ACRONYMS National Statistics Institute

Other use cases

Obtain data from a series

To obtain the data of a single series, we need to know its identifying code (go to Table and series identifier codes).

Once you know the code of the series you are interested in, you can use the function SERIES_DATA to obtain the data you are interested in.

Query statistical operations

The Tempus3 database contains information on all the INE's short-term statistical operations, those for which the results dissemination frequency is less than one year, and certain structural statistical operations. The list of operations in Tempus3 changes as they are integrated into the database. You can look up the list of available operations at any time with the functions AVAILABLE_OPERATIONS and OPERATION.

Look up variables

System variables can be obtained by using the functions VARIABLES and OPERATION_VARIABLES.

Look up variable values

The values of a variable can be obtained using the functions VARIABLE_VALUES and OPERATION_VARIABLE_VALUES.

Obtain information from tables

As far as tables are concerned, a list of the tables of an operation can be obtained by using the function OPERATION_TABLES and also the variables and values that define it with the functions TABLE_GROUPS and TABLE_GROUP_VALUES.

Obtain series information

As far as series are concerned, you can obtain information about a series with the function SERIESfunction, as well as the variables and values that define it with the function SERIES_VALUES. In addition, you can also obtain a list of the series in a table with the function SERIES_TABLE and a list of the series of an operation OPERATION_SERIES.

Browse publications

A list of all publications in the system can be obtained by using the function PUBLICATIONS, as well as a list of the publications of an operation with the function OPERATION_PUBLICATIONS. In addition, you can also view the publication dates of a particular publication with the function PUBLICATION_DATE_PUBLICATION.