Description

A System object is the most generic representation of a physical system in the PIF schema. All other systems are sub-classed from this type.

Fields

Field name Value type Description
uid String Permanent ID associated with the system.
names Array of strings Common names of the system.
ids Array of Id objects IDs (named labels) of the system.
classifications Array of Classification objects Classifications (unambiguous categories) of the system.
source Source object Source/producer/manufacturer of the system.
quantity Quantity object Quantity of the system.
properties Array of Property objects Measured or observed properties.
preparation Array of ProcessStep objects Process steps carried out in preparing the system.
subSystems Array of System objects Subsystems that the system is composed of.
references Array of Reference objects References where information about the system is published.
contacts Array of Person objects People that can be contacted for further information about the system.
licenses Array of License objects Licenses that apply to the data about the system.
tags Array of strings Tags that apply to the system.

Examples