IEC TS 62656-2:2013

IEC/TS 62656-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2013-09
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION
TECHNIQUE
colour
inside
Standardized product ontology register and transfer by spreadsheets –
Part 2: Application guide for use with the IEC common data dictionary (CDD)

Enregistrement d'ontologie de produits normalisés et transfert par tableurs –
Partie 2: Guide d'application pour l'utilisation avec le Dictionnaire de données
communes de la CEI (le CEI CDD)

IEC/TS 62656-2:2013
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IEC/TS 62656-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2013-09
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION
TECHNIQUE
colour
inside
Standardized product ontology register and transfer by spreadsheets –

Part 2: Application guide for use with the IEC common data dictionary (CDD)

Enregistrement d'ontologie de produits normalisés et transfert par tableurs –

Partie 2: Guide d'application pour l'utilisation avec le Dictionnaire de données

communes de la CEI (le CEI CDD)

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX XB
ICS 01.040.01; 01.110 ISBN 978-2-8322-1114-4

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Overview . 9
4.1 General . 9
4.2 Data dictionary . 9
4.3 Data parcel . 11
4.4 Blank parcel sheets. 12
5 Common cases for defining ontological elements . 13
5.1 Semantics . 13
5.2 Assigning an identifier . 14
5.3 Assigning a definition class . 15
5.4 Attributes to be considered . 16
6 Specifying structures for data dictionaries . 16
6.1 General . 16
6.2 Classification tree . 16
6.3 Reuse of properties, data types and documents in other branches . 17
6.4 Composition tree . 18
7 Defining ontological elements by optional parcels . 20
7.1 Defining enumerations . 20
7.2 Defining named data types . 22
7.3 Defining information of external resources . 24
7.4 Defining units of measurement . 25
7.5 Defining relationships between ontological elements . 27
8 Advanced concepts . 30
8.1 Implementation of condition . 30
8.2 Implementation of cardinality . 31
8.3 Implementation of blocks and lists of properties (LOPs) . 32
8.4 Implementation of polymorphism . 35
8.5 Alternate IDs . 39
9 Data file representation for storage and exchange . 40
9.1 CSV format for representation of data parcels . 40
9.2 Cell delimiter . 40
9.3 Line feed character . 40
9.4 Space character . 41
9.5 Character encoding . 41
10 Conformance to implementation for the IEC CDD . 41
Annex A (normative) Information object registration – Document identification . 43
Annex B (informative) Examples of pattern constraints for attributes . 44
Annex C (informative) Examples for attribute values . 47
Annex D (informative) Sample data . 51
Annex E (informative) Parcelling tools . 52
Bibliography . 53

TS 62656-2 © IEC:2013 – 3 –
Figure 1 – Typical use scenario . 9
Figure 2 – Data dictionary . 10
Figure 3 – Spreadsheet implementation . 11
Figure 4 – Parcel sheet . 12
Figure 5 – Semantic definitions of ontological elements . 14
Figure 6 – Identification of ontological elements . 15
Figure 7 – Example of a simple classification tree . 17
Figure 8 – Parcel implementation for simple classification trees . 17
Figure 9 – Example of import mechanism. 18
Figure 10 – Parcel implementation for case of relationships . 18
Figure 11 – Composition relationship between two branches . 19
Figure 12 – Example of a composition tree . 19
Figure 13 – Parcel implementation for composition trees . 20
Figure 14 – Example of a use case of enumeration . 21
Figure 15 – Parcel implementation for enumerations . 22
Figure 16 – Parcel implementation for named data types . 24
Figure 17 – Parcel implementation for document references . 25
Figure 18 – Parcel implementation for unit of measurement . 27
Figure 19 – UML package diagram by relations . 28
Figure 20 – Parcel implementation of UML packages by predicate relations . 29
Figure 21 – UML package diagram by functions . 29
Figure 22 – Parcel implementation of UML packages by functions . 30
Figure 23 – Example of condition . 31
Figure 24 – Parcel implementation for condition . 31
Figure 25 – Example of cardinality . 32
Figure 26 – Parcel implementation for cardinality . 32
Figure 27 – View example of a LOP and nested blocks . 33
Figure 28 – Example of use case of blocks . 34
Figure 29 – Example of a composition view of an LOP . 34
Figure 30 – Parcel implementation for block
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