ISO IEC 15414-2015 PDF
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Full title and description
ISO/IEC 15414:2015 — Information technology — Open distributed processing — Reference model — Enterprise language. This International Standard defines the enterprise language of the RM‑ODP (Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing): a set of concepts, structures and rules for specifying the enterprise viewpoint of an ODP system, and rules to relate the enterprise viewpoint to the other RM‑ODP viewpoints to ensure a consistent multi‑view specification.
Abstract
ISO/IEC 15414:2015 provides an explicit enterprise language that supports development, representation and reasoning about enterprise‑viewpoint specifications of open distributed systems. It defines concepts (for example: communities, roles, enterprise objects, contracts, policies, activities and business processes), structuring rules and correspondences with the other RM‑ODP viewpoint languages so that enterprise specifications can be related to information, computational, engineering and technology viewpoints. The language is specified to a level that enables assessment of compliance of modelling notations and the development of supporting tools and notations (for example UML profiles) for enterprise viewpoints.
General information
- Status: Published (confirmed).
- Publication date: April 2015.
- Publisher: ISO/IEC (prepared under ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7).
- ICS / categories: 35.080 — Software.
- Edition / version: Edition 3 (2015).
- Number of pages: 44.
Scope
This standard defines the enterprise language for the RM‑ODP enterprise viewpoint. It specifies the concepts and structuring rules needed to express the purpose, scope and policies of an ODP system, and it provides mapping rules between the enterprise language and the other RM‑ODP viewpoint languages so that a complete, consistent multi‑view specification can be produced. ISO/IEC 15414:2015 refines and extends the enterprise viewpoint material of the RM‑ODP reference model but does not replace the core RM‑ODP documents.
Key topics and requirements
- Definition of the enterprise language: concepts, entities and relationships used to describe enterprises and their goals in an ODP system.
- Structuring rules for enterprise‑viewpoint specifications (communities, roles, enterprise objects, activities, processes and information flows).
- Specification of policies, rules and contracts that govern behaviour, obligations and permissions within and between communities.
- Correspondence rules between the enterprise language and other RM‑ODP viewpoint languages (information, computational, engineering and technology) to maintain cross‑view consistency.
- Requirements for assessing whether a modelling notation or tool conforms to the enterprise viewpoint language.
- Guidance for using the enterprise language to produce precise enterprise‑level specifications suitable for tool support and for mapping to notations such as UML (via related UML4ODP guidance).
Typical use and users
Used by enterprise and solution architects, system and software architects, standards authors, tool vendors and researchers who need to produce rigorous enterprise‑viewpoint specifications of distributed systems. It is also used by organisations applying RM‑ODP for governance, policy modelling or to drive consistent multi‑view system specifications and by tool builders creating modelling profiles, transformations or validation support for enterprise specifications.
Related standards
Belongs to the RM‑ODP family and is aligned with ITU‑T and ISO/IEC RM‑ODP documents (for example the RM‑ODP parts / ISO/IEC 10746 series and ITU‑T X.901–X.904). Closely related documents include ITU‑T Rec. X.911 (enterprise language correspondence), ISO/IEC 10746‑3 (enterprise viewpoint in RM‑ODP), the UML4ODP specification (ITU‑T X.906 / ISO/IEC 19793) for using UML to express ODP viewpoint specifications, and earlier editions of ISO/IEC 15414 (2006, 2002).
Keywords
RM‑ODP, enterprise language, enterprise viewpoint, open distributed processing, policies, contracts, communities, roles, business processes, ISO/IEC 15414, system specification, UML4ODP.
FAQ
Q: What is this standard?
A: ISO/IEC 15414:2015 is the RM‑ODP Enterprise Language standard: an International Standard that defines the language and rules for specifying the enterprise viewpoint of open distributed processing systems.
Q: What does it cover?
A: It covers the concepts, structures and rules needed to describe purpose, scope and policies for systems (communities, roles, enterprise objects, activities, contracts and policies) and it specifies correspondences to other RM‑ODP viewpoints to ensure consistent multi‑view specifications.
Q: Who typically uses it?
A: Enterprise and systems architects, standards writers, modelling tool vendors and researchers who need to produce, evaluate or tool‑support enterprise‑level specifications for distributed systems.
Q: Is it current or superseded?
A: The 2015 edition is the current edition of ISO/IEC 15414. It replaced earlier editions (for example 2006). The standard is maintained within the RM‑ODP family and subject to periodic review.
Q: Is it part of a series?
A: Yes — it is part of the RM‑ODP reference model series (ISO/IEC 10746 / ITU‑T X.901–X.904) and is used with companion documents such as ISO/IEC 10746‑3 (enterprise viewpoint) and UML4ODP (ISO/IEC 19793 / ITU‑T X.906) for UML‑based specifications.
Q: What are the key keywords?
A: RM‑ODP, enterprise language, enterprise viewpoint, policies, contracts, communities, roles, business processes, ISO/IEC 15414, distributed systems.