A Property describes a characteristic of a product.
Attributes of Property
Every property has attributes like a unique identifier (IRDI), a preferred name, a definition and a value format - among other attributes according to the IEC 61360 data model.
Since the processing of properties is done in the software, the properties description is mapped to a machine-processable data model defined in the IEC 61360 standard.
The structure-elements of this data model are called attributes. Attributes are features that represent the essential aspects for understanding the meaning of a property.
Note:
Every Property has a unique identifier (IRDI), a preferred name, a definition and a Value domain - among other attributes.
An attribute of the Property is the attribute that defines, that the Property uses Property-Levels.
Consistency Rules
Each Property has an associated Data Type. If the Property has a numeric Data Type and is used for measuring, the Property must have a Unit of Measure