How to handle product category hierarchy in an exchange file?

[<Trine.Hansen@dnv.com>]

Title: How to handle product category hierarchy in an exchange file?

All.
In relation to our work with "DEX10" we have a few questions related to the spreadsheet PLCS_attribute_usage.xls which is stored in DEXLib:

1. Can the spreadsheet located at dexlib/docs/…/PLCS_attribute_usage.xls be considered as approved?

2. How to handle product category hierarchy in an exchange file?

For <entity>.id is it stated that /IGNORE shall be used and Classification_assignment - The External_class.id for the External_class being referenced by Classification_assignment”.

Does this mean that the <entity>.id shall be replaced by identification_assignment and the role of the entity is classified by classification_assignment?

Regards
Trine Hansen
UCTNO940, Information Quality Management
Det Norske Veritas AS
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