This clause contains the ISO 8000 data architecture. This architecture is applicable to the scope of the parts of ISO 8000 that have been published.
NOTE The published parts include this part of ISO 8000 and the master data quality series of parts. It is the intention of ISO TC 184/SC 4/WG 13 to expand this architecture as additional parts and series of parts (e.g., product data quality) are published.
Figure 1 contains a graphical depiction of the data architecture.
Figure 1 — Data architecture
Data includes information about data provenance, data accuracy, and data completeness.
Data is coded using concepts in a data dictionary.
Data conforms to a data specification.
Data conforms to a formal syntax.
A data specification specifies data requirements for coding data using concepts from a data dictionary.
A data specification specifies preferred terminology for concepts in a data dictionary.
A data specification specifies the use of a formal syntax.
Data, data specifications, and data dictionaries use identifiers from an identification scheme.