CIMIS

Sponsor

Executive Operating Committee (EOC) consists of representatives from the following organizations

• American Petroleum Institute (API)

• American Supply Association (ASA)

• Construction Companies (CII-CIAG)

• Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (PIDX)

• Pipe Valve and Fitting Roundtable (PVF Roundtable)

(USA)

Web Site

http://committees.api.org/business/pidx/cimis.html

How to Obtain

Current release

Contact

Desiree Burnely, +1-202-682-8504, burnleyd@api.org  

Usage

A standard for the exchange of descriptive information to buy and manage common construction bulk materials using a common cross-reference database.

Scope

CIMIS (Common Industry Material Identification Standards) is a cross-industry initiative to provide common identifiers and standard descriptions for commodity materials utilized in maintenance, operations, construction, and OEM activities. The CIMIS catalogue items include casing, connection, flange, nipple, pipe, valves, etc.  The lack of standard commodity identifiers has been a major constraint on the efficient expansion of both Electronic Commerce (EDI) and Automated Coding Technologies (bar coding), capabilities widely recognized in cost reduction efforts. While several single industry attempts have been undertaken to create standard identifiers, CIMIS is the first to utilize a consensus approach by the full supply chain and to coordinate its efforts with national and global standards bodies.  A CIMIS database record (a twelve-digit number) contains the information needed to properly describe the item.

Characteristics

See Interoperability Tutorial for details on terms used below.

Domain

Piping, Valves and Fittings

Standard Type

Traditional

Standards Process

Standardize then implement.

Intellectual Property (IP)

Download free ACCESS Databases here.  Documentation available for purchase from the web site.

Cost of one interface

Unknown

File Format

Commodity codes. ACCESS database

Focus

Usage-driven. Procurement of commodity construction materials by using a common set of commodity codes.

Scope

Single domain.  Procurement codes for piping, valves and fittings.

Model Content

Broad/shallow.  

Scalability

Scalability/expense is unknown.

Extensibility

Fixed.  Uses fixed 12 digit code.

Model Content

Narrow and detailed.  

Usage

Exchange common commodity code.

Exchange Content

Commodity code - lookup details via database.

Data model approach

Single domain - data model embedded inside of 12-digit code.

Benefits

The information included in CIMIS is intended to be compatible with legacy systems: a wide range of companies can use CIMIS with their current system

Status & Plans

A suggested industry standard.  No future plans available.

Software

None currently available.

Deployment Status

None currently available.

Limitations

Rare implementation by industry, limitation of items

Additional Resources

None currently available.