FW: Referencing external data from APs

["Rob Bodington" <rob.bodington@eurostep.com>]

Hi
Gerry Radack at SC4 is doing a survey of APs that reference external libraries.
Here is the response that I submitted.
If any was any comments I can include them.

Regards
Rob

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Rob Bodington
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-----Original Message-----
From: Radack, Gerald [mailto:radack@ctc.com] 
Sent: 23 September 2004 18:32
To: wg3@tc184-sc4.org; wg12@tc184-sc4.org; jwg9@tc184-sc4.org; wg2@tc184-sc4.org
Subject: RE: Referencing external data from APs

Sorry, forgot to attach the questionnaire.

 <<questionnaire on referencing externally defined dictionary data.doc>> 

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Radack, Gerald  
> Sent:	Thursday, September 23, 2004 12:29 PM
> To:	'wg3@tc184-sc4.org'; 'wg12@tc184-sc4.org'; 
> 'jwg9@tc184-sc4.org'; 'wg2@tc184-sc4.org'
> Subject:	Referencing external data from APs
> 
> Below is an annoucement of a meeting session planned for 
> Seattle.  I attempted to send the annoucement on 2004-09-18, 
> but it appears that due to a problem using Outlook, it may 
> not have gone to the intended lists.  If so, I apologize for 
> the late notice.
> 
> In preparation for the session, I am doing a survey of the 
> use of externally defined dictionaries and libraries by APs.  
> I would greatly appreciate it if somebody from each AP team 
> could take a few minutes to answer the attached questionnaire 
> concerning your use of externally reference data.  Please 
> return by 2004-10-28 if possible.
> 
> Please let me know if you plan to participate in the session, 
> and if you would like to make a presentation.
> 
> Thank you very much in advance for your cooperation.
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Radack, Gerald  
> Sent:	Saturday, September 18, 2004 11:54 PM
> To:	'wg3@tc184-sc4.org, wg12@tc184-sc4.org, jwg9@tc184-sc4.org'
> Subject:	Referencing external data from APs
> 
> A session has been scheduled for Seattle on "Referencing 
> external data from APs."
> 
> The purpose of the meeting is:
> 
> - To see what benefits there are in using external reference 
> data from an AP protocol
> - To understand similarities and differences in approaches 
> among the various APs
> - To see what technical implentation options there are for this
> - To demonstrate the existing examples so-far i.e. PLCS AP239 
> and AP221
> - To identify needs/opportunities for harmonization
> 
> So far, the following APs have been identified as having the 
> ability to reference external dictionary or library data:
> 
> Part #	Title 
> 203 	Configuration control 3d design
> 210	Electronic assembly, interconnect, and packaging design
> 212	Electrotechnical design and installation
> 214	Core data for automotive mechanical design processes
> 215	Ship arrangements
> 216	Ship moulded forms
> 218	Ship structures
> 224	Mechanical product definition for process plans using 
> machining features
> 227	Plant spatial configuration
> 232	Technical data packaging core information and exchange
> 233	Systems engineering data representation
> 236	Furniture product data and project data
> 239	Product life cycle support
> 240	Process plans for machined products
> 
> 
> Meeting Information
> 
> Date: Wednesday 2004-10-06
> Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm 
> 
> Draft Agenda
> 
> Presentations by AP teams
> - Needs for referencing external dictionary/libary data
> - Demonstrations of referencing external dictionary/libary data
> - Discussion of technical approaches for referencing external 
> dictionary/libary data
> Discussion on harmonization of mechanisms for referencing 
> external dictionary/libary data
> 
> If you would like to make a presentation relative to the 
> above, please let me know by 2004-09-24.

questionnaire on referencing externally defined dictionary data_rbn.doc