1 Scope
This part of ISO 13584 specifies the principles to be used for defining characterization classes of parts and properties of parts which provide for characterizing a part independently of any particular supplier -defined identification.
The rules and guidelines provided in this part of ISO 13584 are mandatory for the standardization committees responsible for creating standardized
characterization hierarchies.
The use of these rules by suppliers and users is recommended as a methodology for building their own hierarchies.
The following are within the scope of this part of ISO 13584:
— the rules to group parts into leaf characterization classes of parts and non-leaf characterization classes of parts ;
— the rules for the choice of the appropriate properties to be associated with the characterization classes of parts ;
— the attributes to be provided by information suppliers to describe the