IEC 61968-6-2015 PDF

Full title and description

Application integration at electric utilities — System interfaces for distribution management — Part 6: Interfaces for maintenance and construction. This part defines message types, information models and XML payload schemas to support maintenance, construction and work-management business functions (planned and unplanned maintenance, service orders, work requests, field recording and related workflows) between distribution management and enterprise/field systems.

Abstract

IEC 61968-6:2015 specifies the information content and message structures used to exchange maintenance and construction related information among utility systems. It provides a reference and static information model, use cases, message type definitions (work, work request, service order, maintenance order, etc.), UML conventions and normative XML schemas for payload validation to enable interoperable work-management and field operations integration.

General information

• Status: International Standard (published).
• Publication date: 7 July 2015.
• Publisher: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) — TC 57.
• ICS / categories: 33.200.
• Edition / version: Edition 1.0 (2015).
• Number of pages: 291 pages.

Key bibliographic details above are taken from the IEC publication record.

Scope

This part of IEC 61968 specifies the information content of message types to support business functions related to maintenance and construction for electric distribution utilities, including planned maintenance, unplanned/conditional maintenance, work management and service orders (for example meter installation/removal and new service requests). It defines a reference model, static information model classes for maintenance/construction, message formats and normative XML schemas for payloads to support interoperability between distribution management, work-scheduling/dispatch, asset management, customer service and field recording systems.

Key topics and requirements

• Reference and static information models covering maintenance, construction, work scheduling, field recording and related classes.
• Defined message types: work, work request, service order, maintenance order and related payload structures.
• Normative XML schemas (XSDs) for message payloads (provided in normative annexes).
• UML diagrams and document conventions for mandatory vs optional elements and message verbs.
• Use-case driven message definitions for work dispatch, field operations, service requests and maintenance reporting.

Typical use and users

Implemented by utility architects, integration teams, system integrators and software vendors who connect Distribution Management Systems (DMS), Work Management Systems (WMS), Outage/Work Order Management, Asset Management, Customer Information Systems and field workforce/mobile applications. Typical applications include automated work dispatch, life-cycle management of service orders, maintenance scheduling, field recording and coordinated multi-system workflows.

Related standards

IEC 61968-6 is part of the IEC 61968 series (Application integration at electric utilities — System interfaces for distribution management). Closely related parts include IEC 61968-1 (interface architecture and general recommendations) and other parts of the 61968 series (parts addressing customer operations, network model, records, and other interfaces). This part has been adopted/issued in European form as EN 61968-6.

Keywords

IEC 61968-6, maintenance and construction, work management, service order, distribution management, application integration, XML schemas, message types, reference information model, TC57.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: IEC 61968-6:2015 is an international standard that defines system interfaces and message types to support maintenance and construction business functions at electric distribution utilities.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers reference and static information models for maintenance/construction, detailed message type definitions (work, work request, service order, maintenance order), normative XML schemas for payloads, UML and document conventions, and use cases for work scheduling, dispatch and field operations.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Utility IT architects, system integrators, software vendors (DMS/WMS/OMS/field force/asset management vendors), operations teams and consultants involved in enterprise-to-field integration.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: IEC 61968-6 was published on 7 July 2015 (Edition 1.0). The IEC publication record shows its stability date as 2026; at that date the publication may be reconfirmed, amended, revised or withdrawn per IEC procedures. For the most current status or any amendments after 2026 check the IEC publication records.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is Part 6 of the IEC 61968 series (Application integration at electric utilities — System interfaces for distribution management), intended to be used together with IEC 61968-1 and the other parts in the series for full distribution-management integration coverage.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Maintenance and construction, work order, service order, message types, XML schemas, distribution management, application integration, IEC TC57.