A formal, machine-readable semantic description (expressed with RDF/Turtle) of data accessible from an aspect. Note 1: An Aspect Model must adhere to the Semantic Aspect Meta Model (SAMM) and be compliant with its validity rules. Note 2: Aspect Models are logical data models that can be used to detail a conceptual model to describe the semantics of runtime data related to a concept; elements of an Aspect Model can/should refer to terms of a standardized Business Glossary (if existing).
A Bill of Material (BoM) represents the structure of a product: a list of raw materials, sub-assemblies and sub-components needed to manufacture the end product. In Catena-X Traceability more than one BoM is considered, since the BoM can change during the lifecycle (different BoMs for different lifecycles).
Direction in the network toward the OEM; Tier-1 is the highest tier level followed by the OEM (also called 'Next level', 'Next tier level', 'Higher level').
HTTP is an application-layer protocol for transmitting hypermedia documents (such as HTML). It was designed for communication between web browsers and web servers, but can also be used for other purposes.
The International Data Space enables 'smart services' and business processes across companies and industries while ensuring data sovereignty and self-determined control of data use.
The IDSA is an organization working to create the future of the global digital economy with International Data Spaces (IDS): a secure, sovereign system of data sharing where participants can realize the full value of their data.
An instance of a part which can be uniquely identified by means of a serial number, a similar identifier (e.g., VAN), or a combination of identifiers (e.g., manufacturer + date + number).
The Tractus-X Eclipse Dataspace Connector (Tractus-X EDC) is a reference implementation for a connector conformant to CX-0018 and acts as a de-facto standard/reference implementation within Catena-X; other CX-0018-conformant connectors are also valid options.
A bundle of goods inside a closed transport packing which will not be split up or added to with additional goods on the route of transport until its final destination at the receiving company.
UML is a general-purpose visual modeling language providing a standard way to visualize the design of a system. It includes standard notations for behavior, interaction, and structure diagrams.
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VAN (Vehicle Anonymised Number)
A number mapped 1:1 to a VIN but pseudonymised to protect vehicle identity.
A VIN is a 17-character code assigned by the manufacturer to every vehicle; it encodes the vehicle's make, model, year of manufacture and other identifying features and serves as a unique identifier throughout the vehicle's lifespan.