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ISO/IEC GUIDE 77-1:2008
Scope
ISO/IEC Guide 77 provides recommendations for standardization committees for the description of products
and their properties for the creation of computer processable product libraries, catalogues and reference
dictionaries. This description will provide the details of the products and their properties in an unambiguous
manner capable of computer communication, in a form that is independent from any proprietary application
software.
ISO/IEC Guide 77 is intended to assist the objective of enabling the flow of technical information between
internal and external business partners in a cost-effective and timely manner.
The guidance given in this part of ISO/IEC Guide 77 is intended to assist convenors and members of ISO and
IEC Technical Committees, as well as managers and technical experts in the manufacturing industry.
This part of ISO/IEC Guide 77 is intended to provide an overview of the needs and benefits and the process of
creating product libraries, catalogues and reference dictionaries. The following are within the scope of this part
of ISO/IEC Guide 77:
- international standardization activities related to reference dictionaries;
- benefits of reference dictionaries to International Standards;
- a procedure for creating reference dictionaries;
- resources required;
- assessment of savings;
- sources of information and expertise.
The following are outside the scope of this part of ISO/IEC Guide 77:
- technical guidance for the creation of product libraries and dictionaries;
Reference dictionaries can be useful in the context of product data in the supply chain, as well as in the
business context of product data management.
This part of ISO/IEC Guide 77 is for guidance only and is intended to support activities such as education.
ISO/IEC GUIDE 77-1:2008 history
2008ISO/IEC GUIDE 77-1:2008 Guide for specification of product properties and classes - Part 1: Fundamental benefits