NameType
Class Description
Type of name. Possible values for attribute 'name' are implementation dependent but standard profiles may specify types. An enterprise may have multiple IT systems each having its own local name for the same object, e.g. a planning system may have different names from an EMS. An object may also have different names within the same IT system, e.g. localName as defined in CIM version 14. The definition from CIM14 is: The localName is a human readable name of the object. It is a free text name local to a node in a naming hierarchy similar to a file directory structure. A power system related naming hierarchy may be: Substation, VoltageLevel, Equipment etc. Children of the same parent in such a hierarchy have names that typically are unique among them.
Attributes
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| description | String | Description of the name type. |
| name | String | Name of the name type. |
Relationships
Ancestors
No ancestor classes
Descendents
No descendent classes
Associations
| Source Class | Source Cardinality | Target | Target Cardinality | Source Name | Source Assoc. Description | Target Name | Target Assoc. Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NameType | 0..* | NameTypeAuthority | 0..1 | NameTypes | All name types managed by this authority. | NameTypeAuthority | Authority responsible for managing names of this type. |
| NameType | 1 | Name | 0..* | NameType | Type of this name. | Names | All names of this type. |