ISO 8000-115:2024

International
Standard
ISO 8000-115
Second edition
Data quality —
2024-06
Part 115:
Master data: Exchange of quality
identifiers: Syntactic, semantic and
resolution requirements
Qualité des données —
Partie 115: Données permanentes: Échange des identificateurs
qualité: Exigences syntaxiques, sémantiques et de résolution
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Fundamental principles and assumptions . 2
5 Quality identifier requirements . . 2
5.1 Scope of the requirements .2
5.2 Syntax requirements for quality identifiers .2
5.3 Semantic requirements for quality identifiers .2
5.4 Resolution requirements for quality identifiers.3
6 Conformance . 3
Annex A (informative) Document identification . 4
Bibliography . 5

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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 184, Automation systems and integration,
Subcommittee SC 4, Industrial data.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 8000-115:2018), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— addition of a NOTE in 5.2 b) on natural identifiers.
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Introduction
The ability to create, collect, store, maintain, transfer, process and present information and to support
business processes in a timely and cost-effective manner requires both an understanding of the
characteristics of the information and data that determine its quality, and an ability to measure, manage
and report on information and data quality.
The ISO 8000 series defines characteristics of information and data that determine its quality, and provides
methods to manage, measure and improve the quality of information and data.
It is useful to perform the assessment in accordance with documented methods. It is also important to
document the tailoring of standardized methods with respect to the expectation and requirements pertinent
to the business.
The ISO 8000 series includes parts applicable to all types of data, and parts applicable to specific types of data.
The ISO 8000 series can be used independently or in conjunction with quality management systems.
Most commonly an identifier is a reference to a data set managed by the owner of the identifier and, as such,
it is an alias for a master data record. Identifiers are widely ex
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