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.

This template describes how to represent a item of design. It has been configured for the purposes of Nato Codification, but could be used elsewhere. It is specifically based upon the representing_part template, which is specialised for (at least) one business DEX usage.

The degree of specialisation is minor, specifiying that a manufacturers CAGE code and part number be provided in the instantiation of the template, as these are minimum requirements for each item for codification. It has been chosen as a business template because several aspects of the reference data are set for the usage in codification, thereby making it a business template.

The information model for the item template is that of a modified representation for a Part. The item template has been configured to collect only the basic information required by the codification business DEX. It automatically creates a number of parameters which are assumed to be set for this particular process. The optional characterization of representing_part is 'inherited' by the 'item' template.

The item template requires parameters for the original equipment manufacturer's part number and the manufacturers NCAGE code. The item version id is optional. This specification of precise parameters allows the associated refererence data to be automatically assigned as these have been assumed to be set by the analysis of the business DEX for this process. The lifecycle and domain parameters are likewise also known for the process covered by this business DEX. The location of the reference data which has been pre-determined, have also been identified within the scope of the standard plcs reference data library, which further reduces the required set of parameters to be input.

The following classes and their sub-classes can be used:

classifications: [OEM_part_type_code]

Error RDL4: The URI urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence is not listed in dexlib/data/refdata/rdl_index.xml
[Product_specification_code]

Error RDL4: The URI urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence is not listed in dexlib/data/refdata/rdl_index.xml

Allow the Part entity instantiated in this path to be referenced when this template is used.

Note: The Part entity can be referenced in a template path by:

%^target = $item.item%

where target is the parameter to which the Part is bound.

Allow the Part_version entity instantiated in this path to be referenced when this template is used.

Note: The Part_version entity can be referenced in a template path by:

%^target = $item.item_version%

where target is the parameter to which the Part_version is bound.

Allow the Part_view_definition entity instantiated in this path to be referenced when this template is used.

Note: The Part_view_definition entity can be referenced in a template path by:

%^target = $item.item_view%

where target is the parameter to which the Part_view_definition is bound.

Allow the View_definition_context entity instantiated in this path to be referenced when this template is used.

Note: The View_definition_context entity can be referenced in a template path by:

%^target = $item.item_contxt%

where target is the parameter to which the View_definition_context is bound.

-- Call Representing_part template with the input parameters and those pre-determined for part number and NCAGE code etc..
/representing_part(
    part_id=@oem_part_number,
    part_id_class_name=@item_id_class,
    part_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    part_org_id=@mfr_ncage_code,
    part_org_id_class_name='NCAGE_code',
    part_org_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    part_vn_id=@item_vn_id,
    part_vn_id_class_name='Part_version_identification_code',
    part_vn_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    part_vn_org_id=@mfr_ncage_code,
    part_vn_org_id_class_name='NCAGE_code',
    part_vn_org_id_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    domain='Product_life_cycle_support',
    domain_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std',
    life_cycle_stage=@item_lifecycle_stage,
    life_cycle_stage_ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std')/

-- re-direct the output from the call..
%^item = $representing_part.part%
%^item_version = $representing_part.version%
%^item_view = $representing_part.view%
%^item_contxt = $representing_part.contxt%

The instance diagram in Figure 3 shows an example of the EXPRESS entities and templates that are instantiated by the template:

/item(oem_part_number='56661', mfr_ncage_code='96214', item_vn_id='1.1')/

(an illustration of the consolidated item template is shown in Figure 4 below.)

The instance diagram in Figure 4 shows the graphic symbol for the template that is to be used in other instance diagrams. The example template is:

/item(oem_part_number='56661', mfr_ncage_code='96214', item_vn_id='1.1')/