10.3 ArticleSpecManagementType Type definition

10.3.1 Overview

The ArticleSpecManagementType contains a list of articles and methods to add and remove article specs from the server. It is formally defined in Table 43.

Each Article Spec represents to a 3:ISA95MaterialDataType with the Properties shown in Table 18 (VECPartVersion, VECDocumentVersion and Processes). The table has four columns. The first column displays the VEC attribute, the second provides an additional commonly used name, followed by a description and an indication of whether the parameter is always required or optional. The VEC attribute can be a direct child of the specification or a child of a subelement; in the latter case, it is separated by a "/".

The properties VECPartVersion, VECDocumentVersion and Processes may not be provided by the server in the ArticleList but need to be send from the client to the server (in the method calls). The Values depend on the kind of process and the Part. Table 40 - Table 42 show which fields need to be filled for each process the article spec should describe.

10.3.2 ObjectType definition

ArticleSpecList contains a list of all article specs known by the Server.

10.3.3 StoreArticleSpec Method

This method is used to add a new article to a list.

The signature of this Method is specified below. Table 44 and Table 45 specify the Arguments and AddressSpace representation, respectively.

Note: The data integrity described in 4.1.3 must be considered.

Signature

	StoreArticleSpec(
	  [in]  3:ISA95MaterialDataType ArticleSpec);

10.3.4 ClearArticle Method

The method is used remove an article from the server.

The signature of this Method is specified below. Table 46 and Table 47 specify the Arguments and AddressSpace representation, respectively.

Note: The Data Integrity described in 4.1.3 must be considered.

Signature

	ClearArticleSpec (
	[in]	3:ISA95MaterialDataType	ArticleSpec);