1、BRITISH STANDARD BS ISO 8439:1990 Implementation of ISO8439:1990 Forms design Basic layout UDC 651.71BSISO8439:1990 This BritishStandard, having been prepared under the directionof the Information Systems Technology StandardsPolicy Committee, waspublished under the authorityof the Standards Boardand
2、 comes into effect on 30April1991 BSI 02-2000 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference IST/14 Draft for comment 88/65472 DC ISBN 0 580 19599 6 Committees responsible for this BritishStandard The preparation of this BritishStandard was entrusted by the Inf
3、ormation Systems Technology Standards Policy Committee (IST/-) to Technical Committee IST/14, upon which the following bodies were represented: Article Number Association (UK) Ltd. Association for Payment Clearing Services Automobile Association British Computer Society British Telecommunications pl
4、c Computing Services Association EEA (the Association of Electronics, Telecommunications and Business Equipment Industries) Edifact (Board Special Projects Message Development Group) Electricity Supply Industry in UnitedKingdom General Council of British Shipping HM Customs and Excise HM Treasury (C
5、entral Computer and Telecommunications Agency) Information Technology Users Standards Association Library Association Lloyds Insurance Brokers Committee Simpler Trade Procedures Board (SITPRO) Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date Commen
6、tsBSISO8439:1990 BSI 02-2000 i Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover National foreword ii Foreword iii Text of ISO8439 1BSISO8439:1990 ii BSI 02-2000 National foreword This BritishStandard reproduces verbatim ISO8439:1990 and implements it as the UK national standard. This BritishS
7、tandard is published under the direction of the Information Systems Technology Standards Policy Committee whose Technical Committee IST/14 has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international committee any enquiries on interpretation, or proposals
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9、tandard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cov
10、er, an inside front cover, pagesi andii, theISO title page, pages ii to iv, pages1to3 and a back cover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover.ISO8439:1990(E) ii BSI 02-2000
11、 Contents Page Foreword iii Introduction 1 1 Scope 1 2 Normative references 1 3 Definitions 1 4 Overall sizes, margins and image areas 1 5 Division of image area 1 5.1 Vertical division 1 5.2 Horizontal division 1 6 Data fields 2 7 Examples 2 7.1 Figure 1 2 7.2 Figure 2 2 Figure 1 Example of horizon
12、tal division of image area Column rulesand their designations Size reduction, approximately80% 2 Figure 2 Example of layout of data fields Size reduction, approximately80% 3 Descriptors: Documentation, forms (paper), specifications, dimensions, design.ISO8439:1990(E) BSI 02-2000 iii Foreword ISO (th
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15、ical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least75% of the member bodies casting a vote. International Standard ISO8439 was prepared by Techni
16、cal Committee ISO/TC154, Documents and data elements in administration, commerce and industry, in collaboration with the Universal Postal Union (UPU).iv blankISO8439:1990(E) BSI 02-2000 1 Introduction This International Standard aims at the creation of uniformity in the design of forms in order to f
17、acilitate completion and information retrieval. The principles established in this International Standard will form the basis for future application standards. 1 Scope This International Standard specifies overall sizes, image areas, their division and data fields for forms intended for use within a
18、dministration, commerce and industry. 2 Normative references The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this International Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, a
19、nd parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently valid International Standards. ISO216:1975, Writing paper and cert
20、ain classes of printed matter Trimmed sizes A and B series. ISO353:1975, Processed writing paper and certain classes of printed matter Method of expression of dimensions. ISO3535:1977, Forms design sheet and layout chart. ISO4882:1979, Office machines and data processing equipment Line spacings and
21、character spacings. ISO6422:1985, Layout key for trade documents. 3 Definitions For the purposes of this International Standard, the following definitions apply. 3.1 basic depth spacing; bds the preferred line spacing of4,233mm(1/6 in) in accordance with ISO4882 3.2 basic width spacing; bws the pref
22、erred character spacing of2,54mm(1/10 in) in accordance with ISO4882 3.3 data field specified area used for a particular category of data 3.4 form data carrier designed to carry a visible record of data entries 3.5 image area a predetermined area within which information can be entered for subsequen
23、t reproduction, storage or transmission 3.6 issuer (of a document) institution, enterprise or person having issued a document and, by signing or otherwise, takes responsibility for the contents of the document 3.7 margin space between an edge of the form and its adjacent image area 4 Overall sizes,
24、margins and image areas The primary overall sizes of this International Standard are A4 and A5L in accordance with ISO216 and ISO353. In conformity with Annex A of ISO3535 the following measurements apply: Left-hand margin20mm 1,0mm Top margin10mm 1,0mm Image area for A4 size183mm 280mm Image area f
25、or A5L size183mm 131mm NOTE 1When applicable, this standard may also be used with other A-sizes contained in ISO216 or with commonly used non-ISO standardized sizes. When document contents are to be exchanged between partners using different paper sizes, care should be taken that no information be p
26、laced outside the image area common to the paper sizes used. 5 Division of image area 5.1 Vertical division The image area is divided into strips. The division and the numbering of the strips shall be in accordance with Annex A and Annex B of ISO3535. 5.2 Horizontal division The image area is divide
27、d into columns in accordance with Annex A of ISO3535, which depicts an A4 image area, divided into72 basic columns.ISO8439:1990(E) 2 BSI 02-2000 6 Data fields The image area is commonly divided into data fields, of which Issuer field. Reference field and Address field occur frequently. 6.1 Issuer fi
28、eld is an area for the identification of the issuer of a document (name, logotype, etc.) and, if required, department of attending officer. Further issuer particulars (postal address, telephone number, telex and telefax addresses, etc.) which cannot be provided in the main field should be placed in
29、an additional issuer field, preferably at the bottom of the form. 6.2 Reference field is an area for document identifier (document name), document code, dates and other references. 6.3 Address field is an area reserved for one or two addresses. 7 Examples 7.1 Figure 1 For reference and to facilitate
30、 a standard tabulation, the width of the image area may be subdivided. Image areas having a width of72bws(183mm) may be divided into8 columns, each9 bws wide. This is shown inFigure 1, where the column rules are designated C0 to C8. 7.2 Figure 2 Figure 2 shows an example of the upper part of a form
31、having an image area width of72bws(183mm) and containing Issuer field. Reference field and Address field. In this example, the strips marked9 to17 constitute the Address field. Strip no. 09 is reserved for the heading of the address. In documents designed to be placed in window envelopes, strips nos
32、.16 and17 are left blank. NOTE 2In the United Nations Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO6422) only strips10 to14 are used for address particulars. Figure 1 Example of horizontal division of image area Column rules and their designations Size reduction, approximately80%ISO8439:1990(E) BSI 02-2000 3
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