This version is a major rewrite of the B2MML release. It incorporates all of the changes from:
- ISA-95 Part 2-ed3: Objects and Attributes for enterprise-control system integration, 2018 edition
- ISA-95 Part 4-ed2: Objects and Attributes for Manufacturing Operations Management, 2018 version
- ISA-95 Part 5-ed4: Business to Manufacturing Transactions, 2018 version,
- ISA TR95-01-ed1: Master Data Profile Template, 2018 version
Because of the changes in the ISA-95 standard, this release is not fully backward compatible with the previous Version 6 release. Users are encouraged to test their applications using the new schemas. There have been some element name changes to match the ISA-95 standard. There are also a significant number of extra elements that represent links between the different data models. One major change was the addition of tests as first class objects, which changed the various test elements in the resource models.
This release also includes the first version of the B2MML-JSON specification. This file is released "as-in" with no testing, as a direct conversion of the AllSchemas.xsd using XMPSpy2021. Users are encouraged to test and submit any issues discovered.