IPC 2578 : 0

1 Scope
2 Applicable Documents
3 Graphical Representation of Product Data eXchange
4 Items Element
   4.1 Item Element
5 SerialNumbers Element
   5.1 SerialNumberRange
   5.2 SerialNumberIdentification
6 BillOfMaterial Element
   6.1 BillOfMaterialItem Element
7 ReferenceDesignators Element
   7.1 ReferenceDesignator Element
8 AlternateItems Element
   8.1 AlternateItem Element
9 ApprovedManufacturerList Element
   9.1 ApprovedManufacturerListItem Element
10 ApprovedSupplierList Element
   10.1 ApprovedSupplierListItem Element
11 ChangeHistory Element
   11.1 ChangeHistoryItem Element
12 Changes Element
   12.1 Change Element
13 Approvers Element
   13.1 Approver Element
14 AffectedItems Element
   14.1 AffectedItem Element
15 ApprovedManufacturerListMarkups Element
   15.1 ApprovedManufacturerListMarkup Element
   15.2 ApprovedManufacturerListMarkupRowOld and
        ApprovedManufacturerListMarkupRowNew Elements
16 AttachmentMarkups Element
   16.1 AttachmentMarkup Element
   16.2 AttachmentMarkupRowOld and AttachmentMarkupRowNew
        Elements
17 BillOfMaterialMarkups Element
   17.1 BillOfMaterialMarkup Element
   17.2 BillOfMaterialMarkupRowOld and BillOfMaterialMarkupRowNew
        Elements
18 ManufacturerParts Element
   18.1 ManufacturerPart Element
19 SupplierParts Element
   19.1 SupplierPart Element
20 Characteristics
   20.1 MeasuredCharacteristic element
   20.2 RangedCharacteristic element
   20.3 EnumeratedCharacteristic element
   20.4 TextualCharacteristic element

Covers sectional requirements for the exchange of Bills of Material (BOM), Approved Manufacturer Lists (AML), Approved Supplier Lists (ASL), as well as the description of the components involved on the Bill of Material. Component data includes electrical, mechanical and package type.