ISO 10303-239:2012 specifies the application protocol for

Product life cycle support.

The following are within the scope of ISO 10303-239:2012:





information for defining a complex product and its

support solution,

information required to maintain a complex product,



information required for through life configuration

change management of a product and its support solution,



the representation of product structures, assemblies and

breakdowns including:



the identification and representation of

parts, their versions, definitions, and

documentation and management information, such as

dates and approvals assigned to parts,



the representation of multiple product

structure views,

the representation of functional, physical,

system and zonal breakdown of the product

structure, from system via subsystems or components to end items,



the representation of the shape of an

assembly as the composition of the shape

representation of its components,



the identification of positions within an

assembly of parts to which component parts may be

attached,

the association of valued properties to a

part or to an assembly,

the representation of interfaces between

products,

the classification of parts, documents and

assemblies.

the representation of a product through life including:





the representation of product requirements

and their fulfilment,

the representation of existing or potential

future products,

the identification of the configuration of a

product for a given role,

the specification of effectivity constraints

applied to configuration of a product,



the representation of predicted and observed

states of products.

the specification and planning of activities for a

product including:



the specification of tasks to be performed on

a product,

the representation of conditions for

performing the tasks, including the resources

required and the location of the resources and product,



the representation of the type of person and

skills required for performing a task,



the representation of planning and scheduling

of the tasks and the management and authorization

of the subsequent work.



the representation of the activity history of a product

including:



the recording of the usage of a product and

the resource usage,



the recording of the activities performed on

a product and the resource usage.



the representation of the product history including:





a historical record of the states of a

product,

a historical record of the configuration

status of the product,

the location of product data,



the observation of product data.