<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Dear All,</div><div class="">Some information on serial numbers:<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I asked Phil Spiby about serial numbers in application of life-cycle support and he mentioned two methods for as-built product he was aware of:</div><div class="">A-use the serial number as the product identifier</div><div class="">B-use a classification approach to not only add serial number but also organizational information.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">ISO/TS 10303-1147:2019 Application module: Manufacturing configuration effectivity</div><div class="">is of interest.</div><div class="">A partial extract is provided for reference.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best Regards,</div><div class="">Tom Thurman</div><div class=""><font face="-webkit-standard" class=""><span class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="-webkit-standard" class=""><span class="">scope:</span></font></div><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class="">This part of ISO 10303 specifies the application module Manufacturing configuration effectivity. <a name="inscope" class=""></a>The following are within the scope of this part of ISO 10303: </p><ul style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><li class="">serial number-based condition for the use of a component in a product proposed to market;</li><li class="">production lot number-based condition for the use of a component in a product proposed to market;</li><li class="">production date-based condition for the use of a component in a product proposed to market.</li></ul><div class=""><font face="-webkit-standard" class=""><span class="">Here are the ARM definitions</span></font></div><div class=""><h2 style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><a name="entities" class="">4.2 ARM entity definitions</a></h2><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class="">This subclause specifies the ARM entities for this module. Each ARM application entity is an atomic element that embodies a unique application concept and contains attributes specifying the data elements of the entity. The ARM entities and definitions are specified below. </p><h2 style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><a name="manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.dated_configuration" class="">4.2.1 Dated_configuration</a> <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/armexpg2.htm" target="" class=""><img align="middle" border="0" alt="EXPRESS-G" apple-inline="yes" id="DF8299E5-D816-434A-86B2-8E5C74FDC2C8" src="cid:F73F67A2-EB6C-454F-9EA0-62AD9B2EF6B1" class=""></a><a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/5_mapping.htm#aeentitydated_configuration" class=""><img align="middle" border="0" alt="Mapping table" apple-inline="yes" id="81B1C784-658D-40B8-BD7A-28FF1CC472EF" src="cid:EFA9DDDB-FBD0-4141-BA9A-2DD926ABB94A" class=""></a></h2><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class="">A </span><b style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class="">Dated_configuration</b><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class=""> is a type of </span><a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.manufacturing_configuration" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><b class="">Manufacturing_configuration</b></a><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class=""> whose effectivity domain is a time interval.</span><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class="">The interval of time during which the <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/specified_product/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#specified_product_arm.product_specification" class=""><b class="">Product_specification</b></a> has been, is, or will be produced.</p><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><u class="">EXPRESS specification:</u></p><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><code class="">*)<br class="">ENTITY Dated_configuration<br class=""> SUBTYPE OF (<a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.manufacturing_configuration" class="">Manufacturing_configuration</a>);<br class=""> SELF\<a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#configuration_effectivity_arm.item_usage_effectivity" class="">Item_usage_effectivity</a>.effectivity_domain : <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#effectivity_arm.dated_effectivity" class="">Dated_effectivity</a>;<br class="">END_ENTITY;<br class="">(*</code></p><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><u class="">Attribute definitions:</u></p><p class="expressdescription" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b class=""><a name="manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.dated_configuration.effectivity_domain" class="">effectivity_domain: </a></b>the <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#effectivity_arm.dated_effectivity" class=""><b class="">Dated_effectivity</b></a> that defines the effectivity domain.</p><h2 style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><a name="manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.lot_configuration" class="">4.2.2 Lot_configuration</a> <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/armexpg2.htm" target="" class=""><img align="middle" border="0" alt="EXPRESS-G" apple-inline="yes" id="DFC8FED6-265C-41D0-9A21-A1CBFA969AC7" src="cid:F73F67A2-EB6C-454F-9EA0-62AD9B2EF6B1" class=""></a><a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/5_mapping.htm#aeentitylot_configuration" class=""><img align="middle" border="0" alt="Mapping table" apple-inline="yes" id="735BD1CD-7C8A-4225-90BF-EF302CC3B067" src="cid:EFA9DDDB-FBD0-4141-BA9A-2DD926ABB94A" class=""></a></h2><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class="">A </span><b style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class="">Lot_configuration</b><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class=""> is a type of </span><a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.manufacturing_configuration" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><b class="">Manufacturing_configuration</b></a><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class=""> whose effectivity domain is identified by a production lot identifier.</span><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class="">The lot is a production lot of the <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/specified_product/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#specified_product_arm.product_specification" class=""><b class="">Product_specification</b></a> under consideration.</p><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><u class="">EXPRESS specification:</u></p><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><code class="">*)<br class="">ENTITY Lot_configuration<br class=""> SUBTYPE OF (<a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.manufacturing_configuration" class="">Manufacturing_configuration</a>);<br class=""> SELF\<a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#configuration_effectivity_arm.item_usage_effectivity" class="">Item_usage_effectivity</a>.effectivity_domain : <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#effectivity_arm.lot_effectivity" class="">Lot_effectivity</a>;<br class="">END_ENTITY;<br class="">(*</code></p><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><u class="">Attribute definitions:</u></p><p class="expressdescription" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b class=""><a name="manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.lot_configuration.effectivity_domain" class="">effectivity_domain: </a></b>the <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#effectivity_arm.lot_effectivity" class=""><b class="">Lot_effectivity</b></a> that defines the effectivity domain.</p><h2 style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><a name="manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.manufacturing_configuration" class="">4.2.3 Manufacturing_configuration</a> <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/armexpg2.htm" target="" class=""><img align="middle" border="0" alt="EXPRESS-G" apple-inline="yes" id="503E91DE-EED2-4BB4-ADCD-3C907B106970" src="cid:F73F67A2-EB6C-454F-9EA0-62AD9B2EF6B1" class=""></a><a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/5_mapping.htm#aeentitymanufacturing_configuration" class=""><img align="middle" border="0" alt="Mapping table" apple-inline="yes" id="D4011586-31A6-4489-B8F5-C233C611B9A5" src="cid:EFA9DDDB-FBD0-4141-BA9A-2DD926ABB94A" class=""></a></h2><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class="">A </span><b style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class="">Manufacturing_configuration</b><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class=""> is a type of </span><a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#configuration_effectivity_arm.item_usage_effectivity" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><b class="">Item_usage_effectivity</b></a><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class=""> that specifies a condition for the use of a </span><a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/product_occurrence/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#product_occurrence_arm.product_occurrence" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><b class="">Product_occurrence</b></a><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class=""> in a product represented by an instance of </span><a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/specified_product/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#specified_product_arm.product_specification" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><b class="">Product_specification</b></a><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class="">.</span><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class="">Only specializations of <b class="">Manufacturing_configuration</b> shall be instantiated.</p><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><u class="">EXPRESS specification:</u></p><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><code class="">*)<br class="">ENTITY Manufacturing_configuration<br class=""> ABSTRACT SUPERTYPE OF (ONEOF (<a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.serial_configuration" class="">Serial_configuration</a>,<br class=""> <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.dated_configuration" class="">Dated_configuration</a>,<br class=""> <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.lot_configuration" class="">Lot_configuration</a>))<br class=""> SUBTYPE OF (<a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#configuration_effectivity_arm.item_usage_effectivity" class="">Item_usage_effectivity</a>);<br class=""> concerned_organization : SET[0:?] OF <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/person_organization/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#person_organization_arm.organization" class="">Organization</a>;<br class="">WHERE<br class=""> WR1: ('MANUFACTURING_CONFIGURATION_EFFECTIVITY_ARM.' + 'PRODUCT_SPECIFICATION') IN TYPEOF(resolved_configuration.configuration);<br class=""> WR2: ('PRODUCT_OCCURRENCE_ARM.' + 'PRODUCT_OCCURRENCE') IN TYPEOF(item_usage_relationship\View_definition_relationship.related_view);<br class="">END_ENTITY;<br class="">(*</code></p><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><u class="">Attribute definitions:</u></p><p class="expressdescription" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b class=""><a name="manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.manufacturing_configuration.concerned_organization" class="">concerned_organization: </a></b>the set of <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/person_organization/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#person_organization_arm.organization" class=""><b class="">Organization</b></a> for which the <b class="">Manufacturing_configuration</b> is valid. </p><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class="">In the case where the <b class="">concerned_organization</b> is an empty set, the <b class="">Manufacturing_configuration</b> is relevant to any organization that may consider the proposed product.</p><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><u class="">Formal propositions:</u></p><p class="expressdescription" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b class=""><a name="manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.manufacturing_configuration.wr:wr1" class="">WR1: </a></b>The context for which the configuration conditions are characterized shall be a <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/specified_product/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#specified_product_arm.product_specification" class=""><b class="">Product_specification</b></a>.</p><p class="expressdescription" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b class=""><a name="manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.manufacturing_configuration.wr:wr2" class="">WR2: </a></b>The object for which a conditional use case is specified shall be a <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/product_occurrence/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#product_occurrence_arm.product_occurrence" class=""><b class="">Product_occurrence</b></a>.</p><h2 style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><a name="manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.serial_configuration" class="">4.2.4 Serial_configuration</a> <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/armexpg2.htm" target="" class=""><img align="middle" border="0" alt="EXPRESS-G" apple-inline="yes" id="5737A158-3E2C-4A17-8673-2D3EDB68D406" src="cid:F73F67A2-EB6C-454F-9EA0-62AD9B2EF6B1" class=""></a><a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/5_mapping.htm#aeentityserial_configuration" class=""><img align="middle" border="0" alt="Mapping table" apple-inline="yes" id="CB75A403-BE32-4356-80B7-F42B3EC716E2" src="cid:EFA9DDDB-FBD0-4141-BA9A-2DD926ABB94A" class=""></a></h2><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class="">A </span><b style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class="">Serial_configuration</b><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class=""> is a type of </span><a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.manufacturing_configuration" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><b class="">Manufacturing_configuration</b></a><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;" class=""> whose effectivity domain is an interval of serial numbers.</span><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class="">The serial numbers of the <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/specified_product/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#specified_product_arm.product_specification" class=""><b class="">Product_specification</b></a> under consideration are in the given interval of serial numbers.</p><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><u class="">EXPRESS specification:</u></p><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><code class="">*)<br class="">ENTITY Serial_configuration<br class=""> SUBTYPE OF (<a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/manufacturing_configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.manufacturing_configuration" class="">Manufacturing_configuration</a>);<br class=""> SELF\<a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/configuration_effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#configuration_effectivity_arm.item_usage_effectivity" class="">Item_usage_effectivity</a>.effectivity_domain : <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#effectivity_arm.serial_effectivity" class="">Serial_effectivity</a>;<br class="">END_ENTITY;<br class="">(*</code></p><p style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><u class="">Attribute definitions:</u></p><p class="expressdescription" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"><b class=""><a name="manufacturing_configuration_effectivity_arm.serial_configuration.effectivity_domain" class="">effectivity_domain: </a></b>the <a href="file:///Users/tom/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/step_parts/N11017_SMRL_v9_rc1_20220203/data/modules/effectivity/sys/4_info_reqs.htm#effectivity_arm.serial_effectivity" class=""><b class="">Serial_effectivity</b></a> that defines the effectivity domain.</p><div><br class=""></div></div></div></body></html>