Introduction

• Primer Introduction
  • Metaphors
    • ISO 15926 is Like a Babel Fish
    • ISO 15926 is Like HTML
    • ISO 15926 is Like Esperanto on Your Cell Phone
    • ISO 15926 is Like a GUI for Machines?
  • Overview of This Primer
    • Cover Page and Revision Notes?

Why we need ISO 15926

• Why we need ISO 15926 - The Need for Context
  • Mapping Databases is Expensive
  • A Peek at ISO 15926
  • Focus on Business Processes
  • How ISO 15926 Will Make Your Life Easier
    • Benefits for Plant Owners and Operators
    • Benefits for Project Managers and EPCs
    • Benefits for OEM
    • Benefits for Software Vendors

History of ISO 15926

• History of ISO 15926
  • How we Store and Exchange Textual Information
  • How We Know And Understand Things?
  • How We Use The Internet To Find Information?
  • How We Store And Exchange Plant Information
  • The Major Players in the ISO 15926 World
  • Other Interoperability Initiatives

How Does ISO 15926 Work?

• How Does ISO 15926 Work?
  • How Templates Work
  • Technical Information About ISO 15926?

ISO 15926 Implementations

• What Has Been Done?
  • What is Happening Now?

Getting Started

• Getting Started with ISO 15926
  • Implementing ISO 15926 in an Organization
    • Automate a Manual Exchange
    • Encapsulate an Application
    • Decouple an Application from a Confederation of Applications
    • Expose Information to a Business Partner
  • Getting Started as an Individual
  • [ISO15926_GettingStarted_ComplianceColors Getting Started with the Compliance Document]
  • [ISO15926_GettingStarted_BIDG Getting Started with the BIDG]

Other Information

• Other ISO 15926 Resources
• Glossary
  • About the Author
  • ISO15926Primer_DiagnosticPage