IfcOrganization

8.1.3.2 IfcOrganization

	Organisation
	Organisation

A named and structured grouping with a corporate identity.

NOTE The relationships between IfcOrganization's, like between department within a company, can be expressed using the objectified relationship IfcOrganizationRelationship.

NOTE Entity adapted from organization defined in ISO 10303-41.

HISTORY New entity in IFC1.5.1.

IFC4 CHANGE Attribute 'Id' renamed to Identification.

XSD Specification:

<xs:element name="IfcOrganization" type="ifc:IfcOrganization" substitutionGroup="ifc:Entity" nillable="true"/>
<xs:complexType name="IfcOrganization">
  <xs:complexContent>
   <xs:extension base="ifc:Entity">
    <xs:attribute name="Name" type="ifc:IfcLabel" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="Description" type="ifc:IfcText" use="optional"/>
   </xs:extension>
  </xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

EXPRESS Specification:

ENTITY IfcOrganization;

Identification	:	OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional;
Name	:	IfcLabel;
Description	:	OPTIONAL IfcText;
Roles	:	OPTIONAL LIST [1:?] OF IfcStrippedOptional;
Addresses	:	OPTIONAL LIST [1:?] OF IfcStrippedOptional;

INVERSE

Engages

SET OF IfcPersonAndOrganization FOR TheOrganization;

END_ENTITY;

Attribute Definitions:

Identification	:	Identification of the organization.
Name	:	The word, or group of words, by which the organization is referred to.
Description	:	Text that relates the nature of the organization.
Addresses	:	Postal and telecom addresses of an organization. NOTE There may be several addresses related to an organization.
Engages	:	Inverse relationship to IfcPersonAndOrganization relationships in which IfcOrganization is engaged.

Inheritance Graph:

ENTITY IfcOrganization

Identification	:	OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional;
Name	:	IfcLabel;
Description	:	OPTIONAL IfcText;
Roles	:	OPTIONAL LIST [1:?] OF IfcStrippedOptional;
Addresses	:	OPTIONAL LIST [1:?] OF IfcStrippedOptional;

INVERSE

Engages

SET OF IfcPersonAndOrganization FOR TheOrganization;

END_ENTITY;

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