ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 15226 First edition 1999-04-01 Technical product documentation Life cycle model and allocation of documents Documentation technique de produits - Modeles de cycle de vie et affectationdedocuments TSO Reference number ISO 15226:1998(E) yIHSunder Not for Resale ISO 15226:1999(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through isO technical committees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeenestablishedhas liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission(lEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting, Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. International Standard ISO 15226 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 10, Technical drawings, product definitionandrelateddocumentation,SubcommitteeSC1,Basicconventions @ISO1999 International Organization for Standardization Case postale 56· CH-1211 Geneve 20 · Switzerland Internet [email protected] Printed in Switzerland Copyrigh International Organization for Standardization Not for Resale @ISO ISO 15226:1999(E) Introduction Growingknowledgeinalltechnicaldisciplinesisreflectedbyincreasingdocumentation.Ascompaniestransfer parts of production to subsuppliers, the exchange of documentation among companies increases accordingly. The product documentation management and justifies standardization in this area, if only for economic reasons. The method described in this International Standard meets the principal requirements of product documentation management: has prepared the document and which other documents have been used in its preparation; simultaneous or concurrent engineering consisting of parallel activities during the product life cycle; registration and proof of existing documents in a documentation overview; control and coordination of paper documentation and electronic documentation; documentation in a company. ili