Terms: o Terminology index
Note:
The terminology developed during the PLCS project has been included "as is".
A number of the terms are still in Draft

The terms defined in the terminology dictionary and in the Business DEXs.

OASIS
  Definition: Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (http://www.oasis-open.org).  
  Source:

[1] DEXlib definitions, .

 
  Version: 1.0  
  Status: in_business_review  
OASIS PLCS TC
  Definition: The technical committee within OASIS responsible for developing the PLCS DEXs (http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=plcs).  
  Source:

[1] DEXlib definitions, .

 
  Version: 1.0  
  Status: in_business_review  
OASIS RDL
  Definition: The Reference Data Library standardized and managed by the OASIS PLCS TC (managed in DEXlib). Sometimes referred to as "OASIS PLCS RDL".  
  Source:

[1] DEXlib definitions, .

 
  Version: 1.0  
  Status: in_business_review  
objective change request
  Definition: Request for changes to a support objective, which cannot be met.  
  Source:

[1] PLCS Activity Model, 2000.

 
  Version: 1.1  
  Status: complete  
oblet
  Definition: A small, reusable schema (element grouping) that has some business sense that is used as a building block in the EIA-836 reference schemas.

NOTE    Examples:

  • product identifier
  • document identifier
  • effectivity
  • address

 
  Source:

[1] EIA/ANSI EIA-649-A, National consensus standard for configuration management , 2004.

 
  Version: 1.1  
  Status: in_business_review  
OEM
  Definition: Original Equipment Manufacturer  
  Source: PLCS OASIS  
  Version: —  
  Status: —  
operating environment
  Definition: The environment in which the PIF is, or will be, used, described in terms of relevance to the management of support.

NOTE    Example:

  • Long haul environment vs short haul environment.
  • Antennae operating in funnel exhaust vs antennae operating in clean air.

 
  Synonyms: support environment, deployment environment  
  Source:

[1] PLCS terminology dictionary, 2000.

 
  Version: 1.1  
  Status: complete  
operating schedule
  Definition: Anticipated support opportunities and expected usage of one or more products needing support during a period of interest.  
  Source:

[1] PLCS Activity Model, 2000.

 
  Version: 1.1  
  Status: complete  
operational environment
  Definition: The environment in which the product instance is operated, maintained, transported, etc.

NOTE    Can include a (eg South Atlantic, Desert etc) or "Theatre of operation".

 
  Source:
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  Version: 1.1  
  Status: in_work  
operational information
  Definition: Information that supports the use of a product.

NOTE    Includes but not limited to:

  • operation manuals
  • maintenance manuals
  • user's manuals
  • instructions
  • procedures
  • diagram

 
  Source:

[1] EIA/ANSI EIA-649-A, National consensus standard for configuration management , 2004.

 
  Version: 1.1  
  Status: in_business_review  
operational product
  Definition: An engineered asset providing functional capability for an operator.

NOTE    Eg a train, a process plant, an aircraft, a communication system or a software system.

 
  Source:

[1] PLCS terminology dictionary, 2000.

 
  Version: 2.1  
  Status: complete  
operational scenario
  Definition: A sequence of events expected during operation of system products.

NOTE    Includes but is not limited to:

  • environmental conditions
  • usage rates
  • expected stimuli (inputs)
  • responses (outputs)

 
  Source:

[1] EIA/ANSI EIA-836, Processes for Engineering a System , 1998.

 
  Version: 1.1  
  Status: in_business_review  
operator feedback
  Definition: Information provided to support authorities by operators including information on product health and usage, and equipment problems discovered by operators.

NOTE    May include trouble reports, log books and other data from on board recording systems, passed to support authorities for analysis.

The operator feedback is structured to conform to the Information management rules by activity A4.4 and is communicated within this model by the support feedback arrow.

 
  Source:

[1] PLCS Activity Model, 2000.

 
  Version: 1.1  
  Status: complete  
order
  Definition: A formal (contractual) request for product instance or services to be placed on a supplier against a specified budget.  
  Source:
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  Version: 1.1  
  Status: in_work  
organization
  Definition: Group of people and facilities with an orderly arrangement of responsibilities, authorities and relationships.

NOTE    Examples:

  • company
  • corporation
  • firm
  • enterprise
  • institution
  • charity
  • sole trader
  • association
  • parts or combination thereof

Note 1: An organization can be incorporated, public or private.

Note 2: This definition is valid for the purposes of quality management systems standards. The term "organization" is defined differently in ISO/IEC Guide 2.

 
  Source:

[1] ISO 9000, Quality Management System - Fundamentals and vocabulary

 
  Version: 1.1  
  Status: in_business_review  
organization identifier
  Definition: An alphanumeric identifier for a specific organizational entity.

NOTE    Examples:

  • Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code
  • Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
  • Design Activity Identifier (DAI)
  • Name
  • Acronym
  • Address
  • Logo

 
  Source:

[1] EIA/ANSI EIA-649-A, National consensus standard for configuration management , 2004.

 
  Version: 2.1  
  Status: complete  
organizational structure
  Definition: Orderly arrangement of responsibilities, authorities and relationships between people.

NOTE    Note 1: The scope of an organizational structure may extend to include relevant interfaces to external organizations.

Note 2: A formal expression of the organizational structure is often provided in a quality manual or a quality plan of a project.

  
  Source:

[1] ISO 9000, Quality Management System - Fundamentals and vocabulary

 
  Version: 1.1  
  Status: in_business_review  
other task
  Definition: Identification of a task to be scheduled, that has not arisen directly from the application support solution or commissioning schedule.

NOTE    May include change tasks, outstanding tasks from previous work, exceptional tasks required by the Life cycle owner, or tasks required to meet support opportunity objectives.

 
  Source:

[1] PLCS Activity Model, 2000.

 
  Version: 1.1  
  Status: complete  
OWL
  Definition: Web Ontology Language - A W3C recommendation (http://www.w3.org/2004/OWL/)for defining Ontologies (Class structures).  
  Source:

[1] DEXlib definitions, .

 
  Version: 1.0  
  Status: in_business_review  

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