# PATCH - updates to Standard documentation

**URL:** <https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/t/patch-updates-to-standard-documentation/394>\
**Category:** Standard\
**Created:** [24 November 2021 14:29 UTC](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/t/patch-updates-to-standard-documentation/394 "2021-11-24T14:29:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![katherine.duerden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@katherine.duerden](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/u/katherine.duerden)\
**Post date:** [24 November 2021 14:29 UTC](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/t/patch-updates-to-standard-documentation/394/1 "2021-11-24T14:29:10Z")

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A series of updates to guidance text are being proposed to the 360Giving Standard documentation.

### Summary of proposed changes

Changes made to documentation pages, [index](https://standard.threesixtygiving.org/en/latest/), [Reference](https://standard.threesixtygiving.org/en/latest/reference/) and [Identifiers](https://standard.threesixtygiving.org/en/latest/identifiers/).

### Summary of changes

index page

- Removing section on templates, as duplication of information provided in reference pages.

reference page

- Link to Comma-separated value file templates-csv (.csv) and reference to CSV template structure. (to resolve issue 360G-00046 [#237](https://github.com/ThreeSixtyGiving/standard/issues/237))
- General improvements to clarity of text
- Added worked example of using multiple rows to update grants data (to resolve issue 360G-00036 [#149](https://github.com/ThreeSixtyGiving/standard/issues/149))
- Updating from ‘schema’ to ‘schemas’ where guidance is relevant to both package and main schema.

identifiers page

Improving clarity and examples provided.

- Updating examples used for organisation and grant identifiers.
- Clarification that publisher prefixes should start 360G (to resolve issue 360G-00056 [#34](https://github.com/ThreeSixtyGiving/standard/issues/34))
- Adding guidance on how to create grant identifiers
- Adding guidance for creating org IDS for organisations without official registration numbers
- Adding link to Northern Ireland Local Authority org ID list.

Changes made to all pages

- Correcting hyperlinks to pointing to secure versions (https://).
- When linking to external websites, updated to open in a new window.
- Constituency of brand - referring to 360Giving Data Standard throughout.

### Other changes

Included in the pull request are minor text changes to non-normative page licensing  
and replacement of ‘Get data’ page with a new **Using data** page which links to further information for Analysts and Developers now hosted on 360Giving website: [https://www.threesixtygiving.org/data/using-360giving-data/](https://www.threesixtygiving.org/data/using-360giving-data/)

The full pull request with all changes noted can be found here: [https://github.com/ThreeSixtyGiving/standard/pull/306](https://github.com/ThreeSixtyGiving/standard/pull/306)

**Next steps**  
These are changes to the guidance which improve its clarity and usefulness. As these neither introduce new features nor break backwards-compatibility the changes can be approved [using the PATCH process](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wdHe1LXP8R0Ne-zbpb1GsJ7rBmfKCLAbsfK72vQXiOI/edit?usp=sharing).

I have approved the changes acting as a member of 360Giving team. In order to make these changes to the live version of the 360Giving Data Standard these changes also need to be approved by a member of the Standard Stewardship Committee.

Any comments or queries about these changes, please post below.

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![davidkane](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/forum.threesixtygiving.org/davidkane/32/80_2.png) [@davidkane](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/u/davidkane)\
**Post date:** [9 December 2021 22:40 UTC](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/t/patch-updates-to-standard-documentation/394/2 "2021-12-09T22:40:28Z")

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The changes look sensible and well thought through. Happy to approve these as a patch change, as a member of the stewardship committee.

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**Author:** ![katherine.duerden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@katherine.duerden](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/u/katherine.duerden)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2021 07:27 UTC](https://forum.threesixtygiving.org/t/patch-updates-to-standard-documentation/394/3 "2021-12-10T07:27:16Z")

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Thanks David, we’ll get these changes merged into the live branch, as well!