Data contracts
IEC 61968 /
International Electrotechnical Commission
The Common Information Model for utility data exchange and integration.
Data contracts
CIM Context for Utility Data Contracts and Transformer APM
How IEC 61968 and IEC 61970 Common Information Model concepts can help utilities frame GridAPM data contracts for transformer APM pilots.
Context, not certification
GridAPM cites IEC TC 57 - Common Information Model for public context. This page does not reproduce copyrighted standard text and does not claim certification, conformance, or endorsement.
What it covers
Use standards context to improve evidence quality.
Agentic AI pilots depend on asset identity, system-of-record boundaries, source ownership, and consistent handoffs. CIM context helps utilities discuss data contracts before connecting transformer evidence to planning, operations, CMMS, EAM, and historian systems.
- Asset identifiers, hierarchy, location, owner, and system-of-record boundaries.
- Evidence lineage between transformer records, work orders, inspection files, and operational context.
- Field-level source ownership and allowed export targets.
- Review rules for draft AI output before it enters enterprise workflows.
How GridAPM references it
Where this reference fits in the workbench.
GridAPM can help utilities scope a data-contract pilot that aligns transformer evidence with enterprise context. This page does not claim GridAPM is a complete CIM implementation or certified integration platform.
- Intake
- Correlate & quality gate
- Agent reasoning
- Engineer sign-off
- Work package & report
What it does not mean
Boundaries we keep in writing.
- No claim of full CIM conformance or utility system replacement.
- No write-back or workflow automation claim without customer-approved integration design.
- Data mappings should be validated by the customer's data, OT, and asset teams.
Next steps
Connect the reference to a pilot workflow.
Utility data contract mapper
An interactive worksheet for naming sources, owners, and export boundaries.
Integrations
How CMMS, EAM, historian, and lab data align with transformer evidence.
Data handling
What data enters a pilot, where it lives, and what never leaves.
Pilot Brief Builder
Draft a scoped pilot brief with your data-contract answers included.
FAQ
Standards language stays careful.
Why should AI pilots start with data contracts?
A data contract names approved sources, owners, units, timestamps, review states, and export boundaries before AI drafts are trusted in a workflow.
Does GridAPM replace a utility's EAM, CMMS, or historian?
No. GridAPM is positioned as a transformer evidence workbench and pilot scaffold that can prepare review-ready context for existing systems.
Test the workflow on your own fleet.
An eight-week pilot runs on your approved evidence, with your engineers keeping sign-off authority at every step.