# \#wide-names

**URL:** https://odm.discourse.group/tag/wide-names/5.md

[Latest](https://odm.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://odm.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://odm.discourse.group/tags.md)

---

## [New Wide Rules - AND vs OR, Tagging Related Attributes](https://odm.discourse.group/t/new-wide-rules-and-vs-or-tagging-related-attributes/186)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@matthomson](https://odm.discourse.group/u/matthomson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://odm.discourse.group/t/new-wide-rules-and-vs-or-tagging-related-attributes/186 "2025-11-10T14:52:54Z")

</div>

@martinwellman has been working hard on building out the tool to automate transformation from wide to long data in ODM. For this process we’ve been using example data from the EU4S program, which use a ODM wide format. T…

---

## [Additional fields? Or how best to capture diverse European data](https://odm.discourse.group/t/additional-fields-or-how-best-to-capture-diverse-european-data/175)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@matthomson](https://odm.discourse.group/u/matthomson)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://odm.discourse.group/t/additional-fields-or-how-best-to-capture-diverse-european-data/175 "2025-02-20T20:54:50Z")

</div>

The data structure that @Sorin has created for European Data based off the ODM is great and maps with relative ease. There are (of course) a few sticky areas. Wide format problems: There are five fields which Sorin has…

---

## [Wide-naming exceptions - when one value is pre-populated](https://odm.discourse.group/t/wide-naming-exceptions-when-one-value-is-pre-populated/174)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@matthomson](https://odm.discourse.group/u/matthomson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://odm.discourse.group/t/wide-naming-exceptions-when-one-value-is-pre-populated/174 "2025-01-30T17:44:37Z")

</div>

Hey folks - I’m working on generating some wide names for the current structure for how the European Wastewater Observatory will ingest wastewater surveillance data from member states. Shout out to @Sorin for making this…

---

## [Calculations, Normalizations, and Math Protocols](https://odm.discourse.group/t/calculations-normalizations-and-math-protocols/168)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@matthomson](https://odm.discourse.group/u/matthomson)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://odm.discourse.group/t/calculations-normalizations-and-math-protocols/168 "2025-01-30T17:40:47Z")

</div>

On yesterday’s working group call, there was discussion around how best to report normalization of single measures. This revived previous discussions about the possibility of recording calculation methods (likely separat…

---

## [Data Quality Flag for Mapped data?](https://odm.discourse.group/t/data-quality-flag-for-mapped-data/171)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@matthomson](https://odm.discourse.group/u/matthomson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://odm.discourse.group/t/data-quality-flag-for-mapped-data/171 "2024-12-19T21:36:51Z")

</div>

I bit of a one-off thought, but I was wondering what people thought about creating a data quality flag for mapped data. The idea came to me because as I have been developing the “translation keys” for mapping between th…