# SUBSYSTEM OVERVIEW

S041 Interface (S041) Subsystem

The S041 subsystem provides functions related to STEP (part 41) configuration management (CM) data. The S041 subsystem provides STEP dependent functions for mapping between PDElib standard configuration (CFG) files and STEP information models as well as for the creation and management of a REPRESENTATION_CONTEXT within a STEP model.

# CM CONFIGURATION FILES

Configuration files allow quick and easy storage of STEP data using concise data structures defined in the s041 data definition file (s041.ddf). A CM file may contain entities as follows:

    CFG_PRDFFR_CREATOR:
    role_NAME               = "creator";
    person_ID               = "222-002";
    person_FIRST_NAME       = "Gabrielle";
    person_LAST_NAME        = "Pierre";
    organization_NAME       = "New Ventures, Inc.";
    organization_ID         = "NVI-Michigan";

These CM configuration files can influence the creation of minimum CM entity models. (See s203_intro and s214_intro)

# SAVING STEP MODELS AS CFG FILES

STEP CM models can be converted to and saved as CFG files by using the s041_CMToCFG function.