The technical requirements are determined for a particular object. Technical 
data is assigned to the object by connecting the object class with a technical class 
that contains technical attributes. Values can be defined to those technical attributes 
to describe the object's technical requirements. The technical attribute values 
can then be approved and locked by setting the Technical Specification status of 
the object to Approved. To modify the technical attributes, the technical 
specification status of the object has to be set to Not Approved. 
Design object technical data and technical specification status values can be integrated 
with a Functional Object in IFS/Equipment if both objects are connected to the same 
technical class. When sharing this information, the technical specification status 
of the receiving object changes according to the following ways: