#### IfcOrganization

Natural language names

##### Semantic definitions at the entity

Entity definition

A named and structured grouping with a corporate identity.

> NOTE: The relationships between IfcOrganizations, like a Department within a Company, can be expressed using IfcOrganizationRelationship.

> NOTE Corresponding STEP name: organization, please refer to ISO/IS 10303-41:1994 for the final definition of the formal standard.

> HISTORY New entity in IFC Release 1.5.1.

Attribute definitions

# | Attribute | Type | Cardinality | Description | A
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | Id | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |
2 | Name | IfcLabel | [1:1] | The word, or group of words, by which the organization is referred to. | X
3 | Description | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |
4 | Roles | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |
5 | Addresses | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |
| Engages | IfcPersonAndOrganization @TheOrganization | S[0:?] | Inverse relationship to IfcPersonAndOrganization relationships in which IfcOrganization is engaged. |

##### Inherited definitions from supertypes

Entity inheritance
Attribute inheritance

# | Attribute | Type | Cardinality | Description | A
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
IfcOrganization
1 | Id | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |
2 | Name | IfcLabel | [1:1] | The word, or group of words, by which the organization is referred to. | X
3 | Description | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |
4 | Roles | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |
5 | Addresses | - |  | This attribute is out of scope for this model view definition and shall not be set. |
| Engages | IfcPersonAndOrganization @TheOrganization | S[0:?] | Inverse relationship to IfcPersonAndOrganization relationships in which IfcOrganization is engaged. |

##### Formal representations

XSD Specification
`<xs:element name="IfcOrganization" type="ifc:IfcOrganization" substitutionGroup="ifc:Entity" nillable="true"/>
<xs:complexType name="IfcOrganization">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base="ifc:Entity">
<xs:attribute name="Name" type="ifc:IfcLabel" use="optional"/>
</xs:extension>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
`
EXPRESS Specification
`ENTITY IfcOrganization;
Id : OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional;
Name : IfcLabel;
Description : OPTIONAL IfcStrippedOptional;
Roles : OPTIONAL LIST [1:?] OF IfcStrippedOptional;
Addresses : OPTIONAL LIST [1:?] OF IfcStrippedOptional;
INVERSE
Engages : SET [0:?] OF IfcPersonAndOrganization FOR TheOrganization;
END_ENTITY;

EXPRESS-G diagram

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