Full Description

EIA-836 facilitates the interoperability and exchange of CM data by clearly delineating CMdata elements and their relationships, and by providing the information content of CM dataexchanges. The level of interoperability between dissimilar systems is determined by tradingpartner agreement. The extensible markup language (XML) facilitates data sharing and exchangeamong different systems. EIA-836 provides a set of standard definitions and business objects thatcan be used by XML frameworks in interfacing the content elements among one or more systemsor databases.

EIA-836 is designed to have wide applicability across vertical industries. The process employedto provide access, sharing or exchange, is typically accomplished using one of many availableproduct data management tools or systems, often customized to a specific organizationalenvironment. To be most effective, the capabilities of the process, tools or systems, shouldembody the CM principles in ANSI/EIA-649 "National Consensus Standard for ConfigurationManagement;" in conjunction with the business objects and data element definitions in EIA-836.