Release 15.0

ECLASS 15.0 comprises in comparision to Release 14.0

• 490 new classes (CC, AS, BL, AC), thereof 160 new Classification Classes (CCs)
• approx. 810 new properties
• approx. 1700 new values
• approx. 210 new value lists

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: 

• Segment 21 "Plant equipment, tool"
  • e.g., 21-21 "Primary molding tool"
• Segment 23 "Machine element, fastener, fixing, mounting"
  • New Classes, e.g., 23-40-01-28 Post corner connector (timber connection) and
     23-40-01-27 Rigid bracked (timber connection)
• Segment 27 "Electric engineering, automation, process control engineering"
  • Restructuring of the main group 27-05 "Accumulator, battery", new Classification Classes
    • 27-05-10-01 Electric vehicle battery (Traction battery)
    • 27-05-10-02 Light means of transport battery (Traction battery)
    • 27-05-10-03 Industrial battery (Traction battery)
    • 27-05-11-01 SLI battery (Starting, Lighting, Ignition)
    • 27-05-11-02 EFB battery (Enhanced Flooded Battery)
    • 27-05-11-03 AGM battery (Absorbent Glass Mat)
  • Restructuring of classes and addition of properties for 27-38-01 "Industrial robot"
• Segment 34 "Medical Device"
  • Founding of the new main group 34-08 "Autopsy and mortuary"
    • 34-08-01 "Autopsy requirements" with the Classification Classes Autopsy saw, Organ scale and Body bag 
    • 34-08-02 "Funeral and mortuary supplies" with the Classification Classes Urn, Coffin and Gravestones
  • 34-64-02 "Autopsy room" with various Classification Classes
  • 34-65 "Burial" with various Classification Classes and Groups
•  Segment 36 "Machine, apparatus"
  • New Classes and Properties in 36-43 "Compressor, ventilator, vacuum pump", 
    e.g. 36-43-09-04 Axial fan and 36-43-09-05 Radial fan
• New Aspect "Material declaration" attached to all Classes
  • Includes information on critical ingredients and has been added for all Classification Classes (except Classes describing services) as well as
  • information in line with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which aims to keep products associated with deforestation and forest degradation out of the EU market. (Companies must prove that their supply chains do not contain raw materials associated with deforestation.)
• In addition: Around 250 definitions of Classification Classes were generated using ChatGPT and supplemented

ECLASS Release 15.0 is an enhancement and modification of ECLASS Release 14.0.

With this upgrade, users have access to fully translated new language content, and an extended XML schema. 

Translations

For release 15.0, 14 additional languages have been added, meaning that ECLASS now offers a total of 31 languages in version 15.0. This means that ECLASS now has almost all official languages of the European Union in its portfolio and also covers many other international languages. The language content of the new language versions has been translated using the automatic translation tool DeepL. For the first time, complete translations of the content (‘preferred names’) can be provided in 29 of the 31 languages available in ECLASS. 

XML 5.0 

The new ECLASS version is provided for the first time in the new XML schema 5.0. New features in the XML schema are:

• A new data type: URL and URN data type is represented now
• IRDI for mapping plans
• SDF (structure difference file) no longer applies
• New "imported properties" flag: Indicates in other dictionaries whether a property has been imported from the ECLASS dictionary

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

By entering the discount code "asset-156" in "My Profile", ECLASS 15.0 (Asset) is immediately available for free in the personal download area for all registered ECLASS users.

Update March 18, 2025: 

Note: There is a misleading meaning with the property “product article number of manufacturer” (IRDI 0173#AAO676). 
You are only affected if using the property “product article number of manufacturer”.

Due to a Change Request, misleading information in “Preferred name” and “Definition” were assigned to IRDI 0173#AAO676 “product article number of manufacturer”. This only affects ECLASS Release 15.0, but unfortunately extends to almost all application classes.

As the IRDI of the affected property is unchanged, you can continue to use ECLASS Release 15.0 as usual. Further information and notes on the implementation of ECLASS Release 15.0 can be found under Known Bugs.