operationalActivityPeriodBegin of the object being replaced, except if wiseEvolutionType is ‘changeCode’ [RF204_WISE5]
RF205_WISE5	ERROR	operationalActivityPeriodBegin value cannot be higher than the one stored in the registry for the same object if wiseEvolutionType value is equal to ‘change’, ‘changeCode’, ‘noChange’ or ‘reactivation’ [RF205_WISE5]
RF205_WFD	ERROR	operationalActivityPeriodBegin value cannot be higher than the one stored in the registry for the same object if wiseEvolutionType value is equal to ‘change’, ‘changeCode’, ‘noChange’ or ‘reactivation’ [RF205_WFD]

featureOfInterestIdentifier

Code	Severity	Description
V207	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V207]
V208	BLOCKER	The value of featureOfInterestIdentifier must follow the syntax of WISE identifiers [V208]
RF200_WFD	BLOCKER	The monitoring site has a feature of interest (waterbody) that does not exist in the register [RF200_WFD]
RF200_WISE5	BLOCKER	The monitoring site has a feature of interest (waterbody) that does not exist in the register [RF200_WISE5]
RF201_WFD	BLOCKER	The featureOfInterestIdentifier is deprecated (only objects with wiseEvolutionType = ‘deletion’ can be have a deprecated featureOfInterest) [RF201_WFD]
RF201_WISE5	BLOCKER	The featureOfInterestIdentifier is deprecated (only objects with wiseEvolutionType = ‘deletion’ can be have a deprecated featureOfInterest) [RF201_WISE5]
RF202_WFD	ERROR	The Monitoring Site is for deletion and the featureOfInterestIdentifier is deprecated [RF202_WFD]
RF202_WISE5	ERROR	The Monitoring Site is for deletion and the featureOfInterestIdentifier is deprecated [RF202_WISE5]

featureOfInterestIdentifierScheme

Code	Severity	Description
V209	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V209]
V210	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V210]
V266	BLOCKER	Invalid featureOfInterestIdentifierScheme value for this spatial object type. [V266]
V271	BLOCKER	An EIONET thematic identifier must be used for all the spatial objects. [V271]
V272	BLOCKER	WFD thematic identifiers must be used for all spatial objects. [V272]

mediaMonitoredBiota

Code	Severity	Description
V219	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V219]
V220	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V220]

mediaMonitoredWater

Code	Severity	Description
V223	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V223]
V224	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V224]

mediaMonitoredSediment

Code	Severity	Description
V221	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V221]
V222	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V222]

confidentialityStatus

Code	Severity	Description
V204	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V204]
V205	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V205]

supersedesIdentifierScheme

Code	Severity	Description
V245	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V245]
V247	BLOCKER	Invalid supersedesIdentifierScheme value for this spatial object type [V247]
V246	BLOCKER	WFD thematic identifiers must be used for all spatial objects [V246]
V269	BLOCKER	EIONET thematic identifiers must be used for all spatial objects. [V269]
R213	BLOCKER	supersedesIdentifierScheme must be reported if supersedesIdentifier is reported. [R213]
R211	BLOCKER	supersedesIdentifier must be reported if supersedesIdentifierScheme is reported. [R211]

supersededByIdentifierScheme

Code	Severity	Description
V240	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V240]
V244	BLOCKER	An ‘eu’ thematic identifier must not be replaced by an ‘eionet’ thematic identifier [V244]
R232	BLOCKER	Reporting of supersededByIdentifierScheme & supersededByIdentifier is not allowed [R232]

purpose

Code	Severity	Description
V236	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V236]

link

Code	Severity	Description
V217	BLOCKER	The value does not follow the expected syntax for a valid URL. [V217]
V273	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 2048 [V273]

beginLifespanVersion

Code	Severity	Description
V201	BLOCKER	beginLifespanVersion must contain a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD). [V201]
V200	ERROR	beginLifespanVersion must not be set in the future. [V200]
R200	BLOCKER	beginLifespanVersion must be reported if endLifespanVersion is reported. [R200]
R201	BLOCKER	beginLifespanVersion must be reported if inspireIdVersionId is reported. [R201]
R202	ERROR	beginLifespanVersion must be reported unless wiseEvolutionType is ‘creation’ or ‘noChange’. [R202]
R203	BLOCKER	endLifespanVersion must be greater than beginLifespanVersion. [R203]

endLifespanVersion

Code	Severity	Description
V206	BLOCKER	endLifespanVersion must contain a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD). [V206]
R200	BLOCKER	beginLifespanVersion must be reported if endLifespanVersion is reported. [R200]
R203	BLOCKER	endLifespanVersion must be greater than beginLifespanVersion. [R203]
R204	BLOCKER	The endLifespanVersion value must be reported, if the wiseEvolutionType is ‘deletion’. [R204]

inspireIdVersionId

Code	Severity	Description
R206	BLOCKER	inspireIdVersionId must be reported if wiseEvolutionType is ‘change’. [R206]
V216	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 25. [V216]
R201	BLOCKER	beginLifespanVersion must be reported if inspireIdVersionId is reported. [R201]

nameTextInternational

Code	Severity	Description
V230	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 254. [V230]
V231	BLOCKER	Only text with upper case letters (A to Z) and digits (0 to 9) is allowed. Spaces and hiphens can be used as separators. [V231]
V202	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V202]

operationalActivityPeriodEnd

Code	Severity	Description
V235	BLOCKER	operationalActivityPeriodEnd must contain a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD) [V235]
R208	BLOCKER	operationalActivityPeriodEnd must be reported if wiseEvolutionType is ‘deletion’’. [R208]
R207	BLOCKER	operationalActivityPeriodEnd must be greater than operationalActivityPeriodBegin. [R207]

supersedesIdentifier

Code	Severity	Description
R233	BLOCKER	The monitoring site must have zero predecessors if the wiseEvolutionType value is ‘change’ or ‘noChange’ [R233]
R212	BLOCKER	supersedesIdentifier and supersedesIdentifierScheme combination must not be equal to thematicIdentifier and thematicIdentifierScheme combination (an identifier must not replace itself). [R212]
V265	BLOCKER	The value of supersedesIdentifier must follow the syntax of one WISE identifiers or a comma-separated list of WISE identifiers. [V265]
R213	BLOCKER	supersedesIdentifierScheme must be reported if supersedesIdentifier is reported. [R213]
R211	BLOCKER	supersedesIdentifier must be reported if supersedesIdentifierScheme is reported. [R211]
RF212_WFD	BLOCKER	The monitoring site has a predecessor in a different category of waterbody (surface water versus groundwater) [RF212_WFD]
RF212_WISE5	BLOCKER	The monitoring site has a predecessor in a different category of waterbody (surface water versus groundwater) [RF212_WISE5]
RF213_WFD	ERROR	The monitoring site has a predecessor in a different category of surface water body [RF213_WFD]
RF213_WISE5	ERROR	The monitoring site has a predecessor in a different category of surface water body [RF213_WISE5]
RF214_WFD	ERROR	The monitoring site has a predecessor in a different water body [RF214_WFD]
RF214_WISE5	ERROR	The monitoring site has a predecessor in a different water body [RF214_WISE5]
RF223_WFD	BLOCKER	The object has a predecessor that does not exist in the register. [RF223_WFD]
RF222_WFD	BLOCKER	If an object is reported as ‘deletion’, it must have the same predecessors as before [RF222_WFD]
RF222_WISE5	BLOCKER	If an object is reported as ‘deletion’, it must have the same predecessors as before [RF222_WISE5]

thematicIdentifier

Code	Severity	Description
R212	BLOCKER	supersedesIdentifier and supersedesIdentifierScheme combination must not be equal to thematicIdentifier and thematicIdentifierScheme combination (an identifier must not replace itself). [R212]

wiseEvolution

Code	Severity	Description
R228	BLOCKER	If an identifier is the predecessor of two or more objects, then those objects must have wiseEvolution equal to ‘splitting’ or ‘changeBothAggregationAndSplitting’ [R228]

supersededByIdentifier

Code	Severity	Description
R232	BLOCKER	Reporting of supersededByIdentifierScheme & supersededByIdentifier is not allowed [R232]
V007	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 500 [V007]

geometry_point

Code	Severity	Description
S203	BLOCKER	The geometry must not be empty or degenerate (e.g. zero-lenth line or zero-area polygon). [S203]
S206	BLOCKER	The coordinate reference system (CRS) is not valid. (It must be one of the following:ETRS89-GRS80 (urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4258),ETRS89-LAEA
S205	ERROR	The geometry must not have anomalous geometric points, such as self-intersections [S205]
S201_WFD	ERROR	geometry_point must be covered by or be within 200 metres of the geometry of the associated water body [S201_WFD]
S201_WISE5	ERROR	geometry_point must be covered by or be within 200 metres of the geometry of the associated water body [S201_WISE5]
S202_WFD	ERROR	The position of the element has changed in more than 10 km. [S202_WFD]
S202_WISE5	ERROR	The position of the element has changed in more than 10 km. [S202_WISE5]
FC121	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty
FT122	BLOCKER	The value does not follow the expected syntax for a valid multipoint {%reason%}
FT123	BLOCKER	Unsupported SRID
FT124	BLOCKER	Geometry is not valid. Reason: {%reason%}

Documents dataset

See additional information in the data model review documentation:

• Documents dataset - 4th cycle

Field description

dcMetadata

Table 89 Monitoring dataflow - dcMetadata table

Attribute	Type	M	Definition [9]
title	string	[1]	Name given to the dataset.
creatorOrganisationName	string	[1]	Name of the organization doing the reporting.
creatorElectronicMailAddress	Email	[1]	Email address of the point of contact in the organisation responsible for the dataset.
description	string	[0..1]	Description of the dataset.
created	date	[0..1]	Date of creation of the dataset.
language	Language	[1..n]	Code of the dataset’s language/s from the 'Language' codelist.
license	Licence	[1]	A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource.
rights	string	[0..1]	Information about rights held in and over the resource. If necessary, provide the attribution text required by the licence, or other relevant information.
rightsHolder	string	[0..1]	A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. This element can be provided if the rights holder reserved rights (e.g. should to be contacted for specific uses), or if the rights holder is not the organisation responsible for the dataset.
licenseDocument	documentCode	[0..n]	Document(s) about licensing information. It must be reported if license IN ('exactMatch_CC_BY_4_0', 'narrowMatch_CC_BY_4_0').
metadataDocument	documentCode	[0..n]	Document(s) about metadata information. Reported if includesSpatialData = 'yes'.
euRBDCode	wiseIdentifier	[1]	Identifier of the river basing district.
includesSpatialData	YesNo	[1]	Choose ‘yes’ if the data includes spatial data for the specified river basin district. Otherwise, choose ‘no’. Very important note: If spatial data is delivered, all the river basin districts must be reported.
includesMonitoringData	YesNo	[1]	Choose ‘yes’ if the data delivery includes data about the monitoring programmes for the specified river basin district. Otherwise, choose ‘no’.

Document

Table 90 Monitoring dataflow - Document table

Attribute	Type	M	Definition
documentCode	wiseIdentifier	[1]	Unique identifier for each document.
documentName	string250	[1]	Name of the document.
hyperlink	URL	[0..1]	URL of the document if available on the internet. Either the hyperlink or the documentFile must be provided.
documentFile	Attachment	[0..1]	Document file as an attachment uploaded in Reportnet. Either the hyperlink or the documentFile must be provided.

DocumentReference

Table 91 Monitoring dataflow - DocumentReference table

Attribute	Type	M	Definition
referenceCode	wiseIdentifier	[1]	Unique identifier for each reference within a document.
documentCode	wiseIdentifier	[1]	Unique identifier of the document the reference belongs to.
bookmark	string250	[1]	Name of the bookmark within the document (chapter, section, topic).
subject	string250	[1]	Subject of the reference.

Quality control

dcMetadata

Table QCs

Code	Severity	Description
T001	BLOCKER	Mandatory table has no records. [T001]
RF9999	BLOCKER	The following reference tables have to be updated: {%REFERENCE_TABLES%} . [RF9999] Please, contact helpdesk. [RF9999]
T002_WFD	BLOCKER	The dcMetadata table must contain one and only one record for each of the country’s river basin districts, identified by the euRBDCode. Identifier missing Values: {%identifiers%} . Number of invalid values: {%numberofrecords%} [T002_WFD]
TU001	BLOCKER	Uniqueness and multiplicity constraints - The field euRBDCode must be unique within table [TU001]
T002_WISE5	BLOCKER	The dcMetadata table must contain one and only one record for each of the country’s river basin districts, identified by the euRBDCode. Identifier missing Values: {%identifiers%} . Number of invalid values: {%numberofrecords%} [T002_WISE5]

Field QCs

title

Code	Severity	Description
V019	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V019]
V020	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 4000. [V020]

creatorOrganisationName

Code	Severity	Description
V005	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V005]
V004	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 4000. [V004]

licenseDocument

Code	Severity	Description
V013	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V013]
V014	BLOCKER	“licenseDocument” contains duplicate values. [V014]
R001	BLOCKER	licenseDocument must be reported if license is ‘exactMatch_CC_BY_4_0’ or ‘narrowMatch_CC_BY_4_0’. [R001]

metadataDocument

Code	Severity	Description
V015	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V015]
V016	BLOCKER	“metadataDocument” contains duplicate values. [V016]
R004	BLOCKER	metadataDocument must be reported if includesSpatialData = ‘yes’ [R004]

creatorElectronicMailAddress

Code	Severity	Description
V002	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V002]
V003	BLOCKER	The value does not follow the expected syntax for a valid email. [V003]
V021	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 4000 [V021]

description

Code	Severity	Description
V006	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 4000. [V006]

language

Code	Severity	Description
V009	BLOCKER	“language” contains duplicate values. [V009]
V029	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V029]
V008	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V008]

rights

Code	Severity	Description
V017	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 4000. [V017]

rightsHolder

Code	Severity	Description
V018	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 4000. [V018]

license

Code	Severity	Description
R001	BLOCKER	licenseDocument must be reported if license is ‘exactMatch_CC_BY_4_0’ or ‘narrowMatch_CC_BY_4_0’. [R001]
V010	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V010]
V011	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V011]
R005	BLOCKER	Document(s) about licensing information must be reported if license IN (‘exactMatch_CC_BY_4_0’, ‘narrowMatch_CC_BY_4_0’) [R005]

includesSpatialData

Code	Severity	Description
V022	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V022]
V023	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V023]
V026	BLOCKER	The value must be ‘yes’ or ‘no’ [V026]
R002	BLOCKER	If one RBD is reported as includesSpatialData = ‘yes’, then all the RBDs needs to be reported includesSpatialData = ‘yes’ [R002]
XC001	BLOCKER	If includesSpatialData = ‘yes’ then Spatial dataset cannot be empty [XC001]
XC002	BLOCKER	If includesSpatialData = ‘no’ then Spatial dataset must be empty [XC002]
R004	BLOCKER	metadataDocument must be reported if includesSpatialData = ‘yes’ [R004]

includesMonitoringData

Code	Severity	Description
V024	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V024]
V025	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V025]
V027	BLOCKER	The value must be ‘yes’ or ‘no’ [V027]
R003	ERROR	The RBD is reported as includesMonitoringData = no [R003]

euRBDCode

Code	Severity	Description
V030	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V030]
RF001_WFD	BLOCKER	The value must be a valid RBDCode [RF001_WFD]
T404_WFD	BLOCKER	The Monitoring table must always list the groundwater monitoring sites for quantitative monitoring (‘EEA_00-01-1’) for every river basin district with designated groundwater bodies. [T404_WFD] Values: {%identifiers%}. Number of missing values: {%numberofrecords%} [T404_WFD]
RF001_WISE5	BLOCKER	The value must be a valid RBDCode [RF001_WISE5]
T404_WISE5	BLOCKER	The Monitoring table must always list the groundwater monitoring sites for quantitative monitoring (‘EEA_00-01-1’) for every river basin district with designated groundwater bodies. Values: {%identifiers%}. Number of missing values: {%numberofrecords%} [T404_WISE5]

created

Code	Severity	Description
V001	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD) [V001]

includesmonitoringdata

Code	Severity	Description
XC006	BLOCKER	If includesmonitoringdata= ‘no’ then it is not possible to report any programme related with the RBD [XC006]
XC005_WFD	BLOCKER	If includesmonitoringdata = ‘no’ then it is not possible to report any Monitoring Code in table Monitoring related with the RBD. [XC005_WFD]
XC008_WFD	BLOCKER	If includesmonitoringdata = ‘no’ then it is not possible to report any Monitoring Code in table MonitoringPurpose related with the RBD. [XC008_WFD]
XC005_WISE5	BLOCKER	If includesmonitoringdata = ‘no’ then it is not possible to report any Monitoring Code in table Monitoring related with the RBD. [XC005_WISE5]
XC008_WISE5	BLOCKER	If includesmonitoringdata = ‘no’ then it is not possible to report any Monitoring Code in table MonitoringPurpose related with the RBD. [XC008_WISE5]

licensedocument

Code	Severity	Description
R005	BLOCKER	Document(s) about licensing information must be reported if license IN (‘exactMatch_CC_BY_4_0’, ‘narrowMatch_CC_BY_4_0’) [R005]

Document

Table QCs

Code	Severity	Description
TU101	BLOCKER	The field documentCode must be unqiue within table. [TU101]

Field QCs

documentCode

Code	Severity	Description
V102	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V102]
V101	BLOCKER	The value of documentCode must follow the syntax of WISE identifiers [V101]

documentName

Code	Severity	Description
V104	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty. [V104]
V103	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 50. [V103]

hyperlink

Code	Severity	Description
V105	BLOCKER	The value does not follow the expected syntax for a valid URL. [V105]
R101	BLOCKER	Either hyperlink or documentFile must be reported, but not both. [R101]
V106	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 2048 [V106]

documentFile

Code	Severity	Description
R101	BLOCKER	Either hyperlink or documentFile must be reported, but not both. [R101]

DocumentReference

Table QCs

Code	Severity	Description
TU300	BLOCKER	Uniqueness and multiplicity constraints - The field referenceCode must be unique within table [TU300]

Field QCs

referenceCode

Code	Severity	Description
V300	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V300]
V305	BLOCKER	The value of referenceCode must follow the syntax of WISE identifiers [V305]

documentCode

Code	Severity	Description
V301	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V301]
V302	BLOCKER	The value is not a valid member of the referenced list. [V302]

bookmark

Code	Severity	Description
V303	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V303]
V306	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 50 [V306]

subject

Code	Severity	Description
V304	BLOCKER	The value must not be missing or empty [V304]
V307	BLOCKER	The length of the value must be <= 250 [V307]

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