Foreword
Introduction
1.1 Trends in doing business
1.2 Trends in Product coding
1.3 Need for data standards across enterprises
1.4 Vision
2 Normative references
3 Abbreviations, terms and definitions
3.1 Abbreviations
3.2 Terms and definitions
4 Product Classification and Product Description
4.1 Product Identification Codes
4.2 Product Classification Schema
4.3 Lists of characteristics
4.4 Product Modeling
5 Common Architecture for technical dictionaries
5.1 Reference model for implementation
5.2 Reference model for maintenance
5.3 Requirements to ePDC data model
5.4 Conceptual ePDC Model
5.5 Standardized Basis for ePDC data model
5.6 UML representation of ISO 13584-42 Data model
5.7 Methodology to Derive Exchange messages
6 Recommendations
6.1 ISO 13584/IEC 61360
6.2 Define exchange messages
6.3 Define a XML message format
7 Rules for the Operation of a Joint Committee
8 Requirements on the Toolkit for Maintaining the System
8.1 Repository
8.2 Data Access and Data Manipulation
8.3 Data Import and Data Export
8.4 Workflow Management
8.5 User Management
9 Requirements on a Website giving Access to the System
9.1 Access to Product Classification Schemes
9.2 Change Requests
10 Conclusion
11 Bibliography
12 Annex A - Detailed Final ePDC Data model
13 Annex B - ePDC Generic Exchange Format Hierarchy
14 Annex C - XML Schema Definition of the ePDC Generic
Exchange Format
15 Annex D - Acknowledgement