#### 8.1.3.3 IfcOrganization

| Organisation
| Organisation

A named and structured grouping with a corporate identity.

> NOTE The relationships between IfcOrganization's, like between department within a company, can be expressed using the objectified relationship IfcOrganizationRelationship.

> NOTE Entity adapted from organization defined in ISO 10303-41.

> HISTORY New entity in IFC1.5.1.

> IFC4 CHANGE Attribute 'Id' renamed to Identification.

XSD Specification:

<xs:element name="IfcOrganization" type="ifc:IfcOrganization" substitutionGroup="ifc:Entity" nillable="true"/>
<xs:complexType name="IfcOrganization">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="ifc:Entity">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Roles" nillable="true" minOccurs="0">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element ref="ifc:IfcActorRole" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute ref="ifc:itemType" fixed="ifc:IfcActorRole"/>
<xs:attribute ref="ifc:cType" fixed="list"/>
<xs:attribute ref="ifc:arraySize" use="optional"/>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="Addresses" nillable="true" minOccurs="0">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element ref="ifc:IfcAddress" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute ref="ifc:itemType" fixed="ifc:IfcAddress"/>
<xs:attribute ref="ifc:cType" fixed="list"/>
<xs:attribute ref="ifc:arraySize" use="optional"/>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="Identification" type="ifc:IfcIdentifier" use="optional"/>
<xs:attribute name="Name" type="ifc:IfcLabel" use="optional"/>
</xs:extension>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

EXPRESS Specification:

ENTITY IfcOrganization;

Identification | : | OPTIONAL IfcIdentifier;
Name | : | IfcLabel;
Description | : | OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional;
Roles | : | OPTIONAL LIST [1:?] OF IfcActorRole;
Addresses | : | OPTIONAL LIST [1:?] OF IfcAddress;

| INVERSE

Engages | : | SET OF IfcPersonAndOrganization FOR TheOrganization;

END_ENTITY;

Attribute Definitions:

Identification | : | Identification of the organization.
Name | : | The word, or group of words, by which the organization is referred to.
Description | : | Text that relates the nature of the organization.
Roles | : | Roles played by the organization.
Addresses | : | Postal and telecom addresses of an organization. NOTE There may be several addresses related to an organization.
Engages | : | Inverse relationship to IfcPersonAndOrganization relationships in which IfcOrganization is engaged.

Inheritance Graph:

ENTITY IfcOrganization

| ENTITY IfcOrganization

Identification | : | OPTIONAL IfcIdentifier;
Name | : | IfcLabel;
Description | : | OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional;
Roles | : | OPTIONAL LIST [1:?] OF IfcActorRole;
Addresses | : | OPTIONAL LIST [1:?] OF IfcAddress;

| INVERSE

Engages | : | SET OF IfcPersonAndOrganization FOR TheOrganization;

END_ENTITY;

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