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The use cases form the basis for defining the requirements for the exchange of information. Based on the Information Delivery Manual (IDM) methodology developed by buildingSMART, the processes and the resulting information exchange requirements and thus the level of information need are described. The precise regulation of the flow of information between the respective project participants enables integrative cooperation, and data is exchanged efficiently and error-free.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Various use cases are described below in varying depth for the core elements of IDM:<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use Case<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use cases define the content and scope of information delivery.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process definition<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/>The process definition is carried out using at least one of the following methods: process diagram \/ interaction diagram \/ transaction diagram.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exchange Requirements<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/>(Information exchange requirements) &#8211; Requirements for the exchange of information in a non-technical format.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use cases <sup>Examples6<\/sup><\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Model-based planning<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration, coordination, control<\/li>\n<li>Quantity determination<\/li>\n<li>Cost calculation (investment and utilization costs)<\/li>\n<li>Room book<\/li>\n<li>Invitation to tender<\/li>\n<li>Determining energy requirements (analysis, simulation)<\/li>\n<li>Scheduling and time planning<\/li>\n<li>Execution and quality control<\/li>\n<li>Documentation &#8220;as build&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>and many others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>6<\/sup> UCM &#8211; Use Case Management Service from buildingSMART international: <a href=\"https:\/\/ucm.buildingsmart.org\/\">https:\/\/ucm.buildingsmart.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Copyright<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This document is licensed under a &#8220;Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License&#8221; as Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike under the same conditions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LOIN_Fig15.png\" alt=\"Creative Commons\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":6654,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_is_vendor_doc":"0","footnotes":""},"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-6693","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 5.0.3 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From use case to level of information need The Use Case Management Service from buildingSMART international6 enables the collection, specification and exchange of best practices for various use cases. 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