IEC 61360-7:2024

Standard data element types with associated classification scheme - Part 7: Data dictionary of cross-domain concepts

IEC 61360-7:2024 specifies the new data dictionary (domain) "IEC 61360-7 - General items" including its generic concepts. The IEC 61360-7 data dictionary provides concepts (dictionary elements, e.g. classes, properties) intended for cross-domain use.
This document has the status of a horizontal publication in accordance with IEC Guide 108.
The IEC 61360-7 data dictionary is published in IEC CDD and is available at https://cdd.iec.ch.

Types normalisés d'éléments de données avec plan de classification - Partie 7: Dictionnaire de données de concepts inter-domaines

L’IEC 61360-7:2024 spécifie le nouveau dictionnaire de données (domaine) "IEC 61360-7 – Éléments généraux" y compris ses concepts génériques. Le dictionnaire de données de l’IEC 61360-7 donne les concepts (éléments de dictionnaire, par exemple les classes ou les propriétés) destinés à une utilisation inter-domaines.
Le présent document a le statut d’une publication horizontale conformément au Guide 108 de l’IEC.
Le dictionnaire de données de l’IEC 61360-7 est publié dans le dictionnaire de données communes de l’IEC (CDD) et est disponible à l’adresse https://cdd.iec.ch.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 24-Jan-2024
• ICS: 01.110 - Technical product documentation
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• ICS: 31.020 - Electronic components in general
• Technical Committee: SC 3D - Classes, Properties and Identification of products - Common Data Dictionary (CDD)
• Drafting Committee: PT 61360-7 - TC 3/SC 3D/PT 61360-7
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 25-Jan-2024
• Completion Date: 23-Jan-2024

Overview

IEC 61360-7:2024 specifies a new data dictionary domain published in the IEC Common Data Dictionary (IEC CDD): "IEC 61360-7 – General items." This horizontal publication (per IEC Guide 108) defines generic, cross-domain concepts - classes, properties and qualifiers - intended to support unambiguous data exchange across electrotechnical and related domains. The dictionary is provided in DB format and maintained in IEC CDD (https://cdd.iec.ch).

All dictionary elements are machine-identifiable using an IRDI (International Registration Data Identifier). An IRDI comprises three sections separated by the character "#":

• RI - registration authority identifier
• DI - data identifier (range CAA000 to CAZ999 reserved for this domain)
• VI - version identifier

The document is designed to improve semantic interoperability, reuse of common concepts, and consistent metadata for systems that exchange technical data.

Key Topics

• Generic concepts and structures: The data dictionary defines a domain "General items" and its generic structures (classes and assigned properties) to be used across domains.
• Library of properties and qualifiers: A set of standardized properties (property IDs CBA001–CBA008) and their attributes (preferred name, definition, source, data type) are specified. Examples include:
  • Applicability qualifier (CBA001)
  • Value origin qualifier (CBA002)
  • Value processing qualifier (CBA003)
  • Life cycle qualifier (CBA004)
  • Operational state qualifier (CBA005)
  • Value quality qualifier (CBA006)
  • Time stamp token (UTC) (CBA007)
  • Time stamp token (TAI) (CBA008)
• Identification and coding rules: IRDI structure and reserved DI ranges are defined to ensure consistent registration and versioning.
• Maintenance and governance: Further development and maintenance follow the SDB content procedure (ANNEX SK) and are published in IEC CDD.

Applications

This data dictionary is practical for organizations and projects that require:

• Cross-domain data interoperability between product, systems and services in electrotechnology and adjacent domains.
• Standardized metadata for product ontologies, configuration management, asset information models and digital twins.
• Consistent qualifiers for value provenance, applicability, lifecycle stage and time-stamping when exchanging measurement and attribute data.

Use cases include system integration, data harmonization in supply chains, standardized catalogue entries and semantic enrichment of engineering data.

Related Standards

• IEC 61360 series (general-purpose dictionary and data element types)
• IEC CDD (IEC Common Data Dictionary) - repository and access point: https://cdd.iec.ch
• ISO/TS 29002-5:2009 (identification scheme referenced for IRDI)
• Procedures in ISO/IEC Directives Part 1 – IEC Supplement (ANNEX SK)

For authoritative content, always consult the official IEC CDD entry for IEC 61360-7:2024 and the published DB in IEC webstore/CDD.

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6
3.1 Terms and definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 7
4 IEC 61360-7 data dictionary (domain) . 7
4.1 Overview and generic concepts . 7
4.2 Further development and maintenance . 10
Bibliography . 11

Table 1 – Generic structures . 8
Table 2 – Library of properties with attributes . 9

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STANDARD DATA ELEMENT TYPES
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Part 7: Data dictionary of cross-domain concepts

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