Universal Data Element Framework

The Universal Data Element Framework (UDEF) was [1] a controlled vocabulary developed by The Open Group. It provided a framework for categorizing, naming, and indexing data. It assigned to every item of data a structured alphanumeric tag plus a controlled vocabulary name that describes the meaning of the data. This allowed relating data elements to similar elements defined by other organizations.

UDEF defined a Dewey-decimal like code for each concept. For example, an "employee number" is often used in human resource management. It has a UDEF tag a.5_12.35.8 and a controlled vocabulary description "Employee.PERSON_Employer.Assigned.IDENTIFIER".

UDEF has been superseded by the Open Data Element Framework (ODEF).[2]

## Contents

* 1 Examples
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Examples

In an application used by a hospital, the last name and first name of several people could include the following example concepts:

* Patient Person Family Name – find the word “Patient” under the UDEF object “Person” and find the word “Family” under the UDEF property “Name”
* Patient Person Given Name – find the word “Patient” under the UDEF object “Person” and find the word “Given” under the UDEF property “Name”
* Doctor Person Family Name – find the word “Doctor” under the UDEF object “Person” and find the word “Family” under the UDEF property “Name”
* Doctor Person Given Name – find the word “Doctor” under the UDEF object “Person” and find the word “Given” under the UDEF property “Name”

For the examples above, the following UDEF IDs are available:

* “Patient Person Family Name” the UDEF ID is “au.5_11.10”
* “Patient Person Given Name” the UDEF ID is “au.5_12.10”
* “Doctor Person Family Name” the UDEF ID is “aq.5_11.10”
* “Doctor Person Given Name” the UDEF ID is “aq.5_12.10”

## See also

* Data integration
* ISO/IEC 11179
* National Information Exchange Model
* Metadata
* Semantic web
* Data element
* Representation term
* Controlled vocabulary

## References

1. ↑ The UDEF is being superseded by the Open Data Element Framework (O-DEF). ... These pages are maintained to provide access to legacy UDEF.
2. ↑ https://www.opengroup.org/open-group-semantic-interoperability-work-group/UDEF

## External links

* UDEF Project of The Open Group
* UDEF Frequently Asked Questions
* O-DEF™, the Open Data Element Framework, Version 2.0
* O-DEF™, the Open Data Element Framework, Version 3.0

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Standards by The Open Group

* ARM
* CDE
* CLI
* CMPI
* DCE
* DRDA
* LDAP
* Motif
* SUS (POSIX)
* X11

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