ISO/IEC INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 11179-4 Second edition 2004-07-15 Information technology Metadata registries (MDR) - Part 4: Formulation of data definitions Technologies de I'information Registres de métadonnées (RM) - Partie 4: Formulation des définitions de données Reference number ISO/IEC 11179-4:2004(E) IEC so Copyright International Organization for Standardization @ISO/IEC2004 itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC 11179-4:2004(E) PDFdisclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below ?ISO/IEC2004 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland CoyrhematinalganzationStandardizato @ISO/IEC2004-All rights reserved mittedwithout license from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC 11179-4:2004(E) Contents Page Foreword. iv Introduction 1 Scope.. 2 Conformance.. 3 Terms and definitions. 4 Summary of data definition requirements and recommendations . 4.1 Requirements 4.2 Recommendations 5 Provisions.... 5.1 Premises 5.2 Requirements 5.3 Recommendations Bibliography Copyright International Organizaion for standardization All rights reserved ili Not for Resale ISO/IEC 11179-4:2004(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of Iso or IEc participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. IsO and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with IsO and IEC, also take part in the work. In the field of information International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEc Directives, Part 2. The main task of the joint technical committee is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the national bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO/IEC 11179-4 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee SC 32, Data management and interchange. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/lEc 11179-4:1995), which has been technically revised. ISO/IEC 11179 consists of the following parts, under the general title Information technology - Metadata registries (MDR): Part 1: Framework Part 3: Registry metamodel and basic attributes Part 4: Formulation