| POSC Specifications Version 2.2 |
Epicentre Logical Data Model |
The reference entity for managing the population of and assignment of alternate identifiers, such as serial bar codes, conventional long names, local short names etc.
- kind (M, K: ndt_name)
- The name given to the naming system. Examples are Plant 62 Idle Inventory, Total Company Fixed Assets, etc.
- source (M, I: ref_source)
- The provider of this instance of reference information. If this instance is provided by POSC, then this attribute must be "POSC". Each ref_naming_system must provided by one ref_source. Inherited from reference_behavior.
- description (O: ndt_comment)
- A description of the naming system.
- status (O, I: ndt_instance_status) (0644)
- The status of this instance in the version of Epicentre running in a data store. This is an enumerated datatype for which the following are the possible values: current, provisional, deprecated. Current - use without restriction. Provisional - use with caution, this value is for comment and may not appear in future releases of Epicentre. Deprecated - avoid use if possible, it is planned to remove this value in the next major release of Epicentre. Inherited from reference_behavior.
- code_alias (I, V: SET[0:?] ref_code_alias(standard_code))
- Defines a list of alternative names associated with this instance. These may be aliases, translations, codes, etc. Each ref_naming_system may have one or more ref_code_alias. Inherited from ref_code.
- source_reference (O, I: ref_source_reference)
- The reference used by source to provide the standard instance, such as Petroleum Industry Data Dictionary (PIDD), Websters Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, etc. Each ref_naming_system may documented by one ref_source_reference. Inherited from reference_behavior.
- version (O, I: ref_epicentre_version) (0644)
- Describes the version of Epicentre when this status was assigned to this instance of reference behavior Each ref_naming_system may version one ref_epicentre_version. Inherited from reference_behavior.
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