CFIHOS+ extensions

Use CFIHOS+ when standard CFIHOS content does not cover a governed need and the new resource must remain connected to the CFIHOS structure. Start by identifying what is missing; each resource has different parent, value, and review rules.

Choose the resource to create

If you need to add...	Continue to	Important context
An equipment or tag classification	Equipment and tag classes	Choose the right hierarchy and distinguish inherited from direct properties.
A value carried by a class	Properties	Decide whether the value is numeric, controlled text, free text, or Boolean.
A governed list of allowed values	Picklists	The parent and its values are one review aggregate.
A physical quantity model or measurement expression	Units and dimensions	Create or select the dimension before the unit and numeric property.

How the workflow fits together

First prepare the common authoring information, then use the selected guide for its specific fields and relationships. All of the guides cover the PCA form and the relevant Creator routes. Equipment and tag class authoring can also look up properties inherited from a chosen parent; that lookup supports the authoring form and is not a general consumer endpoint.

After saving, inspect the generated Draft and use Work with drafts and submit content when it is complete. Definition sources and external mappings explains the evidence and mapping choices shared by these resources.