GLEIF Service Catalog

GLEIF provides a mechanism for any third party to challenge the data of any LEI and LE-RD of the Global LEI repository. A data challenge that is submitted for a specific LEI (or LE-RD) will be forwarded to the corresponding managing LEI issuer. The actual resolution of data challenges is a service provided by the LEI issuer.

Different challenges can be submitted, which the challenging user must specify alongside an optional comment. The available types are:

• Legal Entity business card details
• Legal Entity relationship details
• LEI code

In order to support the LEI issuing organizations, GLEIF provides the appropriate and mandatory processes and a technical interface for LEI issuing organizations to check the LEI and LE-RD data for duplicate entries. The LEI issuers follow the required steps prior to assigning a valid LEI code to a legal entity.

This service provides a standard process for identifying, incorporating and publishing updates to code lists adopted by GLEIF.

The following code lists are maintained by GLEIF:

• Registration Authorities List: It provides an overview of business registers and other registration authorities to be used by the LOUs to verify and validate LEI reference data
• Entity Legal Forms Code List: It provides an overview of legal forms in jurisdictions based on the ISO standard 20275
• Accepted Legal Jurisdictions Code List: It provides list of accepted ISO 3166 codes per country/jurisdiction within the Global LEI System
• Official Organizational Roles Code List: It provides an overview of official organizational roles for legal forms in jurisdictions based on the ISO standard 5009

Via an interface the LEI issuing organizations are required to upload the LEI and legal entity reference data (LE-RD) files to the Global LEI repository daily. The files contain all LEIs issued to legal entities and related LEI reference data. Data is represented in the Common Data File Format.

GLEIF aggregates all files from all LEI issuers and publishes daily the updated GLEIF Concatenated Files.

In order to improve the overall data quality in the Global LEI System, GLEIF provides the LEI issuers a facility to evaluate the data quality on LEI Record Sets prior to publication into the Global LEI Repository.
The facility provides the result of the assessment and delivers the exact reason for the failures. This enables the LEI issuers to remediate potential issues in a timely and efficient manner.
In scope are new and to be updated LEI Record Sets. The LEI issuers can use the facility unlimited times for the same LEI Record Set.
Both an API and a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI), which enables the manual usage of the Pre-Check facility, are provided.

The Data Quality Monitoring Dashboard enables its users to observe changes in the Data Quality by analyzing various aspects. For instance, the user can identify trends and outliers by monitoring the development of the Total Data Quality Score for different Data Quality Criteria and Maturity Levels on a timeline. In addition, drill down views are available per Data Quality Check or even per individual LEI record. The Data Quality Monitoring Dashboard provides also a direct comparison between different LEI issuing organizations regarding their data quality performance.

The GLEIF API gives developers access to full LEI Data search engine functionality, including filters, full-text and single-field searches of Level 1 (LEI Record) Data, retrieval of LEI Records (including links to their Level 2 data, where available), based on a search of their associated Level 2 (relationship) data, and "fuzzy" matching of important data fields such as names and addresses. For example, using the GLEIF API, you can search for LEIs via entity names, find LEIs by BIC code or investigate corporate structures (search for parent and child relationships). The GLEIF API is based on the data found in the GLEIF Golden Copy.

The Golden Copy Files, together with the delta files, provide frequently updated (three times daily) information on LEIs and related reference data in a ready-to-use format that ensures:

• Data does not contain technical duplicates.
• All LEIs ever published in a GLEIF Golden Copy File version, as well as all new LEIs published by the LEI issuers since the previous release of a Golden Copy File, are included in the file.
• Enriched reference data provides deeper insight into the global market place.

The search functionality allows to search by:

• LEI code.
• Keywords within LE-RD and relationship data.
• Keywords and range queries within specific fields of LE-RD and relationship data.
• Alternative identifiers (e.g. BIC, ISIN).
• Registration Authority and Entity Legal Form codes.

The LEI Records returned from a search can be downloaded as XML (Common Data File format), Excel, CSV and JSON files.

GLEIF is responsible for monitoring and ensuring high LEI data quality. In cooperation with its partners in the Global LEI System, GLEIF focuses on further optimizing the quality, reliability and usability of LEI data empowering market participants to benefit from the wealth of information available with the LEI population.

GLEIF makes available the following monthly data quality reports:

• Global LEI Data Quality Reports: These reports demonstrate the overall level of data quality achieved in the Global LEI System.
• LEI Issuer Data Quality Reports: These reports analyze the level of data quality achieved by the individual LEI issuing organizations.

The GLEIF data quality management program ensures that the LEI remains the industry standard best suited to providing open and reliable data for unique legal entity identification management.

GLEIF periodically publishes the mapping between the LEIs and the identifiers as managed by mapping partners. The relationship file is built upon the mapping process established by the mapping partners. It is published in CSV format and it is updated on a periodical basis.

Via an interface the LEI issuing organizations are required to upload the LEI and LE-RD files to the Global LEI repository daily.

Data is represented in the Common Data File Formats.

The interface provides quality gates for testing of the data. Files or records not passing the quality tests will be rejected.

GLEIF provides the vLEI Reporting API for Qualified vLEI Issuers to notify GLEIF of the issuance of Legal Entity vLEI Credentials and/or Legal Entity Official Organizational Role vLEI Credentials. These Legal Entity vLEI Credentials and Legal Entity Official Organizational Role vLEI Credentials, issued by the Qualified vLEI Issuer, are published by GLEIF on the LEI page of the Legal Entity.

The vLEI Reporting API also will be used by the Qualified vLEI Issuers to inform GLEIF of updates for these vLEI Credentials that have been revoked.

Qualified vLEI Issuers must call the vLEI Reporting API with each issuance event of Legal Entity vLEI Credentials and Legal Entity Official Organizational Role vLEI Credentials, with the exception of OOR vLEI Credentials for which the OOR Person has not given consent for field values to be published, and for every revocation event of these vLEI Credentials.

Via this service, GLEIF provides a pool of vLEI witness server(s) to ensure availability of key event logs. Each instance acts as an event verifier.

Specifically, the email notifications will address the following topics:

• Changes to the Common Data File formats including the XML schema definitions and the business rules for creating and updating XML files (state transition rules).
• Changes to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 20275 Entity Legal Form (ELF) code and the GLEIF Registration Authorities List.
• Changes relevant to the GLEIF Concatenated Files, the GLEIF API and the LEI search tool.
• Answers to frequently asked technical questions directed at GLEIF.

Normally, at least one email notification is issued every six months. In the event of major or urgent developments, the publication frequency will be increased. To subscribe to the GLEIF email notifications on technical updates, please register with your email address.

GLEIF is committed to ensuring transparency on its performance with regard to the services it provides. We therefore, make available monthly service reports evaluating overall GLEIF performance. In addition, we publish daily indicators on the availability of GLEIF services.

The GLEIF service report is published monthly on the 10th business day of the month. Historical monthly reports are also available on the same page.

The Service Availability Dashboard provides real time availability on services delivered by GLEIF. By displaying traffic lights indicators (green or red), the actual status of the services can be checked online.

A legal entity is not limited to using an LEI issuer in its own country; instead, it can use the registration services of any LOU that is accredited and qualified to validate LEI registrations within its authorized jurisdiction(s). The dedicated GLEIF website page titled ‘Get an LEI: Find LEI Issuing Organizations’ allows identifying all GLEIF-accredited LEI issuers that offer LEI services per jurisdiction. Accredited LEI issuers have successfully completed the GLEIF accreditation program for the associated jurisdictions.
Additional information about each LOU is provided (i.e. URL, LEI code, recent data quality report, and the accreditation date).
Qualified vLEI Issuers – also referred to as QVIs – supply registration, renewal and revocation, and act as the primary interface for legal entities wishing to obtain vLEI Credentials. Additional information about each Qualified vLEI Issuers is provided (i.e. the LEI, website URL and date of qualification).

This service makes available key facts, figures and statistics on the global LEI population via interactive graphs.

They provide information on the characteristics of the LEIs issued to date.

The user may choose to view each graphic for all LEIs issued or for validated LEIs for operating entities. Click on each graphic, or select 'display type' for further detail.

The service offers the possibility to download the data associated with each graphic in CSV format.

This service also makes available the Global LEI System Business Report that is published quarterly, which highlights key developments relevant to LEI adoption. Specifically, the reports assess annual growth and renewal expectations, evaluate the level of competition between LEI issuing organizations operating in the Global LEI System and analyze LEI renewal rates and reference data corroboration.

It is the prerogative of the authorities acting in individual jurisdictions to mandate the use of the LEI. GLEIF closely monitors initiatives relevant to legal entity identification in regulatory reporting and supervision.

A regularly updated overview provides the current and proposed regulatory activities including the use of the LEI.

GLEIF can be contacted via a website form or email for requests of information and feedback. GLEIF also provides specific email addresses allowing interested parties to log queries relevant to specific topics.