Data transfer from municipality to the Central Register of Animals and Objects of the Czech Republic

Data are sent to the Central Register of Animals and Objects of the Czech Republic (hereinafter CE) as an XML file with the following structure (an example file can be downloaded at the end of this page):

When preparing the data file for CE, keep the utf-8 encoding and the file structure as shown. In the file header (<head> section) include:

<version> leave unchanged, indicates the version of the data structure
<id> unique sender identifier - enter your identifier provided in the introductory material "Central Register of Animals and Objects - Delivery of Materials"
<codework> unique workplace identifier - enter your workplace identifier provided in the introductory material "Central Register of Animals and Objects - Delivery of Materials"
<create> date and time when the file was created, ensures that an older file is not mistakenly imported; keep the described date and time structure where YYYY is year, MM month, DD day, hh hour, mm minute, ss second
<person> surname and first name of the person to contact if the data structure does not match the required format or if there is a problem with data import
<email> email address of the person to contact if the data structure does not match the required format or if there is a problem with data import
<phone> phone number of the person to contact if the data structure does not match the required format or if there is a problem with data import
<info> text to be displayed in CE with each record, usually phone number, office hours and other necessary details, plain text without HTML tags, should not exceed 400 characters

In the <dogs> section, individual dog records registered in the municipality are listed. This section must always include all dog records. To simplify data transfer, individual changes (newly added or removed dogs) are not transmitted; instead, a complete file of all dogs in the register is always sent. During import into CE, all previously imported dog records from the submitting office are removed, and then all dog records contained in the new file are added.

Each dog record is represented by one line in the file:

<dog transponder="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" dogtag="aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" />

The transponder attribute contains the microchip code and the dogtag attribute contains the dog tag. The microchip code and the dog tag should not contain spaces. A dog record does not have to contain both attributes. A dog may have only a microchip or only a dog tag.

Please send the prepared file as an email attachment to our address. Once we import the data into CE, we will send confirmation to the address from which we received the data file. If anything is unclear, we will gladly answer your questions; contact details including our email address can be found here. If desired, we can also offer programming capacity and prepare an export of your register data into an XML file for data transfer to CE.

In the following links you can find a sample file for sending a data batch to CE and an XSD file that you can use to validate your prepared XML file.

Sample XML file for sending data to CE XSD file for validating the created data file for CE