1 Scope
This part of ISO 15926 specifies technical requirements for the structure and content of a reference data library.
The technical requirements are appropriate to a reference data library that is used with the ISO 15926 series of parts.
The following are within the scope of this part of ISO 15926:
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— identification of a reference data item;
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— information that defines a reference data item;
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— administrative information about the source, the history of changes, and current status of a reference data and a reference data library;
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— the way identification, defining information, and administrative data are recorded using ISO 15926‑2;
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— the reference data library that contains the reference data items necessary to record identification, defining information, and administrative data;
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— the representation of the reference data library that is defined by this part of ISO 15926 as a spreadsheet;
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— requirements for the representation of a reference data library.
The following are outside the scope of this part of ISO 15926:
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— the definitions of the scope of reference data libraries within the ISO 15926 series of standards;
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— methods and guidelines for implementing ISO 15926‑2;
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— the representation of a reference data library, that is not defined by this part of ISO 15926;
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— procedures for the maintenance of reference data libraries.