prEN 18223

Scope

The scope of this document includes: — the semantic description of a product, including its properties where relevant and the semantic aspects to represent the product lifecycle; — a common information model allowing for the implementation of data dictionary systems; — metadata models and formats to be used in exchange and representation, allowing for the integration of dictionaries; — rules on how to systematically use such metadata models when developing product group specific data models and dictionaries; — technical and organizational interoperability. This document follows the approach of standard interoperability layers and proposes the following aspects in this regard.