Considerations for the Transformation of STEP Physical Files

Published

January 1, 1992

Author(s)

R Kohout, Steve Clark

Abstract

The problem of automatically transforming valid STEP exchange files in the face of changes to the corresponding EXPRESS information models is discussed. The related problems of dealing with changes to the EXPRESS language and to the exchange file format itself are also briefly discussed. Requirements are proposed for a language to represent the data transformations which may be required when the underlying information model changes. These requirements address such areas as attribute movement and retyping, entity reclassification, and other manipulations of entity definitions. Two alternative syntaxes for such a language are presented and contrasted.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 4793

Report Number

4793

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.4793

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Keywords

EXPRESS, exchange file format, attribute movement, entity reclassification

Citation

Kohout, R. and Clark, S. (1992), Considerations for the Transformation of STEP Physical Files, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.4793, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821435 (Accessed December 4, 2024)