scope:

This part of ISO 15926 s pecifies t echnical r equirements for t he s tructure a nd content of a r eference 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: - identification of a reference data item; - information that defines a reference data item; - administrative information about the source, the history of changes, and current status of a reference data and a reference data library; - the way identification, defining information, and administrative data are recorded using ISO 15926-2; - the reference data library that contains the reference data items necessary to record identification, defining information, and administrative data; - the representation of the reference data library that is defined by this part of ISO 15926 as a spreadsheet; - requirements for the representation of a reference data library. The following are outside the scope of this part of ISO 15926: - the definitions of the scope of reference data libraries within the ISO 15926 series of standards; - methods and guidelines for implementing ISO 15926-2; - the representation of a reference data library, that is not defined by this part of ISO 15926; - procedures for the maintenance of reference data libraries.