ISO/TS 8000-120:2009

Data quality — Part 120: Master data: Exchange of characteristic data: Provenance

Scope

ISO/TS 8000-120:2009 specifies requirements for the
representation and exchange of information about the provenance of
master data that consists of characteristic data, and supplements
the requirements of ISO 8000-110. Provenance is the history or
pedigree of a property value. Any claim of conformance to ISO/TS
8000-120:2009 implies a claim of conformance to ISO 8000-110.
ISO/TS 8000-120:2009 includes a Unified Modeling Language (UML)
conceptual model for provenance data. Just as provenance is a key
element of the value of a work of art, it is also a key element of
the value of data. It allows the recipient of a master data message
to trace master data that has been exchanged back to its source,
and helps the recipient to assess the trustworthiness of the data,
and make a choice when values for the same property are received
from different sources.