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ISO/IEC GUIDE 77-2:2008
Scope
ISO/IECGuide 77 provides general advice and guidance for the description of preducts and their
characteristics by the use of the ISO 13584 and IEC 61360 series of standards for the creation of computer-
processable 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
NOTE 1 The term product" is taken to include devices, processes, systems, installations, etc
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 timety manner
The guidance given in this part of ISO/IEC Guide 77 contains technical recommendations intended to assist
standardization committees and technical experts contributing their knowledge to the development of standard
re~erence dictionaries compliant with the common ISO 13584/IEC 61360 dictionary model
It might also be useful for information experts responsible for the exchange of technical information between
business partners or for the generation of applications of ISO 13584 and IEC 61360.
This part of ISO/IEC Guide 77 is intended to support the achievement of industrial benefits of applications of
the common ISO 13584/IEC 61360 dictionary model The following are within the scope of this part of
ISO/IEC Guide 77:
general principles of product description and characterization;
presentation of the concepts of product characterization classes, product properties, product ontology and
reference dictionaries for products;
universal identification ef classes and properties;
presentation of the modelling constructs that can be used for building reference dictionaries conforming to
the common ISO 13584/IEC 61360 dictionary model;
rules and pbnciples for developing standard reference dlctionades;
rules and principles for connecting standard reference dictionaries to avoid duplication and overlap;
rules and principles for developing user-de8ned reference dictionaries and for connecting user defined
reference dictionaries to standard reference dictionaries;
formats and mechanisms for exchanging reference dictionaries;
mechanisms for connecting reference dictionaries to classification systems.
ISO/IEC GUIDE 77-2:2008 history
2008ISO/IEC GUIDE 77-2:2008 Guide for specification of product properties and classes - Part 2: Technical principles and guidance