NOTE The template has been defined in the context of UK_Defence. Refer to the business context for details of related templates.

NOTE An explanation of a template and the associated instantiation path is provided in the Template overview section.

The Cost Analysis business object is used by those UK_Defence Data Exchange Specifications that require information about the cost analysis of a product.

All MoD projects and programmes have to be able to demonstrate Value for Money in spending the public purse. It is therefore critical that costs at all stages of the project can be monitored and assessed to ensure that they fall within predicted budgets. Major projects will probably use a Whole Life Cost model in some form or another and, along with assessments of the operational performance of the project’s equipment, cost is likely to be the prime success factor.

Figure 1 — Graphical Representation for Business Object Cost Analysis

Cost Analysis:

The definition of the Cost Analysis object is: This information to represent the record of a Cost Analysis of the related PSE constituent.

Attribute name	Attribute description	Attribute type	Optionality
Results	This is the reference to the document that contains the results of the analysis.	Relationship to Document	Optional

Table 1 — Cost Analysis attribute details.

NOTE The inherited attributes are detailed in the Support Analysis business object below.

Figure 2 — Graphical Representation for Business Object Support analysis

Support analysis:

The definition of a support analysis object is: This information object represents the record of an analysis process having been conducted.

Attribute name	Attribute description	Attribute type	Optionality
Conducted by	The people and/or organizations that conducted the support analysis.	SELECT objects: Person; Organization.	Mandatory (1:?)
Date of Analysis	The date and time on which the support analysis was conducted.	intrinsic	Mandatory
Description	The description of the support analysis.	intrinsic	Optional
ID	The identifier of the support analysis.	intrinsic	Mandatory
Name	This is the name of the support analysis.	intrinsic	Mandatory
Related PSE Constituent	The constituent of the platform system equipment that is the subject of the support analysis.	Platform System Equipment Constituent	Mandatory
Results Valid Period	The period for which any results related to the support anlaysis, are valid.	Intrinsic	Optional
Version	The version of the support analysis.	intrinsic	Mandatory

Table 2 — Support Analysis attribute details

-- Support analysis represented using Representing document (why not just use Document?)
/representing_document(
    doc_id=@ID,
    doc_id_class_name='Cost_analysis_identifier',
    doc_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    doc_org_id=@ID_source_organization,
    doc_org_id_class_name='Organization_name',
    doc_org_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    doc_vn_id=@Version,
    doc_vn_id_class_name='Version_identification_code',
    doc_vn_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    doc_vn_org_id='/NULL',
    doc_vn_org_id_class_name='Organization_identification_code',
    doc_vn_org_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    domain='Through_life_support_standard',
    domain_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    life_cycle_stage='Support_stage',
    life_cycle_stage_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std')/
%^cost_analysis = $representing_document.document%
%^cost_analysis_version = $representing_document.document_version%
%^cost_analysis_definition = $representing_document.document_definition%

-- Create relationship to conducting organization
Organization_or_person_in_organization_assignment
Organization_or_person_in_organization_assignment.items -> ^cost_analysis
Organization_or_person_in_organization_assignment.assigned_entity -> @Conducted_by
Organization_or_person_in_organization_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'

-- Date of analysis
Date_or_date_time_assignment
Date_or_date_time_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'
Date_or_date_time_assignment.items -> ^cost_analysis_version
Date_or_date_time_assignment.assigned_date -> @Date_of_analysis

-- [optional Description]
/assigning_descriptor(
    descr=@Description,
    class_name='Cost_analysis_description',
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=^cost_analysis)/

-- Name
/identifier(
    ID=@Name,
    source_organization=@Name_source_organization,
    type='Cost_analysis_name',
    items=^cost_analysis)/

-- Related PSE constituent
Document_assignment
Document_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'
Document_assignment.assigned_document -> ^cost_analysis_version
Document_assignment.is_assigned_to -> @Related_PSE_constituent

-- Results Valid Period
Dated_effectivity
Dated_effectivity.id = '/IGNORE'
Dated_effectivity.name = '/IGNORE'
Dated_effectivity.description = '/IGNORE'
Dated_effectivity.start_bound -> @Results_valid_period_start
Dated_effectivity.end_bound -> @Results_valid_period_end
%^dated_effectivity = Dated_effectivity%
Effectivity_assignment
Effectivity_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'
Effectivity_assignment.items -> ^cost_analysis_version
Effectivity_assignment.assigned_effectivity -> ^dated_effectivity
%^effectivity_assignment = Effectivity_assignment%
/assigning_reference_data(
    class_name='Results_valid_period',
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    items=^effectivity_assignment)/

-- [Optional relationship to the Results (Document)]
/assigning_document(
    assigned_document=^cost_analysis,
    doc_ass_role='Cost_analysis_results',
    doc_ar_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:UK_Defence',
    is_assigned_to=@Results)/

Entity in path	Value	Inherited from
Organization_or_person_in_organization_assignment.role	'/IGNORE'	—
Date_or_date_time_assignment.role	'/IGNORE'	—
Document_assignment.role	'/IGNORE'	—
Dated_effectivity.id	'/IGNORE'	Effectivity.id
Dated_effectivity.name	'/IGNORE'	Effectivity.name
Dated_effectivity.description	'/IGNORE'	Effectivity.description
Effectivity_assignment.role	'/IGNORE'	—