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XML schema and user manual

On this page you will find, among other things, the CESOP communication manual, the official dataset, the corresponding dataset description of the official dataset and the EU XML schema, including the corresponding user manual in English.
Not all documents are currently available in English.

Communication manual

Communication manual Version 1.4

PDF, 1MB, File does not meet accessibility standards

Version as of: 12/07/2024
Communication manual with general specifications for data transmission.

Official dataset

Official dataset

zip, 184KB, File does not meet accessibility standards

Official dataset and selected examples of reports that can be transmitted for CESOP via the mass data interface (DIP). The official dataset is based on the mass data interface (DIP) and the XSD specific to CESOP.

Dataset description

Dataset description

PDF, 58KB, File does not meet accessibility standards

Dataset description of the official dataset (only available in German).

Downloads XML-Schema, EU Manual and CESOP EU Validation module

CESOP Releases v1.05

xlsx, 15KB, File does not meet accessibility standards

The Excel file ‘CESOP Releases v1.05’ dated 15 November 2024 provides an overview of the various releases, versions and their availability (including the CESOP Validation Module and the CESOP XSD)’.

CESOP XML Schema and User Guide v4.80

zip, 2MB, File does not meet accessibility standards

CESOP XML Schema and User Guide 5.00

zip, 1MB, File does not meet accessibility standards

The regulations from the new User Guide 5.00 and the XML schema v4.03 will soon be supported by the BZSt (from 15 October 2024). The CESOP website will be updated as soon as further information is available. Backwards compatibility will be ensured by the BZSt by including the XML schema v4.02.

CESOP XML Schema and User Guide v6.00

zip, 1MB, File does not meet accessibility standards

The regulations from the User Guide v6.00 are expected to be supported from the 2nd quarter of 2025 (see file ‘CESOP Releases’ in the current version). As soon as further information is available, the CESOP website will be updated.

CESOP Validation Module v1.4.5 & User Manual v3.02

zip, 66MB, File does not meet accessibility standards

CESOP Validation Module v1.6.0 & User Manual v4.00

CESOP - Known Error List

xlsx, 35KB, File does not meet accessibility standards

The CESOP "Known Error List" in the version 1.12 of 28 November 2024 has been published, it contains existing errors and instructions on how to deal with them.

Current publications of the European Commission can be found on the following website:

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