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Universal Data Element Framework

The Universal Data Element Framework (UDEF) was a controlled vocabulary developed by The Open Group that provided a framework for categorizing, naming, and indexing data by assigning a structured alphanumeric tag and controlled vocabulary name to each data item. This allowed relating data elements to those defined by other organizations. UDEF defined Dewey-decimal like codes for concepts, such as "Employee.PERSON_Employer.Assigned.IDENTIFIER" for employee number. UDEF has been superseded by the Open Data Element Framework (O-DEF).

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Universal Data Element Framework

The Universal Data Element Framework (UDEF) was a controlled vocabulary developed by The Open Group that provided a framework for categorizing, naming, and indexing data by assigning a structured alphanumeric tag and controlled vocabulary name to each data item. This allowed relating data elements to those defined by other organizations. UDEF defined Dewey-decimal like codes for concepts, such as "Employee.PERSON_Employer.Assigned.IDENTIFIER" for employee number. UDEF has been superseded by the Open Data Element Framework (O-DEF).

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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UDEF has been superseded by the Open Data Element Framework (O-DEF) (https://www.opengroup.org/
odef/).[1]

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. (http://www.opengroup.org/udefinf
o/index.htm)

External links
UDEF Project of The Open Group (http://www.opengroup.org/udefinfo/)
UDEF Frequently Asked Questions (http://www.opengroup.org/udefinfo/faq.htm)

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