Glossary

Material Definition:  Contains properties defining a specific material (equivalent to a materials data sheet), but is not the actual material itself in the Proficy S95 data model. It may have material classes associated with it or can stand alone.  Properties are passed to the definition.  

Material Model:  Defines all created or consumed materials in the Proficy S95 data model. Materials are components that make something else and can be a finished product, intermediate product, or raw material--all of which can be tracked individually or used up as part of production. In a Plant Applications database, materials do not have a separate definition and are never considered as separate from a product. In a UMDB, material definitions created in the Proficy S95 data model are linked to the Plant Applications data model to associate materials with specifications and quality functions.  

Material Property:  Used in the Proficy S95 data model to describe Material Definitions and Classes. In a UMDB, Material Properties are linked to variables for representation in the Plant Applications data model. Because Material Properties are not associated with a unit in the Plant Applications data model, they are considered "unit-less" variables and listed under the S95 Department category in the Plant Model.

Material Specification:  Contains Material Definitions and classes in the Proficy S95 data model. It is associated with the Production Model and is not part of the Material Model.

Unified Manufacturing Database (UMDB):  A combined database with Plant Applications and S95 ("SOA") records.