Glossary of terms
Acquirer
An enterprise that:
- commissions the engineering or design of a product;
- is a prospective purchaser of the end products of a system or a portion thereof;
- is a procurer of a product;
- is a user or consumer of the product; or
- an obtainer of output.
ref: EIA649
Synonyms: Customer, Prime
CAGE code
A unique identifier for an organization. The Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, is a unique identifier assigned to suppliers to various government or defence agencies.
Collection
A collection is the set of spaces that are managed by a ShareAspace server. A user has a role in a collection and then given a role in one or more spaces.
Concession
Authorization to use or release a product that does not conform to specified requirements.
The way in which the product is used might be restricted.
NOTE: A concession is typically limited to the delivery of a product that has nonconforming characteristics within specified limits for an agreed time or quantity of product.
Synonyms: Waiver
D2M
Design to manufacture. The ShareAspace D2M product
Deviation
[1] departure from a specified requirement
[2] written authorization, granted prior to the manufacture of an item, to depart from a particular performance or design requirement for a specific number of units or a specific period of time
Ref: https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso-iec-ieee:24765:ed-2:v1:en:term:3.4578
DUNS code
A unique identifier for an organization. D-U-N-S stands for "Data Universal Numbering System.” D-U-N-S numbers are issued by Dun and Bradstreet (D&B).
OEM
Original equipment manufacturer. An organization that makes devices from component parts bought from other organizations.
Synonyms: Prime
Participant
ShareAspace is designed for collaboration and data sharing between different organizations. Each organization that is a member of a space is referred to as a participant. Each participant manages their own information within the space and then controls who that information is shared with. In other words the intellectual property of each participant is protected. space and controls what information is shared with them.
Partner
An individual or enterprise that is providing something to an acquirer or prime
Synonyms: Supplier
Prime
The enterprise that is responsible for the ShareAspace deployment and is collaborating with a set of suppliers and partners.
Synonyms: Participant
Reference data
Information that is defined once and used consistently throughout ShareAspace. Typical reference data is organizations, classifications, statuses, properties and units.
RFx
Request for X where x is quotation or information. A request of a supplier for a quotation for some work or resources or for information.
RFI
Request of a supplier for information
Space
ShareAspace is organized into a set of spaces - a collection. A space is like a database setup for storing and sharing all the information and communications related to achieving a goal, initiative, or objective. A user has a role in a collection and then given a role in one or more spaces.
Supplier
An individual or enterprise that is providing something to an acquirer or prime
Synonyms: Partner
Technical data package
The product data for an item adequate for supporting an acquisition strategy, production, and engineering and supports support. The description defines the required design configuration or performance requirements, and procedures required to ensure adequacy of item performance. It consists of applicable technical data such as models, drawings, associated lists, specifications, standards, patterns, performance requirements, quality assurance provisions, software documentation and packaging details.
Derived from: MIL-STD-31000
Work package order
Represents a package of work that is to be performed by a supplier organization under contract to an acquirer. The work could be for the design or manufacture of a product.
It is business control used in ShareAspace D2M to share data with the supplier.