scope:

Defines the ISO Reference Model of Data Management. It establishes a framework for coordination the development of existing and future standards for the management of persistant data in information systems. See annex A for references to existing data management standards. Defines common terminology and concepts pertinent to all data held within information systems. Such concepts are used to define more specifically the services provided by particular data management components, such as database management systems or data dictionary systems. The definition of such related services identifies interfaces which may be subject of future standardization.