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19、 PrefaceStandards development within the Information Technology sector is harmonized with international standards development. Through the CSA Technical Committee on Information Technology (TCIT), Canadians serve as the Canadian Advisory Committee (CAC) on ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 on Info
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31、rights reservedISO/IEC TR 20943-1:2003(E) ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved iiiContents Page Foreword. vii Introduction . viii 1 Scope 1 1.1 Background . 1 1.2 Purpose 1 1.3 Scope 1 1.4 Registration approach data elements and value domains 1 2 Normative references . 2 3 Terms and definitions. 2 4 Dat
32、a element abstraction . 2 4.1 Abstraction types 3 4.2 Example of specialization/generalization. 3 4.2.1 Example of sharing a value domain 4 4.3 Example of concatenation/decomposition. 4 4.4 Example of aggregation . 5 5 Data element registration. 6 6 Bottom-up approach to data element registration 6
33、6.1 General procedures for registering a data element 7 6.1.1 Understanding the data element . 7 6.1.2 Content research. 7 6.1.3 Data element definition. 8 6.1.4 Permissible values and value domain 8 6.1.5 Representation class 9 6.1.6 Names and identifiers. 9 6.1.7 Other metadata attributes 9 6.1.8
34、Data element concept. 10 6.1.9 Classification schemes 11 6.1.10 Registration and administrative status information 11 6.2 Example of International Standard with enumerated domain 12 6.2.1 Understanding the data element . 12 6.2.2 Content research. 12 6.2.3 Data element definition. 13 6.2.4 Permissib
35、le values and value domain 13 6.2.5 Representation Class . 13 6.2.6 Identification and naming the data element. 13 6.2.7 Other metadata attributes 14 6.2.8 Data element concept. 15 6.2.9 Classification. 15 6.2.10 Registration and administrative status information 16 6.2.11 Other names and codes from
36、 ISO 3166 16 6.2.12 Summary of metadata attributes . 16 6.3 Application system data element development examples . 19 6.3.1 Understanding the data element . 19 6.3.2 Content research. 19 6.3.3 Data element definition. 19 6.3.4 Permissible values and value domain 20 6.3.5 Representation Class . 20 6.
37、3.6 Identify and name the data element 20 6.3.7 Other metadata attributes 21 ISO/IEC TR 20943-1:2003(E) iv ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved6.3.8 Data element concept .22 6.3.9 Classification .22 6.3.10 Registration and administrative status information22 6.3.11 Related data elements 23 6.3.12 Summar
38、y of metadata attributes .23 6.4 Example of International Standard with non-enumerated domain 25 6.4.1 Understanding the data element25 6.4.2 Content research.26 6.4.3 Data element definition.26 6.4.4 Permissible values and value domain.26 6.4.5 Representation Class27 6.4.6 Identifying and naming th
39、e data element .27 6.4.7 Other metadata attributes.28 6.4.8 Data element concept .28 6.4.9 Classification .29 6.4.10 Registration and administrative status informaiton30 6.4.11 Other data elements in ISO 6709 .30 6.4.12 Summary of metadata attributes .30 6.5 Example of a standard data element that u
40、ses a standard non-enumerated domain .33 6.5.1 Understanding the data element33 6.5.2 Content research.33 6.5.3 Data element definition.33 6.5.4 Permissible values and value domain.33 6.5.5 Representation Class34 6.5.6 Identifying and naming the data element .34 6.5.7 Other metadata attributes.35 6.
41、5.8 Data element concept .36 6.5.9 Classification .36 6.5.10 Registration and administrative status information37 6.5.11 Related data elements 37 6.5.12 Summary of attributes 37 6.6 Classification of data elements40 6.6.1 General procedures for registering a classification of data elements 40 6.6.2
42、Data elements in a document.41 6.6.3 Data elements in a standard.42 6.7 Linking of data elements 43 7 Example of top-down approach to data element registration 44 7.1 Classification and Context .45 7.2 Objects and properties of data element concepts.46 7.3 Professional organization identifier exampl
43、e.47 7.3.1 Data element concept, conceptual domain and value meanings.47 7.3.2 Define and identify data elements .47 7.3.3 Specify value domain and permissible values.48 7.3.4 Other data element attributes 48 7.3.5 Classify the data element .49 7.3.6 Registration and administrative status informatio
44、n49 7.3.7 Summary of attributes 49 7.4 Language expert identifier example49 7.4.1 Data element concept, conceptual domain and value meanings.49 7.4.2 Define and identify data elements .49 7.4.3 Specify value domain and permissible values.50 7.4.4 Other data element attributes 50 7.4.5 Classify the d
45、ata element .51 7.4.6 Registration and administrative status information51 7.4.7 Summary of attributes 51 7.5 Language skill type identifier example .51 7.5.1 Data element concept, conceptual domain and value meanings.51 7.5.2 Define and identify data elements .52 7.5.3 Specify value domain and perm
46、issible values.52 ISO/IEC TR 20943-1:2003(E) ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved v7.5.4 Other data element attributes 53 7.5.5 Classify the data element. 53 7.5.6 Registration and administrative status information53 7.5.7 Summary of attributes 53 7.6 Natural language identifier example . 53 7.6.1 Data
47、element concept, conceptual domain and value meanings 54 7.6.2 Define and identify data elements. 54 7.6.3 Specify value domain and permissible values 54 7.6.4 Other data element attributes 55 7.6.5 Classify the data element. 55 7.6.6 Registration and administrative status information55 7.6.7 Summar
48、y of attributes 56 7.7 Skill level discriminator example 56 7.7.1 Data element concept, conceptual domain and value meanings 56 7.7.2 Define and identify data elements. 56 7.7.3 Specify value domain and permissible values 57 7.7.4 Other data element attributes 57 7.7.5 Classify the data element. 58
49、7.7.6 Registration and administrative status information58 7.7.7 Summary of attributes 58 7.8 Example summary table of attributes. 58 8 Example of complex data. 58 8.1 Examples . 58 Annex A (informative) Tables of data element attributes for examples 65 Annex B (informative) Application of ISO/IEC 11179-2, -4, -5 and -6. 75 B.1 Data element definition. 75 B.1.1 Rules for definitions . 75 B.1.2 Guidelines for definitions. 77 B.1.3 Data element definition syntax 80 B.1.4 Terms commonly used in definitions . 81 B.
