Template:— packaging_specification (pack_spec)
Context:— UK_Defence

Date: 2010/03/15 14:46:04
Revision: 1.3

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This section specifies the template packaging_specification.

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.

Description

This template describes how to represent the packaging specification for an item of supply.

Business perspective

The Packaging Specification business object is used by those UK_Defence Data Exchange Specifications that require information about the packaging specification for an item of supply.

Business object definition

Figure 1 — Graphical Representation for Business Object Packaging Specification

Packaging Specification:

The definition of a Packaging Specification object is: Data about the packaging specification for an item of supply.

Attribute name	Attribute description	Attribute type	Optionality
Content	This attribute provides a reference to the document that contains the packaging specification for the related item of supply.	Relationship to Document	Mandatory
Derived From	This attribute provides a reference to the analysis from which the specification was derived.	Relationship to PHS and T Analysis	Mandatory
ID	This is the identifier of the specification.	Intrinsic	Mandatory
Related Handling Specification	This attribute provides a reference to the analysis from which the specification was derived.	Relationship to Handling Specification	Optional
Related Storage Specification	This attribute provides a reference to the storage specification from which the packaging specification has been developed.	Relationship to Storage Specification	Optional
Required Markings	This is a description of the markings required on the packing for the item of supply.	Intrinsic	Optional
Required Packing	This is the reference to the items of supply that are required in order to satisfy the packaging requirements and constraints of the item of supply under analysis.	Relationship to Item of Supply	Optional [0:?]

Table 1 — Packaging Specification attribute details

Model diagrams

The EXPRESS-G diagram in Figure 2 shows the templates and EXPRESS entities that are required to represent the template "packaging_specification". The text highlighted in blue shows the template parameters.

Figure 2 — An EXPRESS-G representation of the Information model for packaging_specification

The graphic for the template to be used in other EXPRESS-G diagrams is shown in Figure 3 below.

Figure 3 — The graphical representation of the packaging_specification template

Input parameters

The following input parameters are defined for this template:

Content (Type= 'ENTITY (Document)' )

The reference to the document that contains the packaging specification for the related item of supply.

Derived_from (Type= 'ENTITY (Document)' )

The reference to the analysis from which the specification was derived.

ID (Type='STRING')

The identifier of the transportation specification.

ID_source_organization (Type='STRING')

The identifier of the organization responsible for identifying the transportation specification.

Related_handling_specification (Type= 'ENTITY (Task_method_version)' , Optional)

The reference to the handling specification from which the packaging specification has been developed.

Related_storage_specification (Type= 'ENTITY (Task_method_version)' , Optional)

The reference to the storage specification from which the packaging specification has been developed.

Related_transportation_specification (Type= 'ENTITY (Task_method_version)' , Optional)

The reference to the transportation specification from which the packaging specification has been developed.

Required_markings (Type='STRING', Optional)

The description of the markings required on the packing for the item of supply.

Required_packing (Type= 'ENTITY (Resource_item)' , Optional)

The reference to the items of supply that are required in order to satisfy the packaging requirements and constraints of the item of supply under analysis. [0:?]

Reference parameters

The following reference parameters are defined for this template:

packaging_specification(Type='ENTITY (Task_element_sequence)')

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

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

%^target = $packaging_specification.packaging_specification%

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

Instantiation path

The instantiation path shown below specifies the entities that are to be instantiated by the template.

A description of templates and the syntax for the instantiation path is provided in the Templates Help/Information section.

-- Packaging_specification
-- Packaging_specification.ID
-- [Optional Packaging_specification.Related_handling_specification]
-- [Optional Packaging_specification.Related_storage_specification]
-- [Optional Packaging_specification.Related_transportation_specification]
/task_list(
    Context='/NULL',
    ID=@ID,
    ID_source_organization=@ID_source_organization,
    Name='/NULL',
    Name_source_organization='NULL',
    Version='/NULL',
    Related_tasks=@Related_handling_specification,
    Related_tasks=@Related_storage_specification,
    Related_tasks=@Related_transportation_specification)/
%^packaging_specification = $task_list.task_list%

-- Content
Document_assignment
Document_assignment.is_assigned_to -> ^packaging_specification
Document_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'
Document_assignment.assigned_document -> @Content

-- Derived_from
Applied_activity_method_assignment
Applied_activity_method_assignment.assigned_activity_method -> ^packaging_specification
Applied_activity_method_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'
Applied_activity_method_assignment.items -> @Derived_from

-- [Optional Required_markings]
/assigning_descriptor(
    descr=@Required_markings,
    class_name='Packaging_specification_required_markings',
    ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:uk_defence',
    is_assigned_to=^packaging_specification)/

-- [Optional Required_packing 0:?]
Applied_activity_method_assignment
Applied_activity_method_assignment.assigned_activity_method -> ^packaging_specification
Applied_activity_method_assignment.role = '/IGNORE'
Applied_activity_method_assignment.items -> @Required_packing

The following entities are instantiated with attributes as specified:

Entity in path	Value	Inherited from
Document_assignment.role	'/IGNORE'	—
Applied_activity_method_assignment.role	'/IGNORE'	—
Applied_activity_method_assignment.role	'/IGNORE'	—

Instance diagrams

The instance diagram in Figure 4 shows an example of the EXPRESS entities and templates that are instantiated by the template:

/packaging_specification(items='#1', class_name='Safety_critical', ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std')/

(an illustration of the consolidated packaging_specification template is shown in Figure 5 below.)

Figure 4 — Entities instantiated by packaging_specification template

The instance diagram in Figure 5 shows the graphic symbol for the template that is to be used in other instance diagrams. The example template is:

/packaging_specification(items='#1', class_name='Safety_critical', ecl_id='urn:plcs:rdl:std')/

Figure 5 — Instantiation of packaging_specification template

Characterizations

No common characterizations of the template packaging_specification have been identified. However, the ISO 10303-239 EXPRESS model may enable other assignments to the entities instantiated by the template.