Summary of current and prior versions of all RIXML Standards
The RIXML Standards Suite has included the following versions:
| RIXML Research Standard | v2.5 (current) | v2.4 v2.3.1 v2.3 v2.2 v2.1 v2.0 v1.0 |
| RIXML Interactions Standard | v2.0 (current) | v1.0 |
| RIXML Coverage Updates Standard | v2.5 (current) | v2.4 |
| RIXML Roster Updates Standard | v2.5 (current) | v2.4 |
Documentation and schema files for all versions of the standards in the RIXML Standards Suite are below:
RIXML Research Standard
| Release: | RIXML Research Standard v2.4 |
| Release date: | 05 Feb 2013 |
| Comments: | Added terms and definitions to many enumeration lists; added major new element for describing organization expertise (with sub-structure); added additional person details; updated structure of Rating element; added mirror tags for certain tags to enable formatting. Does not break backward-compatibility with version 2.3.1. |
| Documentation: | RIXML Standards Data Dictionary (.pdf) RIXML v2.4 Release Notes (.pdf) RIXML Research Level One v2.4 Definition Document (.pdf) |
| Schema files: | RIXML Research Schema v2.4 Main (.xsd) RIXML Schema v2.4 Common (.xsd) Schema Data Types (.xsd) |
| Release: | RIXML Research Standard v2.3.1 |
| Release date: | 11 Jan 2010 |
| Comments: | Patch release containing a spelling correction to one of the enumerations. Does not break backward-compatibility with version 2.3. |
| Documentation: | RIXML Research Standard v2.3.1 User Guide (.pdf) RIXML v2.3.1 Release Notes (.pdf) RIXML Research v2.3.1 Level One Definition Document (.pdf) |
| Schema files: | RIXML Research Schema v2.3.1 Main (.xsd) RIXML Common v2.3.1 Schema (.xsd) RIXML Data Types v2.3.1 Schema (.xsd) |
| Release: | RIXML Research Standard v2.3 |
| Release date: | 13 Apr 2009 |
| Comments: | Improved definitions of more than 120 enumerated values; changed some tag cardinalities from required to optional based on real-world use cases that demonstrated that some tags formerly marked as required did not always apply and should be optional. Does not break backward-compatibility with version 2.2. |
| Documentation: |
RIXML Research Standard v2.3 User Guide (.pdf) |
| Schema files: | RIXML Research Schema v2.3 Main (.xsd) RIXML Schema v2.3 Common (.xsd) RIXML Schema v2.3 Data Types (.xsd) |
| Release: | |
| Release date: | 26 Mar 2005 |
| Comments: | Updated specification to facilitate use of XBRL tagging; also imposes constraints on the tags covering language, currency, and country codes in order to enforce use of corresponding ISO standards. Does not break backward-compatibility with version 2.1. |
| Documentation: | RIXML Research Standard v2.2 User Guide (.pdf) RIXML Research Standard v2.2 Release Notes (.pdf) RIXML Research v2.2 Level One Definition Document (.pdf) |
| Schema files: | RIXML Research v2.2 Schema Main (.xsd) RIXML Schema v2.2 Common (.xsd) RIXML Schema v2.2 Data Types (.xsd) |
| Release: | |
| Release date: | 25 Mar 2003 |
| Comments: | Major release incorporating updated information regarding tagging of ratings. Does break backward-compatibility with 1.0 and 2.0. |
| Documentation: | RIXML Research v2.1 User Guide (.pdf) RIXML Research v2.1 Release Notes (.pdf) |
| Schema file: | RIXML Research v2.1 Schema (.xsd) |
| Release: | |
| Release date: | 20 Jun 2002 |
| Comments: | Major release pulling together improvements along five vectors: globalization, events, distribution/entitlements, financial data, and fixed income. Does break backward-compatibility with 1.0. |
| Documentation: | RIXML Research v2.0 User Guide (.pdf) RIXML Research v2.0 Summary (.xls) |
| Schema file: | RIXML Research v2.0 Schema (.xsd) |
| Release: | |
| Release date: | 20 Jun 2001 |
| Comments: | Initial production release of the RIXML standard. |
| Documentation: | RIXML Research v1.0 User Guide (.pdf) RIXML Research v1.0 Release Notes (.pdf) |
| Schema file: | RIXML Research v1.0 Schema Common (.xsd) |
RIXML Interactions Standards
| Release: | RIXML Interactions Standard v2.0 |
| Release date: | 05 Sep 2019 |
| Comments: |
Major update to RIXML Interactions Standard. The Interactions Standard will now utilize tags and tag sets (simple and complex elements, attributes, and complex types) from the common schema currently utilized by the other RIXML standards. Also, the method of identifying the number and types of firms involved in an interaction has been improved, the tags used to identify the firms and individuals involved in an interaction have been reorganized, the ability to connect related interactions has been enhanced, the ability to connect related research content has been added, and the mechanism to track the status of both the interaction itself and of each participant in the context of the interaction has been refined. |
| Documentation: | RIXML Interactions v2.0 Data Dictionary (.pdf) |
| Schema files: | RIXML Interactions v2.0 main schema (.xsd) RIXML Common v2.6 schema (.xsd) RIXML Data Types v2.6 schema (.xsd) |
| Release: | |
| Release date: | 1 Nov 2017 |
| Comments: | Initial production release of the RIXML Interactions Standard. The RIXML Interactions Standard is designed to help firms comply with the European Union’s revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). |
| Documentation: | RIXML Interactions v1.0 Data Dictionary |
| Schema files: | RIXML Interactions v1.0 schema |
RIXML Coverage Updates Standard
| Release: | RIXML Coverage Updates Standard v2.4 |
| Release date: | 05 Feb 2013 |
| Comments: | Initial production release of RIXML Coverage Updates Standard. Does not break backward-compatibility with version 2.3.1. |
| Documentation: | RIXML Standards Data Dictionary (.pdf) RIXML v2.4 Release Notes (.pdf) |
| Schema files: | RIXML Coverage Updates v2.4 Main (.xsd) RIXML Schema v2.4 Common (.xsd) Schema Data Types (.xsd) |
RIXML Roster Updates Standard
| Release: | RIXML Roster Updates Standard v2.4 |
| Release date: | 05 Feb 2013 |
| Comments: | Initial production release of RIXML Roster Updates. Does not break backward-compatibility with version 2.3.1. |
| Documentation: | RIXML Standards Data Dictionary (.pdf) RIXML v2.4 Release Notes (.pdf) RIXML Research Level One v2.4 Definition Document (.pdf) |
| Schema files | RIXML Roster Updates v2.4 Main (.xsd) RIXML v2.4 Common (.xsd) RIXML v2.4 Data Types (.xsd) |