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Description
Specifications published to meet urgent market needs.
Published
PAS [Number]:[Year]Examples 1
PAS 9980:2022
Components Used
BSI Publicly Available Specification identifiers are composed of these elements:
Publisher
EnumerationBSI (or BS prefix)
BSBSIPAS
e.g.
BSAdoption Source
EnumerationAdopted standard source (ISO, EN, IEC)
ISOENIECEN ISO
Present when adopting another publisher's standard.
e.g.
:adoption_sourceISODocument Type
EnumerationBS, PAS, PD, Flex, etc.
BSPASPDFlexHBDDEBEC +1 more
e.g.
BSNumber
StringThe document number
1–6 digit number, may include letters.
e.g.
476Part
IntegerPart number
Optional. After dash.
e.g.
22Year
YearPublication year
4-digit year, preceded by colon.
e.g.
2015Amendment/Consolidated
CompoundConsolidated amendment indicator
After "+". E.g. +A1:2019 for incorporated amendment.
e.g.
:consolidated+A1:2019Publisher Specific
StringBSI-specific publisher codes
Publisher-specific codes.
e.g.
:publisherADate
StringDate information
Date for draft documents.
e.g.
:date14/30300822Algebraic Relations
Relations that can involve Publicly Available Specification identifiers:
| Relation | Description | Syntax | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment | Modifies a standard | BS [Number]:[Year]+A[N]:[Year] | BS 476-22:1987+A1:2019 |
| Corrigendum | Corrects errors | BS [Number]:[Year]/Cor [N]:[Year] | BS 9999:2017/Cor 1:2018 |
| Adoption | Adoption of ISO/EN/IEC | BS [Source] [Number]:[Year] | BS ISO 9001:2015 |
| Consolidated | Base + incorporated amendments | BS [Number]:[Year]+A[N]:[Year] | BS A 242-A 245:1974+A1:2017 |
| Part | Multi-part standard | BS [Number]-[Part]:[Year] | BS 8300-1:2018 |
| Bundle | Multiple documents bundled | BS [Number] + [Number] | BS A 242-A 245:1974+A1:2017 |
| Set | Document set | BS [Number] Set | BS 476 Set |