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Standards

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A standard is a common public specification of a language, interface, feature set, process, or regulation.

Examples include:

EXtensible Markup Language (XML)
C# Language Specification
Java Enterprise Edition (JEE)
ACORD Data Standard (insurance industry)
Microsoft Reference Architecture for Banking (MIRA-B)

Standards fields

Field name	Description
Name	Name of the entity record. Names should be descriptive and intuitive.
Description	Description of the entity.
Type	Classification of the entity record.
Enterprise Approved	State of the entity with respect to the enterprise approval process.
Acronym	An abbreviated name for the entity. Acronyms are included in searches in the search bar.
Lifecycle State	The state of the entity with respect to enterprise management and planning.
Release Date	Effective date of the standard.
URL	The address of the website that contains the reference information for the standard.
Content Status	State of the entity record. Content status is used to control contributions throughout the lifecycle of an entity. The statuses are as follows, in order: Identified – entity record has been added, perhaps with very minimal information. Planned – entity record has been prioritized for inventory, with a completion date. In Process – entity record is being inventoried, with a completion date. Completed – inventory is complete, but is yet to be reviewed. Approved – inventory has been reviewed and verified.
Detail	Additional information about the entity.
Lifecycle Roadmap	Chart that displays the lifecycle states for the entity graphically in a time frame according to their date ranges (if set).
Parent Standards	The more generic standard that the current standard is a child of.
Child Standards	The more specific editions or versions (instances) of the current standard.
Containing Standards	The package or suite that includes the current standard. For example, the JEE specification contains many sub-specifications.
Contained Standards	The standards that are part of the current standard.
Previous Standards	The previous release of the current standard, or the retired standard that is replaced by the current standard.
Subsequent Standards	The newer release of the current standard or the standard that will replace the current standard
Links	URLs to online resources that provide additional information about the entity.
Tags	A custom flag that you can add to entity records to group them into a collection or report.