iso/iec 11179 part 5 naming and identification principles for data elements
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ISO/IEC 11179 Part 5 Naming and Identification Principles for Data Elements. February 16, 1999. Tommie Curtis Systems Development Center. SDC-0055-057-JE-8023. Provides rules and guidelines for naming and identification Describes components and structure of data element identification - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Tommie CurtisTommie CurtisSystems Development CenterSystems Development Center
February 16, 1999
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Scope of Part 5
Provides rules and guidelines for naming and identification
Describes components and structure of data element identification
Defines associations between identifying attributes
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Development of a Naming Convention
Establish a scope for the convention
Determine the authority which establishes a name
Develop semantic rules for the source and content of words used in a name
Formulate syntactic rules for required word order
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Development of a Naming Convention (cont.)
Develop lexical rules covering controlled words lists, name length, character set, language
Set guidelines on uniqueness of names in context
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What’s in a Name?
Representation Term
Object Class Term
Property Term
Qualifier Term
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Representation Term
Describes the form of the set of valid values for a data element
Describes the form of the representation of a data element
If the representation is redundant with the property term, one term or part of a term may be removed
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Example Representation Terms
Amount Code Count Date Group Measure
Name Number Quantity Rate Text Time
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Representation Term Examples
Name – Best Employee Last Name (Name)
– Mailing Address State Code
– Transmission Tower Height Measure
Code
Measure
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Object Class Term
A component of the name of a data element which represent the logical data grouping
A component of a data element which represents an activity or object in context
A set of ideas, abstractions, or things that can be identified with explicit boundaries and meaning
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Object Class Examples
Employee – Best Employee Last Name
– Mailing Address State Code
– Transmission Tower Height Measure
Address
Tower
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Property Term
A component of the data element name which expresses the category to which the data element belongs
A component of the data element name which expresses a property of an object class
A peculiarity common to all members of an object class
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Property Term Examples
Last Name – Best Employee Last Name
– Mailing Address State Code
– Transmission Tower Height Measure
State
Height
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Qualifier Term
A word or words which help define and differentiate a name within the database
May be attached to object class terms, property class terms, and representation class terms
May be derived from structured sets of terms
Should not be redundant
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Qualifier Term Examples
Best
Mailing
Transmission
– Best Employee Last Name
– Mailing Address State Code
– Transmission Tower Height Measure
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Attributes of a Term
Representation Term - Code
Object Class Term - Address
Property Term - State
Qualifier Term - Mailing
Mailing Address State CodeMailing Address State CodeMailing Address State CodeMailing Address State Code
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Identifying Attributes for a Data Element
Name
Context
Registration Authority Identifier
Data Identifier
Version Identifier
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Name and Context
A data element shall have at least one name within a registry
A data element may have additional names assigned depending on the context in which it is used
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Name Context Examples
Registry Name
Legacy Name Short Name Source Name Standard Name
– Mailing Address ZIP Code– ZIP_CODE– MAZIPCd– M_ADD_ZIP_CD– Mailing Address ZIP Code
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Data Element Application Contexts
Abstract (GILS) abstract (ASN) InformationResource.Description.Text
(BSR) Description (Dublin Core) Abstract (FGDC) résumé (French) Abstract (SGML Tag)
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The International Registration Identifier (IRDI)
Registration Authority Identifier - the identifier of any organization authorized to register a data element
Data Identifier - the unique identifier of a data element assigned by a Registration Authority
Version Identifier - the identification of an issue of a data element
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Semantics of Separators
Used to separate name components
No semantic meaning
Semantic meaning
Special meaning for a specific language
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Semantic Separator Examples
Best_Employee_Last_Name
Mailing.Address.State.Code
Transmission:Tower:Height_Measure
Mailing Address Country Name
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Lexical Principles
Establish: Preferred and non-preferred terms Synonyms Abbreviations Component Length Spelling Permissible character set Case sensitivity
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Use of a Thesaurus
Source of name components
Provide semantic linking of preferred terms
Gives guidance in the use of homographs
Shows equivalence, hierarchy, and association
Allows a controlled vocabulary
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So, What’s in a Name?
Establishes what people call a data element. People can use different names in different contexts.
Expresses the primary means to refer to objects and concepts for humans