IEC 61360-1 Ed. 4.0 b:2017

Standard data element types with associated classification scheme - Part 1: Definitions - Principles and methods

IEC 61360-1:2017 specifies principles for the definition of the properties and associated attributes and explains the methods for representing verbally defined concepts with appropriate data constructs available from IEC 61360-2. It also specifies principles for establishing a hierarchy of classification from a collection of classes, each of which represents a technical concept in the electrotechnical domain or a domain related to electrotechnology. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2009. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
 - support of advanced constructs such as
  · conditions and constraints,
  · blocks,
  · cardinality,
  · polymorphism,
  · generic and restricted enumerations, and
  · mapping;
 - extended list of data types;
 - harmonization with IEC 62656-1;
 - support of IEC TS 62720 and of coded units;
 - harmonization of semantic and administrative data among the various information objects;
 - use of UML for data modelling;
 - enhanced definitions and descriptions;
 - introduction of examples of higher level constructs such as block, cardinality, or polymorphism as guidance for the user of the IEC 61360 series.