The technical requirements are determined for a particular object. Technical data is assigned to the object by
connecting the object class with a technical class that contains technical attributes. Values can be defined to
those technical attributes to describe the object's technical requirements. The technical attribute values can
then be approved and locked by setting the Technical Specification status of the object to Approved. To
modify the technical attributes, the technical specification status of the object has to be set to Not
Approved.
Design object technical data and technical specification status values can be integrated with a Functional Object
in IFS/Equipment if both objects are connected to the same technical class. When sharing this information, the
technical specification status of the receiving object changes according to the following ways: