This document is the result of the ProSTEP iViP project groups PLM Services and PDM Implementor Forum (PDM-IF). Both groups are industrial consortia aiming to specify, standardize, and implement the OMG PLM Services. For further information please refer to the web-sites of the ProSTEP iViP Association (www.prostep.org).

This document is dedicated to users and vendors aiming to implement the OMG PLM Services 2.0. Thus, it contains a general overview, application scenarios, use case descriptions, and a detailed description on how the reference implementation was implemented (available for download at www.prostep.org).