The scope of this document includes:

— the semantic description of a product, including its properties where relevant and the semantic aspects to represent the product lifecycle;

— a common information model allowing for the implementation of data dictionary systems;

— metadata models and formats to be used in exchange and representation, allowing for the integration of dictionaries;

— rules on how to systematically use such metadata models when developing product group specific data models and dictionaries;

— technical and organizational interoperability.

This document follows the approach of standard interoperability layers and proposes the following aspects in this regard.