The reference entity that describes the orientation of a vertical coordinate axis with respect to a coordinate system. This is defined as either "upwards" or "downwards" with respect to the Earth.

name (M, K: ndt_name)

The orientation of the vertical axis with respect to the surface of the Earth. "Upwards" is defined as away from the center of the Earth. "downwards" is defined as towards the center of the Earth.


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_vertical_axis_orientation must provided by one ref_source. Inherited from reference_behavior.


description (O: ndt_comment)

The description of the vertical axis orientation.


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_vertical_axis_orientation 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_vertical_axis_orientation 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_vertical_axis_orientation may version one ref_epicentre_version. Inherited from reference_behavior.

Local rules:

Uniqueness Constraint
name
Supertype path(s):
reference_behavior > ref_code > ref_vertical_axis_orientation.
ref_data > ref_code > ref_vertical_axis_orientation.

Entity projects as table R_VAXIS_ORNT.