org.cispec.manufacturer

recommended: any CI with an identifiable original equipment manufacturer

org.cispec.manufacturer records the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of a Change Item — who made it, as distinct from who owns it (organization) or what programme it supports (environment).

The distinction matters across every domain where physical assets appear: a Siemens SIMATIC S7 PLC owned by an automotive manufacturer has a manufacturer of Siemens and an organization of the car company. A Pfizer vaccine lot owned by a hospital has a manufacturer of Pfizer and an organization of the hospital. A Lockheed Martin F-35 assigned to a USAF unit has a manufacturer of Lockheed Martin and an organization of the US Air Force. In CMDB practice, manufacturer drives patch and vulnerability applicability, EOL tracking, warranty queries, and recall/advisory notifications — none of which can be answered from organization alone.

Value format

The manufacturer’s commonly used name or registered trade name.

org.cispec.manufacturer=Siemens
org.cispec.manufacturer=Lockheed Martin
org.cispec.manufacturer=Pfizer
org.cispec.manufacturer=Caterpillar
org.cispec.manufacturer=Cisco Systems

Conformance

org.cispec.manufacturer is RECOMMENDED for any CI with an identifiable OEM. It is not REQUIRED for Declared conformance.

Attestation

manufacturer is independently attestable against publicly available product documentation, regulatory filings (FDA, FAA, CE marking), or procurement records.

Resolution and relation

Every Change Item sharing the same manufacturer value forms an edge in the namespace’s knowledge graph — “every Siemens device” is a real, expected query for vulnerability management (when a Siemens advisory is issued), EOL tracking, and procurement planning.

Document identifier

OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.42387.2.6.2.2
GUID: d957a085-ddfe-55e3-a34f-6e886194e470