5.1.3.36 IfcRelDefines
ABSTRACT This definition may not be instantiated
5.1.3.36.1 Semantic definition
A generic and abstract relationship which subtypes are used to:
- assign an object type to an object occurrence
 - assign a property set to an object instance
 - assign a property set template to a property set
 
5.1.3.36.2 Entity inheritance
5.1.3.36.3 Attributes
| # | Attribute | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| IfcRoot (4) | |||
| 1 | GlobalId | IfcGloballyUniqueId | 
 Assignment of a globally unique identifier within the entire software world.  | 
| 2 | OwnerHistory | OPTIONAL IfcOwnerHistory | 
 Assignment of the information about the current ownership of that object, including owning actor, application, local identification and information captured about the recent changes of the object,  | 
| 3 | Name | OPTIONAL IfcLabel | 
 Optional name for use by the participating software systems or users. For some subtypes of IfcRoot the insertion of the Name attribute may be required. This would be enforced by a where rule.  | 
| 4 | Description | OPTIONAL IfcText | 
 Optional description, provided for exchanging informative comments.  | 
5.1.3.36.4 Concept usage
| Concept | Usage | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IfcRoot (2) | |||
| Revision Control | General | 
 Ownership, history, and merge state is captured using IfcOwnerHistory.  | 
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| Software Identity | General | 
 IfcRoot assigns the globally unique ID. In addition it may provide for a name and a description about the concept.  | 
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5.1.3.36.5 Formal representation
ENTITY IfcRelDefines
 ABSTRACT SUPERTYPE OF (ONEOF
	(IfcRelDefinesByObject
	,IfcRelDefinesByProperties
	,IfcRelDefinesByTemplate
	,IfcRelDefinesByType))
 SUBTYPE OF (IfcRelationship);
END_ENTITY;