IfcPropertyDependencyRelationship

Item	SPF	XML	Change	Description
IFC2x3 to IFC4
IfcPropertyDependencyRelationship
Name	X	X	MODIFIED	Name changed from DependingProperty to Name. Type changed from IfcProperty to IfcLabel. Instantiation changed to OPTIONAL.
Description	X	X	MODIFIED	Name changed from DependantProperty to Description. Type changed from IfcProperty to IfcText. Instantiation changed to OPTIONAL.
DependingProperty	X	X	MODIFIED	Name changed from Name to DependingProperty. Type changed from IfcLabel to IfcProperty. Instantiation changed from OPTIONAL.
DependantProperty	X	X	MODIFIED	Name changed from Description to DependantProperty. Type changed from IfcText to IfcProperty. Instantiation changed from OPTIONAL.

Semantic definitions at the entity

Entity definition

An IfcPropertyDependencyRelationship describes an identified dependency between the value of one property and that of another.

HISTORY New entity in IFC2x2

IFC4 CHANGE Made subtype of IfcResourceLevelRelationship (attribute order changed).

Use Definition

Whilst the IfcPropertyDependencyRelationship may be used to describe the dependency, and it may do so in terms of the expression of how the dependency operates, it is not possible through the current IFC model for the value of the related property to be actually derived from the value of the relating property. The determination of value according to the dependency is required to be performed by an application that can then use the Expression attribute to flag the form of the dependency.

Attribute definitions

#	Attribute	Type	Cardinality	Description	G
3	DependingProperty	IfcProperty		The property on which the relationship depends.	X
4	DependantProperty	IfcProperty		The dependant property.	X
5	Expression	IfcText	?	Expression that further describes the nature of the dependency relation.	X

Formal Propositions

Rule	Description
NoSelfReference	The DependingProperty shall not point to the same instance as the DependantProperty.

Inherited definitions from supertypes

Entity inheritance

Attribute inheritance

#	Attribute	Type	Cardinality	Description	G
IfcResourceLevelRelationship
1	Name	IfcLabel	?	A name used to identify or qualify the relationship.	X
2	Description	IfcText	?	A description that may apply additional information about the relationship.	X
IfcPropertyDependencyRelationship
3	DependingProperty	IfcProperty		The property on which the relationship depends.	X
4	DependantProperty	IfcProperty		The dependant property.	X
5	Expression	IfcText	?	Expression that further describes the nature of the dependency relation.	X

Formal representations

XML Specification

 <xs:element name="IfcPropertyDependencyRelationship" type="ifc:IfcPropertyDependencyRelationship" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcResourceLevelRelationship" nillable="true"/>

 <xs:complexType name="IfcPropertyDependencyRelationship">

  <xs:complexContent>

   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcResourceLevelRelationship">

    <xs:sequence>

     <xs:element name="DependingProperty" type="ifc:IfcProperty" nillable="true"/>

     <xs:element name="DependantProperty" type="ifc:IfcProperty" nillable="true"/>

    </xs:sequence>

    <xs:attribute name="Expression" type="ifc:IfcText" use="optional"/>

   </xs:extension>

  </xs:complexContent>

 </xs:complexType>

EXPRESS Specification


ENTITY IfcPropertyDependencyRelationship

 SUBTYPE OF (IfcResourceLevelRelationship);

  DependingProperty : IfcProperty;

  DependantProperty : IfcProperty;

  Expression : OPTIONAL IfcText;

 WHERE

  NoSelfReference : DependingProperty :<>: DependantProperty;
END_ENTITY;

 EXPRESS-G diagram

	Merkmal - Abhängigkeitsrelation
	Property Dependency Relationship