attribute

Depending on the technology discussed, the term attribute can be treated as equivalent to a property or as a set of attributes, such as the number of elements in a file or the size of an element in the file. An attribute defines a certain value for a particular instance of a particular property or […]

area of competence

area of an expert’s […] proficiency and knowledge associated to one or several groups of properties BS EN ISO 23386:2020

class

description of a set of objects that share the same characteristics Note 1 to entry: The characteristics may be embodied by the use of properties, operations, methods, relations, semantics, etc.Note 2 to entry: Each class is a hierarchical element of a classification. [SOURCE: ISO 22274:2013, 3.4, modified — Note 2 to entry has been added.]BS […]

data dictionary

centralized repository of information about data such as meaning, relationships to other data, origin, usage and formatNote 1 to entry: The definition is from IBM Dictionary of Computing BS EN ISO 23386:2020

domain

area of activity covering a science, a technique, a material, etc.Note 1 to entry: A domain can be associated with a group to which the property […] applies. BS EN ISO 23386:2020

deactivation request

A deactivation request corresponds to a modification of the property. After validating of the deactivation request by the experts, the value of the calculated status of the property changes to “inactive”. The property is not deleted from the system (property archive). EXAMPLE The user found a property which is no longer applicable and proposes to […]

replacement request

A replacement request corresponds to the creation of the property and the deactivation of the property it replaces. After validation of the replacement request by the experts, the replaced property is deactivated. Its calculated status changes to “inactive”. Its PA012 attribute is automatically populated with the globally unique identifier of the property that replaces it. […]

fragmentation request

A fragmentation request corresponds to the deactivation of the property and the creation of several properties. After validation of the fragmentation request by the experts, the fragmented property is deactivated. Its calculated status changes to “inactive”. Its PA012 attribute is automatically populated with the globally unique identifiers of the properties that replace it. BS EN […]

merge request

A merge request corresponds to the creation of one property and the deactivation of several properties. After validation of the merge request by the experts, the merged properties are deactivated. The calculated status of the merged properties changes to “inactive”, PA012 attributes are then automatically populated with the globally unique identifier of the created property […]

Management of duplicates

The procedure to remove duplicate properties shall be carried out on the relevant attributes. The management of duplicates cannot be fully automated. BS EN ISO 23386:2020