* Introduction

• Primer Introduction
  • Metaphors
    • ISO 15926 is Like a Babel Fish
    • ISO 15926 is Like a Web Browser
    • ISO 15926 is Like Esperanto on Your Cell Phone
    • ISO 15926 is Like a GUI for Machines?
• Overview of This Primer
• 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
  • Benefits for IT?
  • Benefits for Information Modelers?
• Getting Started with ISO 15926

* History

• History of ISO 15926
  • Markup Languages?
  • Interoperability Projects?

* Players

• Major Players in ISO 15926?
  • EPISTLE?
  • POSC Caesar Association?
  • FIATECH?
  • The Early EPCs?
  • The Early Owner/Operators?
  • AVEVA?
  • Bentley Systems?
  • Intergraph?
  • NRX?
  • Noumenon?
  • Det Norske Veritas (DNV)?
• Existing Usage of ISO 15926

* Understanding the Parts Of ISO 15926

• Understanding the Parts of ISO 15926?
  • ISO 15926 Projects?
  • Part 2 - Core Model?
  • Part 4 - Reference Data Classes?
  • Part 6 - Maintenance?
  • Part 7 - Base Templates?
  • Part 7L - Lite?
  • Part 8 - RDF?
  • Part 9 - Facades?
  • Colors?

* Working With ISO 15926

• Making an Application ISO 15926 Compliant?
• Working in an ISO 15926 Compliant Environment?
• Using Object Classes?

* Resources

• Other ISO 15926 Resources
• Glossary