Publicly Available Specification

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Publicly Available Specification , abbreviated to PAS, means publicly available specification . A PAS is a public requirement, but not yet a standard . The publication by the German Institute for Standardization e. V. ( DIN ) gives it special weight. The main differences to a DIN standard are the following:

  • A PAS is an agreement among the authors - without ensuring social consensus - as a standard requires.
  • It's faster and cheaper than adopting a standard. Publication takes place just six weeks after the final text has been submitted to DIN. A standardization process takes several years.
  • In contrast to the standard, responsibility for the content of the PAS does not lie with DIN, but with the authors.

The successors to the PAS are the DIN specifications DIN SPEC introduced in 2009 . The currently valid PAS will be retained until they are withdrawn.

Examples

  • PAS 1020 provides "design guidelines and formulationstandardsfor e-government applications".
  • PAS 1025 specification publishedby the PASSUS consortium in 2003 for an exchange format for environmentally relevant data between ERP systems and the operational environmental information system (BUIS).
  • PAS 1032 -1 and PAS 1032-2 two by DIN for Learntec presented in February 2004 in Karlsruhe specifications that a practical reference model for quality assurance and on specific educational requirements for e-learning are intended to provide.
  • PAS 1037 “Requirements for quality management systems of organizations of business-oriented education and training”: QM STAGE MODEL. Certifiable and tiered quality management system with online support published by DIN in April 2004. In September 2006 an annex was published with specifications for distance learning / distance learning. In April 2019, PAS 1037 was withdrawn.
  • PAS 1045 for further education databases was published by DIN in July 2004 and describes content features and formats for data exchange between further education databases and further education information systems.
  • PAS 1048 specification issued by DIN in October 2004, grading of cut diamonds
  • PAS 1049 specification issued by DIN in December 2004, transmission of recycling-relevant product information between manufacturers and recycling companies - the recycling pass
  • PAS 1054, also a specification issued by DIN in March 2005, in which the quality and testing requirements for mammography devices with digital image receivers are specified.
  • PAS 1059 Planning a process plant - process model and terminology
  • PAS 1074 MyOpenFactory - electronic data exchange between different ERP / PPS systems
  • PAS 1075 Polyethylene pipes for alternative laying techniques - dimensions, technical requirements and tests
  • PAS 1079 The Private Limited Company (Limited) in Germany - foundation and management
  • PAS 1080 Combined sorting and buffer storage facilities for use in just-in-sequence production

Examples of DIN SPECs developed using the PAS process

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