Release 14.0

ECLASS 14.0 comprises in comparision to Release 13.0

• 382 new classes
• 73 new blocks
• 2,465 new properties
• 1,859 new values

All downloads available from the ECLASS Shop generally contain a complete ECLASS version in csv format or XML format (for initial implementation). For information on the data structure, please refer to the enclosed README file. 

The content has been extensively expanded, particularly in the following segments: 

• The aspect "Environmental Footprint"
  • The existing ECLASS aspect has been expanded, particularly in the block "Life cycle phase". In addition, further new blocks have been added to the aspect, e.g., "Land use", "Water use", "Acidification" and more.
• Four new aspects for the Asset AC
  • "Technical data"
  • "Carbon footprint"
  • "Service request notification"
  • "Contact informations"
• Segment 29 "Home economics, Home technology"
  • New classes such as 29-16-04-17 (Milk cooler for espresso machine) or 29-15-02-18 (Pizza oven) have been added.
• Segment 22 "Construction technology"
  • Various extensions with properties in group 22-22-01 (Insulating material)
  • Various extensions with properties in group 22-28-01 (Door)
  • Various extensions with properties in the group 22-34-01 (Concrete)
  • Various new classes in the main group 22-36 (Sanitation)
  • Addition of CAx aspects in the following groups:
    • 22-32 Sun protection (building element)
    • 22-36 Sanitation
    • 22-39 Heating technology (building material)
    • 22-41 Air treatment, ventilation system
    • 22-56 Pipe and pipe fittings (installation)
• Segment 27 "Electric engineering, automation, process control engineering"
  • Extended by various new classes, e.g. 27-44-02-26 (Module for industrial connectors (hybrid)), 27-39-02-02 (Fog machine), 27-14-41-27 (Sliding door operator) etc.
• Segment 34 "Medical Device"
  • Various corrections of properties in main group 34-32 (Implant)
  • Addition of definitions for all classes of the segment

ECLASS Release 14.0 is an enhancement and modification of ECLASS Release 13.0.

With this upgrade, users have access to fully translated new language content, Asset Application Classes at each classification class, the revised level type and much more.

Translations

For Release 14.0, missing language content has been added with the help of the DeepL automatic translation tool. For the first time, full content translations ("preferred names") can be provided in 15 of the 17 languages available in ECLASS.

Asset Administration Shell 

In Release 14.0, Asset ACs have been added to all classes at the fourth level if none were already available. The newly added Asset ACs have no content and are named "Asset (empty)". This means that ECLASS now provides Asset ACs in all classes for the first time. 

XML 4.0 

The new ECLASS version is delivered for the first time in the new XML Schema 4.0. New features in the XML Schema include a revised Level Type and the new Range Constraint property. The revised level type property can now reference up to four other single-level properties (MIN, MAX, TYP, NOM). The range constraint property is not product specific and can restrict the range of properties. In addition, the translation quality level (TQL) attribute is derived with XML Schema 4.0. The TQL marks the quality of the linguistic content and indicates how the content of the preferred name, or the definition of the structure element was created. A distinction is made between five language levels.

With Release 7.0 an improved structure according to the underlying ISO13584 data model and an ISO-standard XML format (OntoML) was introduced.

Starting with ECLASS Release 7.0, there are two different versions of ECLASS which contain the same classes but differ in the product description based on properties and values. Since Release 13.0, the ECLASS standard has included extensions for the Asset Administration Shell (AAS). Regarding the data model, in addition to BASIC and ADVANCED a new application class of the type "Asset" has been introduced. 

BASIC (in csv- or XML format)
The BASIC version contains only the content that could be represented in a csv format that was the exclusively used export format before 7.0. Therefore, it does not contain property block structures nor dynamic elements as in the ADVANCED version. BASIC does contain all classes of the ADVANCED, but the product description with the help of properties and values is structured a lot easier. BASIC is therefore a subset of ADVANCED.

ADVANCED (only in XML format)
The ADVANCED version is the leading version in the database and built based on the data model ISO13584. It contains all structure elements of the ECLASS classification system including property blocks, dynamic elements such as reference properties, polymorphism and cardinality blocks. The description of these extended structural components as well as additional information can be found under ADVANCED Version in our Technical Support.

Note: Each classification class refers to an ADVANCED, a BASIC application class and an ASSET AC, that contains the product description with the help of properties and values. The ADVANCED version contains the complete content of ECLASS and is therefore an extension of the BASIC version.

In our Technical Support you find an overview (matrix of functionalities), which makes it possible for you to compare the two versions (BASIC and ADVANCED) and their possibilities. A provided reference table (XML-File: Mapping BASIC_ADVANCED_ADVANCED) enables users of the ADVANCED version to exchange technical data with users of the BASIC version. The necessary know-how must be delivered by the user of the ADVANCED version.

ASSET (only in XML format)
In Release 13.0, Asset Application Classes were created for all classes on the fourth level in the segments 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 27, 28, 32, 33, 36, 49, 50 and 51. In addition, the so-called "submodel templates" for the AAS were created as aspects at the content level and were added to the Asset AC in these classes. In addition to the BASIC and ADVANCED representation, ECLASS e.V. publishes a derivation of the type "Asset". This contains all Asset Application Classes including the submodel template aspects.

ECLASS 14.0 (Asset) is free to all users; no order is required. You can activate the product yourself:

By entering the discount code "asset-153" in "My Profile", ECLASS 14.0 (Asset) is immediately available for free in the personal download area for all registered ECLASS users.

Update April 30, 2024: Please note the following information for the ADVANCED XML export format:

Structure element Level Type:

Due to the modeling of the structure element Level Type, the IRDIs of the Level Types according to the XML schema in the file 1730140000xxXXadvancedXML01 were redundant (on the one hand as Level Type, on the other hand as single-level Property at the Class).
ECLASS e.V. did not find this duplication to be an optimal technical solution and has published a revised modeling of the Level Type structure element without these redundancies.
 

• All users who have already purchased ECLASS 14.0 will find the updated version in their personal download area.
• All users who have already downloaded ECLASS 14.0 ADVANCED have been informed automatically.

Furthermore, the following bug in the UnitsML file has been fixed with ECLASS 14.0 Advanced XML, version 2 (1730140000xxXXadvancedXML02): 

• In all language versions, the UnitsML file was previously labeled with the language code EN_DE. The naming of the UnitsML file is now language-sensitive and depends on the individually downloaded language version.
• In all language versions, Units were only contained in Finnish. The file now contains the Units according to the individually downloaded language version (or EN if the Units are not contained in the corresponding language).