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Searching
Searching is accomplished by entering the information you are looking for into the white boxes, then clicking on 'SEARCH' or hitting the ENTER key on your keyboard.
For information on how the search works, refer to the specific field information given below.
Searching using Wildcards
Any terms entered into a search will be automatically truncated to both left and right. However there are some types of search which are faciliated by the use of a wildcard.
Using wildcards is the best way of ensuring that you find the information that you want as it can be difficult to know what is in the field you are searching in.
With around 200 BSI staff maintaining the information used by Projectline, occasionally inconsistencies arise, and using wildcards is the best way of getting around these.
The wildcharacter to use is
'*' - for any combination of text or numbers
It is recommended that you always add the '*' wildcard whenever you wish to search on multiple search strings such as between parts of prefix number (see section on Standard identifiers).
Searching by Standard Identifier
A search by Standard Identifier will look at the descriptions of all the publications associated with a project (both issued and under development). This means that it is possible to search for any National, European, or International publication, as well as British draft standards, associated with a development project.
It is recommended that you use wildcards between parts of the prefix, e.g. searching for BS EN 1234 should be entered as '*BS*EN*1234*'.
For the most reliable searches, only search by the standard number, e.g. searching for BS EN 2345 can be entered as '2345'. You will get a larger number of projects returned, but there is a greater likelihood of the search bringing back the information you want.
Searching by Keywords
A keyword search will look at the titles of all the publications associated with a project (both issued and under development).
It is best not to specify the entire title, but instead choose one or two words that are specific to the project you are looking for. Avoid using common terms such as 'testing', 'method', 'product' etc.
e.g. If you are looking for a standard with the title of 'Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments. Acceptance Tests. Imaging performance of X-ray equipment for computed tomography', then good words to search by would be 'medical' and 'imaging'.
These should be entered in the keyword search screen as 'medical*imaging'. Note that the search will only bring back titles where the wording is in that order, and so you should also look for 'imaging*medical' for full results.
Searching by BSI Project Number
BSI project numbers always follow the form 'yyyy/nnnnn', where yyyy is the year that the project was started, and nnnnn is the project number.
Searching by BSI project number is useful if you already know the number, or if you would like to know which projects were started in a specific year, e.g. searching for '2002/' would bring back all projects started in 2002 (although the 'Project Creation Date' search may be better).
Searching by European Project Number
European projects numbers are numeric only.
Further information on the current CEN work programme can be found at www.cenorm.be, and the CENELEC work programme at www.cenelec.org.
Searching by International Project Number
International project numbers are generally the eventual standard identifiers themselves.
Further information on the current ISO work programme can be found at www.iso.org, and the IEC work programme at www.iec.ch.
Searching by BSI Committee
To search for the work of any specific committee, enter the committee reference without any wildcards, e.g. 'IST/15' for all IST/15 projects.
To search for the work of any committee and its subcommittees and panels, enter '*' at the end, e.g. 'IST/15*'.
The BSI committees are categorized by their specialized area, which are identified by the last letter before the first forward-slash, i.e. those containing
B/ are Building and Civil Engineering committees
D/ and T/ are IT and Information Management committees
E/ are Engineering committees
H/ are Health and Environment committees
I/ are Materials and Chemicals committees
L/ are Electrotechnical committees
S/ are Management Systems committees
W/ are Consumer Products and Services committees
Therefore, for example 'IST/15' is concerned with an aspect of IT Information Management, and 'B/502' is concerned with an aspect of Building and Civil Engineering.
Therefore, it is possible to retrieve all of the projects within a specific subject area by entering the letter followed by '/', e.g. enter '*B/*' for all Building and Civil Engineering projects.
Searching by European Committee
European committee references generally follow the format AAA/TCNNN, where AAA is the main European organization reference, e.g. CEN, CLC, CECC, and NNN is the technical committee number.
Note that there are many combinations of committee reference in addition to the basic structure described, and so when searching it is recommended that you only enter the main organization reference and the technical committee number separated by wildcards, e.g. enter 'CEN*123' for 'CEN/TC 123'.
Further information on the current CEN technical committees can be found at www.cenorm.be, and the CENELEC technical committees at www.cenelec.org.
Searching by International Committee
International committee references generally follow the format AAA/TC NNN, where AAA is the main International organization reference, e.g. ISO, IEC, and NNN is the technical committee number.
Note that there are many combinations of committee reference in addition to the basic structure described, and so when searching it is recommended that you only enter the main organization reference and the technical committee number separated by wildcards, e.g. enter 'ISO*123' for 'ISO/TC 123'.
Further information on the current ISO technical committees can be found at www.iso.org, and the IEC technical committees at www.iec.ch.
Searching by Project Creation Date
The project creation date is the date at which the responsible BSI staff member (Programme Manager) first created the project on the BSI database.
Note that this date may be later than when the project actually started.
To search, enter the start and/or end dates using the drop down boxes provided.
Searching by Project Last Updated Date
Searching by the date the project was last updated may help you to identify any projects which have progressed within the time period you specify.
To search, enter the start and/or end dates using the drop down boxes provided.
Enter January 2002 To January 2002 to search for any projects created in January 2002
Enter June 2002 in the from boxes and leave the to boxes blank to search for any projects created after 1st June 2002
Enter To January 2000 to search for any projects created before the end of December 1999
Searching by Project Completion Date
Searching by the project completion dates may help you to identify which standards are due within the period you specify.
To search, enter the start and/or end dates in the boxes, of the form yyyy.mm.dd, where yyyy is the year, mm is the month number, and dd is the day, for example
Enter 'From 2002.01.01 To 2002.01.31' to search for any projects created in January 2002
Enter 'From 2002.06.01' to search for any projects created after 1st June 2002
Enter 'To 1990.12.31' to search for any projects created before the end of December 1990
Search Results - Project Description
This is the short description used by BSI staff to identify the project.
It will generally reflect the main source of the standard being produced, i.e. if the standard is to be a British implementation of an European or International standard, then the reference of the European or International standard will have been used. If the standard is to be purely British, then the British standard number will have been used.
Search Results - Project Full Title
This is the full title used by BSI staff to identify the subject of the standard.
If you are looking for the final title which will be used, then it is better to refer to the titles of the issued publications, or publications under development if there are none.
Note that the titles of publications under development may be subject to change.
Search Results - Project Type
The project type identifies what type of publication is under production.
The project types are:-
Addendum - An addition to a current or planned publication
Amendment - An amendment to a current or planned publication
Corrigendum - A correction to a current or planned publication
Enquiry Case
New Edition - A new version of a current publication
Original - A new publication
Revision - A revised version of a current publication
Supplement - An addition to a current or planned publication
Search Results - Project Status
The project status helps to identify at what stage it is in its production, or whether the development has been halted for any reason.
The status' included by Projectline are:-
Postponed - projects are usually postponed when the body responsible decides that there are insufficient resources to complete the work
Proposed - the project has been proposed, but not yet approved
Approved - the project has been approved to go ahead
Draft for Public Comment Issued
Draft - the standard is being drafted
In Production - the final draft has been produced and the standard is now in production
Ratified - the European or International standard has been approved for British implementation
Standstill - this status is assigned to a project when it is found that work is taking place in two locations (i.e. in Europe and Britain) with a similar scope. In accordance with International agreements, the national work must stop (unless publication will be acheived within six months of notification of the standstill).
Suspended from Production - this status is assigned when there are last-minute problems with the publication of a standard, e.g. a diagram is faulty.
Search Results - Project Number
This is the reference number given to BSI development projects.
They are of the form yyyy/nnnnn, where yyyy is the year that the project was first created, and nnnnn is a system assigned number.
Search Results - European Project Number
This is the number of the European project to develop the European standard which will eventually be implemented as a BSI standard.
Further information on the current CEN work programme can be found at www.cenorm.be, and the CENELEC work programme at www.cenelec.org.
Search Results - International Project Number
This is the number of the International project to develop the International standard which will eventually be implemented as a BSI standard.
Further information on the current ISO work programme can be found at www.iso.org, and the IEC work programme at www.iec.ch.
Search Results - Start Date
This is the date that the development project was first created on the BSI database.
Note that this date may be later than the actual date the project was started.
Search Results - Last Updated
This is the date that the project information was last updated by BSI staff.
Search Results - Current Stage
This is the current position in the development of the final standard.
Search Results - Stage Achievement Date
This is the date that the current stage was attained.
Search Results - Expected Completion Date
This is the date when the final British standard is due to be completed, and its development project closed.
Search Results - Programme Manager
This is the BSI staff member responsible for coordinating the development project, and for assisting the relevant BSI committee with respect to administration and final publication.
Please note that all queries should be directed to BSI Customer Services and not to the Programme Managers themselves. This information is displayed for reference only.
Search Results - National Committee
The National Committee is the group of experts, assisted by the Programme Manager, responsible for developing the final British standard. They may also represent the UK in meetings of European or International committees.
Search Results European Committee
This is the committee responsible for the development of the European standard which will be implemented as a British standard.
Search Results - International Committee
This is the committee responsible for the development of the International standard which may be implemented as a British standard.
Search Results - Publication Description
This is the reference of any publication associated with the development project.
Those containing 'DC' are for British draft standards. Draft numbers are of the form yy/nnnnnn, where yy is the publication year (e.g. '99' for 1999, '02' for 2002), and nnnnnn is a number assigned by the Programme Manager.
Drafts with numbers not of this form have not yet been published.
Search Results - Full Title
This is the full title of the publication associated with the development project.
Please note that the titles of publications still in preparation may change.
Search Results - Product Reference
This is an number used internally at BSI to identify publications issued or in preparation.
Search Results - Published
The publication date is the actual date an issued publication was made available. It is not available for publications still in preparation.
Search Results - Sales Status
This is the current sales status (i.e. availability) of issued publications only.
