Component Type / Engineering BOM
Describe reusable type-level engineering composition distinctly from as-built assembly.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
6 bundles · 12 layers · 12 findings · 36 questions
Composition authority Engineering composition concerns: composition authority.
BOM identity, view and baseline
Proposed engineering-composition record for bom identity, view and baseline. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
BOM identity, view and baseline record
Proposed engineering-composition record for bom identity, view and baseline. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
- Which issuer-qualified BOM identity, immutable revision and engineering view define the composition being read? identity
- Which parent product type and controlled design revision does this baseline describe, and which representations are authoritative? authority
- Which required members or referenced revisions are missing, unresolved or intentionally withheld from this baseline? quality
Component types and occurrences
Proposed engineering-composition record for component types and occurrences. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
Component types and occurrences record
Proposed engineering-composition record for component types and occurrences. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
- Which component type and exact revision is referenced by each occurrence, independently of its displayed item number? relationship
- How are repeated occurrences, hierarchical reference designators and merged display rows distinguished and reversibly mapped? composition
- Which occurrence-specific placement, footprint or interface binding identifies its intended position without asserting an actual item's location? spatial
Quantified assembly graph Engineering composition concerns: quantified assembly graph.
Quantity basis and dimensional meaning
Proposed engineering-composition record for quantity basis and dimensional meaning. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
Quantity basis and dimensional meaning record
Proposed engineering-composition record for quantity basis and dimensional meaning. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
- What component quantity and unit apply per declared parent base quantity, rather than per an assumed single finished item? measurement
- Which item-count, per-occurrence amount, conversion, rounding and override rules produce a reported total, and what evidence supports them? provenance
- Which quantities are unknown, variable or outside the engineering view, including manufacturing scrap, yield and actual consumption? exception
Subassembly reuse and traversal integrity
Proposed engineering-composition record for subassembly reuse and traversal integrity. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
Subassembly reuse and traversal integrity record
Proposed engineering-composition record for subassembly reuse and traversal integrity. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
- Which subordinate BOM revisions are reused, and which occurrence paths must remain distinct when the same subassembly appears more than once? composition
- Is a detected cycle in the unfiltered family graph or the selected effective graph, and where must traversal stop safely? validation
- Which unresolved references, depth limits, access-denied branches or intentional recursive-process boundaries make an expansion incomplete? quality
Applicability and selection Engineering composition concerns: applicability and selection.
Effectivity and revision resolution
Proposed engineering-composition record for effectivity and revision resolution. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
Effectivity and revision resolution record
Proposed engineering-composition record for effectivity and revision resolution. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
- Under which time, variant, site or other explicitly declared context predicates does a BOM revision or line apply? temporal
- Which resolver and pinned context selected each component revision, and how are overlapping or missing applicable revisions reported? decision
- How are approval time, recording time and effective boundaries preserved when a retrospective correction changes applicability? lifecycle
Options, alternates and substitutes
Proposed engineering-composition record for options, alternates and substitutes. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
Options, alternates and substitutes record
Proposed engineering-composition record for options, alternates and substitutes. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
- Which optional or alternative component groups are available, and what cardinality and compatibility conditions constrain selection? constraint
- Which approved substitution is directional, context-limited or conditional on interface and capability evidence rather than universal interchangeability? evidence
- Which selected option set and explicit exclusions belong to the configured engineering composition, without treating every candidate as installed? state
Intended characteristics Engineering composition concerns: intended characteristics.
Component properties and recognition references
Proposed engineering-composition record for component properties and recognition references. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
Component properties and recognition references record
Proposed engineering-composition record for component properties and recognition references. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
- Which versioned material, nominal size, mass and other physical-property definitions belong to each component type, with units and conditions? definition
- Which distinguishing features, markings, footprints or interface references help identify the intended component class, and what recognition uncertainty remains? classification
- Which aggregate property is derived from the selected composition, using what method and exclusions, instead of being mistaken for a measured assembly property? measurement
Functional contribution and assembly constraints
Proposed engineering-composition record for functional contribution and assembly constraints. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
Functional contribution and assembly constraints record
Proposed engineering-composition record for functional contribution and assembly constraints. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
- What intended functional role does an occurrence contribute, and which design or requirement master defines that role? relationship
- Which mating, material, load or environmental constraints must hold for components to function together in this composition? constraint
- Which unverified capability, prohibited use or unresolved compatibility issue prevents an agent from claiming the assembly is fit for a requested action? evidence
Change and realization boundary Engineering composition concerns: change and realization boundary.
Approval, change and where-used impact
Proposed engineering-composition record for approval, change and where-used impact. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
Approval, change and where-used impact record
Proposed engineering-composition record for approval, change and where-used impact. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
- Who may approve or retire this engineering baseline, and which open findings prevent release under the owning Dimension's policy? authority
- Which changed occurrence, quantity or revision affects which parent baselines and configured variants according to a context-qualified where-used query? relationship
- What expected-base check, decision and history preserve concurrent edits and approved deviations without silently rewriting released composition? lifecycle
Engineering-to-manufacturing handoff
Proposed engineering-composition record for engineering-to-manufacturing handoff. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
Engineering-to-manufacturing handoff record
Proposed engineering-composition record for engineering-to-manufacturing handoff. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
- Which engineering occurrences map to which manufacturing BOM or process-master records, including split, merged, phantom or omitted representations? interoperability
- Which make-or-buy intention or manufacturing-only addition is recorded as a qualified handoff assumption rather than an engineering component fact? decision
- What receiving-system acknowledgement and discrepancy disposition preserve the original engineering baseline when the production or as-built view differs? event
Governed composition exchange Engineering composition concerns: governed composition exchange.
Mastership, disclosure and preservation
Proposed engineering-composition record for mastership, disclosure and preservation. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
Mastership, disclosure and preservation record
Proposed engineering-composition record for mastership, disclosure and preservation. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
- Which Dimension and engineering authority own the baseline while external component masters retain their own stewardship? ownership
- Which occurrence details and artifacts may each recipient read or export, and how is a withheld branch distinguished from an empty assembly? access
- Which retention triggers, holds and preserved dependency references keep retired BOM revisions interpretable without retaining unnecessary protected content? retention
Exchange fidelity and semantic validation
Proposed engineering-composition record for exchange fidelity and semantic validation. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
Exchange fidelity and semantic validation record
Proposed engineering-composition record for exchange fidelity and semantic validation. Preserve declared view, exact revisions and evidence; no as-built or certification inference.
- Which source and target profile versions, exact-byte digests and transformation provenance bind an exported composition? provenance
- Which occurrence identity, unit, effectivity, selection or reference-designator semantics are lost or changed by flattening or row merging? interoperability
- Which declared acceptance fixtures and rejection rules establish a usable mapping while keeping unsupported constructs visible? validation
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- World Models
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- aggregate
- Navigation path
- NAV.PHY.OBJ.ASM
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ.ASM
- Industry
- Cross-industry
- Tags
- componenttypeengineeringbomphy.obj.asm
What it is Filled
An engineering BOM revision owns occurrence relationships, quantities, applicability, selection, intended-property references and controlled exchange. Product types, designs, configured variants and physical items retain independent masters.
In scope
- Versioned engineering baseline and component occurrences
- Quantities, graph integrity, effectivity and selection
- Qualified nominal properties, functional contributions and governed change
Out of scope
- As-built item state, actual material consumption and inventory
- Production routes, procurement execution and software BOM
- Automatic physical action or certification from information validity
Why it exists Filled
Describe reusable type-level engineering composition distinctly from as-built assembly.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Describes type-level composition, which components and how many, not the as-built structure of a serial unit.
- Records occurrences with quantities, units, effectivity and alternates, which a design record does not.
- Differs from a manufacturing BOM and routing, which add production steps, scrap and plant-specific items.
- Differs from a software BOM, which lists software components and licences.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Sum alternates or mix incompatible units in a roll-up.
- Edit a released BOM revision in place.
- Treat the BOM as authority to order material or start manufacturing.
- Flatten distinct occurrences into one line when their identity matters for traceability.
- Disclose supplier-confidential parts lists beyond the declared scope.
Only with a human decision
- Releasing a BOM revision or engineering change.
- Approving substitutes or alternates for safety-relevant components.
May
- Resolve one applicable baseline for a given effectivity and configuration.
- Expand the composition tree with loop protection and report withheld branches.
- Compute rolled-up quantities when units are compatible and alternates are excluded.
- Draft change proposals and where-used reports.
Moral aspects Filled
- BOM errors can introduce unsafe or counterfeit components into products people rely on.
- Composition data supports material disclosure duties, such as restricted substances, and should stay accurate.
- Supplier part data can be commercially sensitive.
Who is affected
- Users of the finished product
- Production and service staff
- Suppliers whose parts are listed
Owners Filled
Steward
Identify Dimension owner and composition authority.
Roles
- Dimension owner
- Defines namespace, storage and delegated access.
- Composition authority
- Owns baseline and approves applicability and change.
- Engineering author
- Maintains component bindings, quantities and evidence.
- Reviewer
- Checks selection, units, cycles and unresolved assertions.
- Custodian
- Preserves authorized readable dependencies without becoming owner.
Links to other meta-models Filled
composes
- WM-OBJ-002 - Frozen type-level component composition relation.
references
- WM-OBJ-018 - Resolve controlled geometry and intended definition.
- WM-OBJ-017 - Bind selected variants without merging lifecycles.
- WM-OBJ-001 - Link as-built discrepancies without treating intent as observation.
- Manufacturing BOM, routing and procurement masters - Preserve independent realization views and permissions.
aligned
- ISO 10303-242:2025 public scope - Candidate exchange alignment only; licensed clauses and crosswalk deferred.
neighbor
- WM-OBJ-002 Product Type / Catalog Item - Frozen COMPOSE relation: occurrences reference reusable component types, not copied product masters.
- WM-OBJ-018 Engineering Design / Product Definition - Design geometry and functional intent stay referenced, not remastered in the BOM.
- WM-OBJ-017 Product Configuration / Variant - Selection binds applicability; candidate lines do not imply installed components.
- Physical items and manufacturing masters - Engineering occurrence is not serialized item; manufacturing additions and process recursion require a separate view.
parent
- WM-OBJ-002
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Authoritative master-system ID
- Governed issuer-qualified UUID
- Dimension UUID with revision and digest
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
A bill of materials is a structure record; component types and parts carry the physical properties.
Recognition required Filled
- An engineering BOM is identified by parent part number, revision and BOM view.
- Each line shows child part, quantity, unit and find number or reference designator.
- Confused with the manufacturing BOM, the as-built record, a parts catalog and a software BOM.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Resolve applicable baseline: Resolve one engineering baseline under explicit context, preserving ambiguity.
- Expand bounded composition: Traverse occurrences without flattening identity or looping.
- Qualify engineering quantities: Describe dimensional calculation and override provenance; this contract supplies no calculation engine.
- Bind configured selection: Record constrained choices and qualified substitutions.
- Review and release composition change: Assess where-used impact and baseline authority.
- Exchange composition with loss report: Preserve source identity through target-view mappings.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Wrong quantity or unit causing shortages or wrong assembly.
- Superseded part used because effectivity was misread.
- Infinite recursion or duplicate counting in poorly formed trees.
- Undeclared restricted substances through unlisted components.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ISO 10303-242 (STEP AP242) product structure.
- ISO 10303-239 (PLCS) for configured structures.
- IPC-2581 for printed circuit assembly data.
- IEC 62474 for material declaration.
- IEC 62264 (ISA-95) for exchange with manufacturing.
- UN/CEFACT Recommendation 20 unit codes.
Context of use required Filled
- Owning Dimension must declare contract, sector and jurisdiction requirements; no legal or manufacturing authorization inferred.
Sources Filled
- Bills of materials and formulas - Microsoft
- About BOM Quantity - Autodesk
- BOMRow Object - Autodesk
- Electronics Bill of materials - Autodesk
- Recursiveness Check - SAP
- Managed model-based 3D engineering - ISO
- Configuration Management - NASA
- PROV-DM - W3C
- Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps - IETF
Open questions
- Independent external review.
- Executable field-level schemas and negative fixtures for units, cycles, alternatives and concurrent revisions.
- Licensed standards and sector-specific alternate/substitution qualification.
- Real multi-level mechanical and electronics examples with loss-aware round trips.
- No independent external research/review: Claude and Grok each timed out once. Codex-only owner waiver requires reviewable-draft assurance.
- SAP support is indexed text only; licensed ISO clauses unread. Source-to-field normative compliance is not established.
- Vendor documentation is selected and domain-specific, not exhaustive industry coverage. Alternate/substitute rules are proposed Vercy design needing specialist review.
- Nested field groups are not an executable instance schema. No BOM solver, unit engine, CAD adapter or real-product round-trip fixtures delivered.
- Actual physical properties and capability require design/component evidence; safety and certification are outside this contract.
- Adopters must instantiate actual authority, retention, access, effectivity predicates and acceptance criteria.
Machine files
Provenance
world-models research · reviewable-draft
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