SectorIndustryType

Identifies the sector under consideration. Refer to the RIXML sector-industry code document for a valid list of RIXML-defined codes. Publisher defined codes can be used in addition to, but not instead of, the RIXML-defined codes.

Since sectors are organized in a hierarchical fashion, the level element indicates the level that a specific SectorIndustry element is at in this hierarchy. There are four levels within the GICS classification scheme, with level 1 referring to Sectors, level 2 to Industry Groups, level 3 to Industries and level 4 to Sub Industries.

Name of the classification method used. Options are GICS or PublisherDefined.

Used to indicate any meaningful ordering of the Products contained in this Research item. Particularly useful in publishing compendium products made up of multiple sub-products. Ordering is ascending.

Indicates whether the current level is the main focus of the product being published. This tag is used in conjunction with the ProductFocus tag to determine the focus of a product. Example: a product focusing on the Entertainment sub-industry, would have the ProductFocus.focus tag set to SectorIndustry, and in the correct SectorIndustry element the following values would be set: SectorIndustry.classificationType = GICS SectorIndustry.level = 4 SectorIndustry.focusLevel = Yes SectorIndustry.primaryIndicator = Yes SectorIndustry.name = Entertainment. This allows a consumer to determine the exact focus of the product.

Indicates the primary PersonGroup, when more than one are specified.

Indicates whether the specified SectorIndustry is an official classification. Specifically, if the classificationType is "GICS", then this value must be supplied and set to "Yes" to indicate a mapping that complies with the official GICS classification. Likewise, this value must be supplied and set to "No" if the related Issuer or Security is mapped only on a best-guess basis and is not part of the official GICS classification. If this optional attribute is not supplied and the classificationType is "GICS", the consumer should assume a value of "No".

Highlights an action taken by the publisher. Indicates that the publisher is changing the coverage status of a Security. Example: a publisher initiates coverage of Security ABC.

Highlights an action taken by the publisher. Indicates that the publisher is changing their rating on a Security. Example: a publisher downgrades Security ABC.

Highlights an action taken by the publisher. Indicates that the publisher is changing the weighting of the security type.