| Business DEX (UK_Defence015):— product_information |
Date: 2009/04/16 17:10:35
Revision: 1.2
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For the purposes of this specification, the following terms apply:
Assembly Item
This information object represents the identification of, and the reference to, a component in product assembly structure
Assembly Item Relationship
This information object identifies the relationship between configuration items in a product assembly structure. It is essentially
used to establish the parent child relationships between assembly items.
Asset
This is an item that is of value to an organisation.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Asset managed product
This is a product of value and managed in a specific manner for a defined period.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Baseline
A Baseline is a snapshot of the Product Configuration Information at a particular time. This can be for a designated approval
stage, build milestone or for any other reason defined in the Configuration Management Plan. Note: A product Baseline (PBL)
has a distinct role in bringing the product “under ministry control” by the freezing of the engineering post during a Product
Configuration Audit (PCA)
Configuration Item
This information object represents the identification of, and the reference to, an item that is subject to formal Configuration
Management processes throughout its life.
Such processes are typically specified in standards such as DEF STAN 05-57.
Items typically subject to such processes are:
- requirements
- functional, physical and zonal aspects of a product design
- the actual products / assets that are used in-service
- the design of the support concept(s) and support solution(s) associated with the product
- all important reference documents upon which the above information depends or is derived from - such as standards, policies,
plans, contracts etc.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Configuration Item Relationship
This information object identifies the relationship between configuration items in a breakdown. It is essentially used to
establish the parent child relationships between the configuration items.
Configuration Management Breakdown
This information object represents the hierarchical structure of configuration managements of a product.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Configuration Status Record
This concept represents a (type of) record of the status of the related Configuration Items at a point in time.
This is typically used for baselining during the design, manufacture and in-service phases of the product lifecycle.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Draft Baseline
A provisional baseline which will change status to a released baseline after it has been authoirized
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Function
This information object represent a function of a product.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Function Relationship
This information object identifies the relationship between functions in a breakdown. It is essentially used to establish
the parent child relationships between the functions.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Functional Breakdown
This information object represents the hierarchical structure of functions of the product.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Physical Breakdown
This information object represents the hierarchical structure of physical components of a product.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Physical Breakdown Item
This information object represents the identification of, and the reference to, a physical components in a breakdown.
Physical Item Relationship
This information object identifies the relationship between between items in a physical breakdown. It is essentially used
to establish the parent child relationships between the items.
Product
This is a physical instance of a Product Design.
Individual products are typically identified by a serial number, and batches are typically identified by a batch number.
Both of these would be captured by the referenced Identifier information object.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Product Assembly
A hierarchical structure which depicts parent/child relationships and is constructed to represent how the build of the product
will be achieved and the impact of any changes made to the product. The product composition (i.e. relationships and quantity
of parts that comprise the product) is determined from its Product Design.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Product Design
This is the aggregated set of information that constitutes the design of a product.
Product designs can be of any "level" of product, from individual nuts and bolts, up to complete equipments, systems
and platforms.
Product designs are typically identified by a design authority part number, and when fully specified,
will have a detailed drawing/product model associated with them that contain the level of detail that enables instances
of the physical elements of the
design to be manufactured and/or assembled. Those physical elements will be fully specified by their own Product Design.
Product designs will typically also contain performance specifications, physical characteristcs
(such as dimensions, weight and material specifications), and other charateristics such as cost.
Prior to this level of detail being defined, the product design process may involve specification of functions,
conceptual physical design/general layout design and identification of spatial zones within the design..
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Released Baseline
The authorised baselines that have been released.
The system development process shall ensure that top-level requirements are accounted for in lower level records and that
the traceability of requirements allocation is readily demonstrable. This means that all baselines will be mutually consistent
and compatible, and that each level of PCI is a logical extension of its predecessors.
Update of baselines is accomplished via the CM interrelated sub-process of Configuration Change Management.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
System
This information object represents a system of the product.
System Breakdown
This information object represents the hierarchical structure of systems of a product.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
System Relationship
This information object identifies the relationship between systems in a breakdown. It is essentially used to establish the
parent child relationships between the systems
Updated Baseline
Incorporation of the change into the PCI.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Zonal Breakdown
This information object represents the hierarchical structure of spaces (zones) of a product. It represents a zone / spatial
subdivision of a product.
Source
[1]
Common Business Information Structure,
Common Business Information Structure, Issue 3
Zone
This information object represents a zone or space in a product.
Zone Relationship
This information object identifies the relationship between zones in a breakdown. It is essentially used to establish the
parent child relationships between zones.
Additional terms used in the Help/Information pages.
NOTE These terms are not part of the released specification.