Industry Schema Definitions - Credit Benchmark Documentation

Schema Hierarchy
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Reference for CB’s industry and geographic classification hierarchies — how entities are organized from broad categories down to specific subsectors and subdivisions.

This is Credit Benchmark’s own classification schema. You are not required to use it — CB data works equally well alongside your own internal schema, NAICS, GICS, or any other industry classification you already use.

Schema Hierarchy

Industry Classification
Geographic Classification

Credit Benchmark uses a 6-level industry classification system that progresses from broad entity types to specific industry subsectors:

Level	Field Name	Description	Example
Level 1	`CBEntityType`	Broadest entity classification	”Corporates”
Level 2	`CBEntitySubType`	Entity sub-classification	”Corporates”
Level 3	`CBSuperSector`	Industry super sector	”Oil & Gas”
Level 4	`CBIndustry`	Industry classification	”Oil & Gas”
Level 5	`CBSector`	Industry sector	”Oil & Gas Producers”
Level 6	`CBSubSector`	Most granular industry classification	”Integrated Oil & Gas”

Credit Benchmark uses a 4-level geographic classification system that organizes entities from high-level regional groupings down to specific subdivisions:

Level	Field Name	Description	Example
Level 1	`CBRegionGroup`	High-level regional grouping	”Developed Markets”
Level 2	`CBRegion`	Geographic region	”North America”
Level 3	`CBCountryOfRisk`	Country of risk	”United States”
Level 4	`CBSubdivision`	Geographic subdivision (state/province)	“California”

Reference Notes

This page summarizes the schema hierarchy used across Credit Benchmark products. For field-level definitions used in entity analytics, see the Data Dictionary.

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