Advanced automation technologies and their applications - Requirements for establishing manufacturing enterprise process interoperability - Part 1: Framework for enterprise interoperability (ISO 11354-1:2011)

The purpose of this part of ISO 11354 is to specify a Framework for Enterprise Interoperability (FEI) that establishes dimensions and viewpoints to address interoperability barriers, their potential solutions, and the relationships between them. ISO 11354 applies to manufacturing enterprises, but can also apply to other kinds of enterprises. It is intended for use by stakeholders who are concerned with developing and deploying solutions based on information and communication technology for manufacturing enterprise process interoperability. It focuses on, but is not restricted to, enterprise (manufacturing or service) interoperability. This part of ISO 11354 specifies the following: - viewpoints for addressing stakeholder concerns for the exchange of entities (information objects or physical objects) at the operational levels of enterprises at which interoperability is required; - a framework for structuring these stakeholder concerns (business, process, service, data), the barriers relating to enterprise interoperability (conceptual, technological, organizational) and the approaches to overcome barriers (integrated, unified, federated), with contents identifying the various kinds of solutions available to enable interoperability. This part of ISO 11354 does not specify the specific mechanisms for the exchange of entities (information objects or physical objects), nor the manner in which interoperability solutions are implemented. Three annexes provide additional information. Annex A describes how existing interoperability frameworks can be related to the concepts of this framework. Annex B shows examples of using the FEI to identify and categorize interoperability barriers, knowledge and solutions. Annex C provides a methodological guideline on how the FEI can be used in an interoperability engineering project.

Fortgeschrittene Automatisierungstechnologien und deren Anwendung - Teil 1: Rahmenwerk für die Unternehmensinteroperabilität (ISO 11354-1:2011)

Dieser Teil von ISO 11354 spezifiziert
⎯ Gesichtspunkte um Bedenken/Bedürfnisse der Betroffenen auf den operativen Ebenen eines
Unternehmens zu adressieren, für die Interoperabilität erforderlich ist und
⎯ ein Rahmenwerk zur Strukturierung dieser Bedenken/Bedürfnisse innerhalb von Aufgabenbereichen
(geschäftlich/betrieblich, prozessbezogen, unterstützende Dienste bezogen oder datenbezogen), der
Barrieren bezüglich der Unternehmensinteroperabilität (konzeptionell, technologisch und organisatorisch),
die verschiedenartigen vorhandener Lösungen und Vorgehensweisen (integriert, vereinheitlicht oder
während der Ausführung vereinigt), um die Barrieren zur Interoperabilität zu überwinden.
Dieser Teil von ISO 11354 spezifiziert weder die Mechanismen für den Austausch von Objekten, noch die Art
und Weise in der Interoperabilitätslösungen implementiert werden.

Technologies d'automatisation avancées et leurs applications - Exigences relatives à l'établissement d'un processus d'interopérabilité pour les entreprises de fabrication - Partie 1: Cadre pour l'interopérabilité d'entreprise (ISO 11354-1:2011)

L'objectif de l'ISO 11354-1:2011 est de spécifier un cadre pour l'interopérabilité d'entreprise (CIE) permettant d'établir les dimensions et les points de vue pour traiter les barrières en matière d'interopérabilité, leurs éventuelles solutions et les relations qu'elles entretiennent.
L'ISO 11354 s'applique aux entreprises de fabrication, mais peut également concerner d'autres types d'entreprises. Elle s'adresse aux personnes concernées par le développement et le déploiement de solutions reposant sur les technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) pour l'interopérabilité des processus des entreprises de fabrication. Elle porte, sans s'y limiter, sur l'interopérabilité d'entreprise (de fabrication ou de service).
L'ISO 11354-1:2011 spécifie également:
         les concepts relatifs au traitement des vues des intervenants pour le transfert d'entités (objets d'information ou objets physiques) aux niveaux opérationnels des entreprises auxquels l'interopérabilité est nécessaire;
         un cadre permettant de structurer les vues des intervenants (métier, processus, service, données), les barrières (conceptuelles, technologiques, organisationnelles) à l'interopérabilité d'entreprise, les différents types de solutions disponibles et les approches (intégrées, unifiées, fédérées) permettant de les surmonter.
L'ISO 11354-1:2011 ne spécifie pas les mécanismes particuliers de transfert d'entités (objets d'information ou objets physiques), ni la manière de mettre en oeuvre les solutions d'interopérabilité.

Napredne avtomatizirane tehnologije in njihova uporaba - Zahteve za uvedbo interoperabilnosti proizvodnega procesa podjetja - 1. del: Okvir za interoperabilnost podjetij (ISO 11354-1:2011)

Namen tega dela ISO 11354 je določiti okvir za interoperabilnost podjetij (FEI), ki vzpostavlja dimenzije in vidike za obravnavo interoperabilnih pregrad, njihove potencialne rešitve in razmerja med njimi. ISO 11354 velja za proizvodna podjetja, vendar lahko prav tako velja za druge vrste podjetij. Uporabljale naj bi ga zainteresirane strani, ki se ukvarjajo z razvojem in namestitvijo rešitev, temelječih na informacijah in komunikacijski tehnologiji, za interoperabilnost procesov proizvodnih podjetij. Osredotoča se, vendar ni omejen, na interoperabilnost (proizvodnih ali storitvenih) podjetij. Ta del ISO 11354 določa naslednje: - vidike za obravnavo zadev zainteresiranih strank za izmenjavo entitet (informacijskih objektov ali fizičnih objektov) pri nivojih delovanja podjetij, pri katerih je potrebna interoperabilnost; - okvir za strukturiranje zadev zainteresiranih strani (posel, proces, storitev, podatki), ovire, povezane z interoperabilnostjo podjetja (konceptualne, tehnološke, organizacijske) in pristope za premagovanje ovir (vgrajene, poenotene, združene), z vsebinami, ki identificirajo različne načine rešitev, razpoložljivih za omogočanje interoperabilnosti. Ta del ISO 11354 ne določa posebnih mehanizmov za izmenjavo entitet (informacijskih objektov ali fizičnih objektov) niti načina, s katerim se interoperabilne rešitve izvajajo. Trije dodatki zagotavljajo dodatne informacije. Dodatek A opisuje, kako so lahko obstoječi interoperabilni okviri povezani s koncepti tega okvira. Dodatek B prikazuje primere uporabe FEI za določanje in kategoriziranje interoperabilnih ovir, znanja in rešitev. Dodatek C zagotavlja metodološke smernice o tem, kako se FEI uporablja v interoperabilnem inženirskem projektu.

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Start Date
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ICS 25.040.01
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Advanced automation technologies and their applications -
Requirements for establishing manufacturing enterprise process
interoperability - Part 1: Framework for enterprise interoperability
(ISO 11354-1:2011)
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applications - Exigences relatives à l'établissement d'un
Anwendung - Teil 1: Rahmenwerk für die
processus d'interopérabilité pour les entreprises de Unternehmensinteroperabilität (ISO 11354-1:2011)
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d'entreprise (ISO 11354-1:2011)
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Foreword
This document (EN ISO 11354-1:2011) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 310 "Advanced
automation technologies and their applications", the secretariat of which is held by BSI, in collaboration with
Technical Committee ISO/TC 184 "Automation systems and integration".
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
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Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 11354-1
First edition
2011-09-15


Advanced automation technologies and
their applications — Requirements for
establishing manufacturing enterprise
process interoperability —
Part 1:
Framework for enterprise interoperability
Technologies d'automatisation avancées et leurs applications —
Exigences relatives à l'établissement d'un processus d'interopérabilité
pour les entreprises de fabrication —
Partie 1: Cadre pour l'interopérabilité d'entreprise





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Contents Page
Foreword . iv
Introduction . v
1  Scope . 1
2  Terms and definitions . 1
3  Abbreviated terms . 2
4  Conformity with this part of ISO 11354 . 3
5  Viewpoints addressed by the enterprise interoperability framework . 3
5.1  General framework requirements . 3
5.2  Interoperability concern viewpoint . 4
5.3  Interoperability barrier viewpoint . 7
5.4  Interoperability approach viewpoint . 9
5.5  Example of relationships between interoperability viewpoints. 11
5.6  Representation of interoperability viewpoints . 11
6  Framework for enterprise interoperability . 12
6.1  Framework as a structuring mechanism . 12
6.2  Interoperability concerns and interoperability barriers dimensions . 12
6.3  Interoperability approaches dimension . 14
6.4  Dimensions of the FEI . 14
6.5  Supplementary dimensions for interoperability . 16
6.6  Example of using the FEI . 18
Annex A (informative) Mapping of existing interoperability frameworks to this part of ISO 11354 . 20
Annex B (informative) Example of use of FEI to identify and categorize interoperability barriers,
knowledge and solutions. 24
Annex C (informative) Guideline for using the FEI in an interoperability engineering project . 29
Bibliography . 33

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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
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International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards
adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an
International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 11354-1 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee
CEN/TC 310, Advanced automation technologies and their applications, in collaboration with Technical
Committee ISO/TC 184, Automation systems and integration, Subcommittee SC 5, Interoperability, integration,
and architectures for enterprise systems and automation applications, in accordance with the Agreement on
technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement). This part of ISO 11354 is based on work
[11] [20]
carried out in European projects such as ATHENA and INTEROP NoE .
ISO 11354 consists of the following parts, under the general title Advanced automation technologies and their
applications — Requirements for establishing manufacturing enterprise process interoperability:
 Part 1: Framework for enterprise interoperability
The following parts are planned:
 Part 2: Maturity model for assessing enterprise interoperability
 Part 3: Requirements for information and communication technology-enabled enterprise interoperability
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Introduction
The ability of an enterprise to interoperate with others is not only a recognized quality and advantage for
gaining competitiveness in today’s market, but is becoming a question of survival for many companies,
especially for small or medium size enterprises (SMEs). Enterprises require more interoperations during the
entire life cycle of a product to reduce cost and shorten delays. Increased interoperations enable an enterprise
to propose new products for the market in a network of organizations. Many stakeholders believe that
enterprise interoperability is an area in which research can lead to outstanding results in terms of innovation,
leading to economic growth and employment (see Reference [16]).
Enterprise interoperability as an engineering discipline is not yet well defined; interoperability is still a vague
concept that has many definitions and connotations in different sectors and domains. This leads to
communication difficulties and misunderstandings. Consequently, it is essential to define the concept of
interoperability as relevant to enterprise interoperation.
Enterprise systems fail to interoperate because of barriers of various categories. Interoperability barriers are
therefore an important concept, and this part of ISO 11354 identifies three categories of interoperability
barriers, namely: conceptual, technological and organizational. Interoperability barriers need to be categorized
in standard ways and existing interoperability knowledge and solutions need to be related to these barriers in
order to facilitate interoperability in design and implementation for industry.
ISO 11354 considers interoperability as a generic concept, and it is assumed that common problems of
interoperability failure and solutions to overcome them can be identified and developed for any particular
enterprise. Therefore, ISO 11354 considers enterprise interoperability to be an engineering discipline,
separating it from other business-related issues. Interoperability is seen as a necessary support to enable
business collaboration, but interoperability is not the business collaboration itself.
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Advanced automation technologies and their applications —
Requirements for establishing manufacturing enterprise
process interoperability —
Part 1:
Framework for enterprise interoperability
1 Scope
The purpose of this part of ISO 11354 is to specify a Framework for Enterprise Interoperability (FEI) that
establishes dimensions and viewpoints to address interoperability barriers, their potential solutions, and the
relationships between them.
ISO 11354 applies to manufacturing enterprises, but can also apply to other kinds of enterprises. It is intended
for use by stakeholders who are concerned with developing and deploying solutions based on information and
communication technology for manufacturing enterprise process interoperability. It focuses on, but is not
restricted to, enterprise (manufacturing or service) interoperability.
This part of ISO 11354 specifies the following:
 viewpoints for addressing stakeholder concerns for the exchange of entities (information objects or
physical objects) at the operational levels of enterprises at which interoperability is required;
 a framework for structuring these stakeholder concerns (business, process, service, data), the barriers
relating to enterprise interoperability (conceptual, technological, organizational) and the approaches to
overcome barriers (integrated, unified, federated), with contents identifying the various kinds of solutions
available to enable interoperability.
This part of ISO 11354 does not specify the specific mechanisms for the exchange of entities (information
objects or physical objects), nor the manner in which interoperability solutions are implemented.
Three annexes provide additional information. Annex A describes how existing interoperability frameworks
can be related to the concepts of this framework. Annex B shows examples of using the FEI to identify and
categorize interoperability barriers, knowledge and solutions. Annex C provides a methodological guideline on
how the FEI can be used in an interoperability engineering project.
2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
enterprise interoperability
ability of enterprises and entities within those enterprises to communicate and interact effectively
NOTE Interoperability is considered as significant if the interactions can take place in at least one of the four areas of
interoperability concerns: data, service, process and business.
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2.2
interoperability barrier
incompatibility between entities within the enterprise that obstructs the exchange of information and other
entities, the utilization of services or the common understanding of exchanged items
NOTE This part of ISO 11354 defines three categories of barriers: conceptual, technological and organizational.
2.3
interoperability concern
aspect of interaction or interoperation that is of interest to an enterprise stakeholder
NOTE This part of ISO 11354 defines four areas of interoperability concerns: data, service, process and business.
2.4
interoperability approach
manner in which interoperability problems are solved and barriers are overcome
NOTE This part of ISO 11354 defines three interoperability approaches: integrated, unified and federated.
3 Abbreviated terms
[10]
AIF  ATHENA Interoperability Framework
ASA Adaptive Software Architecture
ASOA Advanced Service-Oriented Architecture
[11]
ATHENA Advanced Technologies for Heterogeneous Enterprise Networks and their Applications
[13]
BIF  Business Interoperability Framework
CPD Collaborative Product Development
[15]
EIF  European Interoperability Framework
FEI  Framework for Enterprise Interoperability
[17]
FRISCO Framework of Information System Concepts
ICT  Information and Communication Technology
IS  Information System
IT  Information Technology
[20]
INTEROP Interoperability Research for Networked Enterprises Applications and Software
[22]
LISI  Levels of Information Systems Interoperability
[8]
OSI  Open System Interconnection
PPM Product Portfolio Management
[6]
PSL  Process Specification Language
SCM Supply Chain Management
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SME Small or Medium size Enterprise
SOA Service-Oriented Architecture
4 Conformity with this part of ISO 11354
In order to claim conformity with this part of ISO 11354, any particular interoperability product (including
methods and software) shall be able to be positioned within the FEI defined in this part of ISO 11354.
NOTE 1 In this part of ISO 11354, positioning is used to mean the activity of identifying correspondence connections
between entities of the same kind.
This positioning shall include the related interoperability barriers, interoperability concerns and interoperability
approaches. Additionally, the positioning shall also address the appropriate supplementary dimensions
identified in this part of ISO 11354 and demonstrate their conformance to the normative requirements for each
relevant interoperability approach identified.
NOTE 2 Annex A describes how existing interoperability frameworks can be related to the concepts of this framework.
Examples of how such positionings can be achieved and documented are found in Annex B. Annex C provides a
methodological guideline on how the FEI can be used in an interoperability engineering project.
5 Viewpoints addressed by the enterprise interoperability framework
5.1 General framework requirements
The framework shall enable the representation of the viewpoints as defined in this clause to represent
concerns, barriers, and approaches relative to enterprise interoperability. The framework shall comprise the
structures specified in Clause 6 to represent the relationships between the viewpoints and their elements.
Interoperability viewpoints shall express the needs of the enterprise stakeholder who is concerned with the
following:
a) identifying and resolving interoperability issues, and
b) the structured representation of those needs and their fulfilments.
The latter can be achieved by the interoperability framework presented in this part of ISO 11354.
Stakeholder needs for enterprise interoperability refer to the ability of enterprises (or part of them) to interact
through the exchange of information and other entities, such as material objects, energy, etc. Interoperability
is a necessary support to enable business collaboration, but interoperability is not the business collaboration
itself.
Enterprise interoperability can apply to both inter- and intra-enterprise needs and includes the concepts of
extended enterprise, virtual enterprise and subsystems of one enterprise, be they distributed, networked or
located in a single site, and whatever their production types (e.g. discrete, continuous), natures (e.g.
manufacturing, service) or company size.
NOTE Enterprise interoperability is not an all or nothing situation. There are different extents and different kinds of
enterprise interoperability. It is not appropriate to say “enterprise A is interoperable but enterprise B is not”. It is important
to establish how much interoperability is necessary, in terms of its extent and functionality.
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5.2 Interoperability concern viewpoint
5.2.1 Categories of interoperability concerns
The interoperability concern viewpoint shall describe the categories of concerns that are relevant for
enterprise interoperability. Although the descriptions are primarily related to ICT-based applications, they can
apply to non-computerized systems as well.
When considering enterprise interoperability, the following four categories of interoperability concerns shall be
identified, as illustrated in Figure 1:
 data,
 service,
 process, and
 business.
Data are used by services. Services are employed by processes to realize the business of the enterprise.
From another perspective, the goal of an enterprise is to run its business. The business is realized through
processes. Processes employ services that in turn need data to perform activities.

Enterprise A Enterprise B
Business
Business
Business
Process
Process Process
Service
Service
Service
Data
Data Data
Intra
Inter
enterprise
enterprise
interoperability
interoperability

[11]
NOTE Source: ATHENA .
Figure 1 — Interoperability concerns
NOTE Interoperability of communication is an essential condition to enable interoperability. However, for ICT systems,
interoperability of communication is provided by communication protocols (e.g. from cable connection to the protocol of
layers 1 to 4 of the OSI model in ISO/IEC 7498-1), and interfaces (layers 5 to 7 of the OSI model). Therefore,
interoperability of communications is not subject of further description in this part of ISO 11354.
5.2.2 Data interoperability concern
Data interoperability refers to the ability of all kinds of entities to exchange data items. Therefore, concerns on
the incompatibilities between partner data systems shall be described prior to any active collaboration. Data
interoperability is crucial for most forms of enterprise interoperability because it is one of the following:
a) the substance of the exchange, or
b) a factual record of the exchange of entities, or
c) a necessary capability for exchange negotiation.
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The concern extends to both non-electronic data (e.g. physical documents, human conversations) and
electronic data (e.g. data files, data stored in a database).
Data interoperation occurs when either
 a particular entity is capable of receiving and using needed data items provided by an external source, or
conversely,
 an external source is capable of receiving and using needed data items from an entity within the
enterprise.
EXAMPLE Two enterprises exhibit data interoperation when they engage in exchanging data files such as
spreadsheet files, or in a more or less continuous manner in the case of process interoperability or service interoperability.
Data incompatibilities can arise between cooperating or collaborating business entities having different data
systems using different data schemas with different syntax and semantics, different data models (e.g. informal,
hierarchical, relational, etc.), different modes of control or different assignments of responsibilities and
authorizations for data systems, operation and change management. Concerns about the incompatibilities
between data systems shall be described prior to any active collaboration.
The description shall include the detailing of the differing data exchange needs of each business entity and
related capabilities, and the explicit identification of all relevant responsibilities and authorizations. The
description shall also document the data exchange incompatibilities that need to be resolved.
For data held in electronic form, data models and queries are structured in accordance with schemas (i.e.
vocabularies and sets of data structures) that are associated with particular applications. In this case, the
description of the interoperability of data shall include finding and mapping the schemas of possibly
heterogeneous data structures, which can reside on different computing devices with different operating
systems and different knowledge or information management systems.
NOTE Data interoperation is accomplished by resolving conceptual and any other differences between enterprise
data systems (e.g. schema representation, differing responsibilities), as well as finding appropriate technology solutions.
5.2.3 Service interoperability concern
Service interoperability refers to the ability of business entities to request, provide, and utilize each other’s
services.
Service interoperation occurs when either
 a particular service is capable of requesting, receiving and using needed information provided by an
external service, or conversely,
 an external service is capable of requesting, receiving and using needed information from a service within
the enterprise.
Incompatibilities can arise for cooperating or collaborating business entities that have different service models,
different modes of control and/or different assignments of responsibilities and authorization for service
selection, operation and change management. Concerns about the incompatibilities between business entity
services that are to be employed in any exchange of entities shall be described prior to any active
collaboration, unless it is intended that the collaboration be achieved through the use of agent negotiation or
similar technology.
The description shall include the detailing of the business services themselves, and the detailing of their
assignment to different enterprise operational systems. It shall also include the detailing of those services that
identify, compose and operate applications that have been designed and implemented independently. The
description shall also document the service incompatibilities that need to be resolved.
NOTE 1 Service interoperation is accomplished by resolving conceptual and any other differences between enterprise
services (e.g. service granularity, differing responsibilities), as well as finding appropriate technology.
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NOTE 2 Service interoperation has three aspects:
 service use by a requestor of service from a service provider,
 service response from a service provider to a service requestor, and
 interconnecting different services to form a complex service (the last case is related to process interoperability as
well).
NOTE 3 A service is performed by a resource (computer type, machine type, human type) to provide an operation.
5.2.4 Process interoperability concerns
Process interoperability refers to the ability of business entities to exchange information and other entities
needed for process operation.
Process interoperation occurs when either
 a particular process is capable of receiving and using needed information and other entities provided by
an external process, or conversely,

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