Glossary term

static data

Stable product or battery master data that is expected to remain consistent unless a governed correction, design change, or version update occurs.

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What does static data mean?

Static data is the relatively stable part of the passport record: master data about what the asset is, including identifiers, model-level and batch-level information, manufacturer details, category, declared specifications, hazardous material declarations, critical raw material context, and supply-chain origin. Static means data that do not change often or on a regular basis; it does not mean not low-risk. It should stay visibly distinct from dynamic data even when both appear in the same passport interface.

Short version

Static data is the relatively stable part of a digital product or battery passport record: information set at manufacture, registration, model definition, or certification that normally remains fixed through regular operation. It provides the baseline for what the asset is, not a signal that the data is public, low-risk, or unimportant.

Minespider working definition

In digital passport and traceability architectures, static data is often managed as master data: the stable characteristics used to describe a product, battery model, batch, or individual item. It can include manufacturer identity, production location, model number, battery category, chemistry, nominal capacity, designed lifetime, material composition, critical raw material figures, conformity declarations, and other baseline attributes. Dynamic data tracks what happens to an asset over time; static data defines what the asset is and which regulatory obligations, evidence requirements, and inherited attributes attach to it.

Common boundary mistakes

The core boundary is stability rather than criticality. Static data is not low-risk just because it changes rarely. Hazardous material declarations, critical raw material weights, recycled-content claims, supply-chain origin evidence, and conformity information may be static while still being among the most scrutinized passport fields. A static field contains an error or unverified supplier claim can compromise downstream compliance even if the value never changes after publication.

Source context

Static-data language is an implementation concept used in DPP and battery-passport architecture. It should not imply that fields are immutable forever; changes should be governed and visible through versioning and audit history.

What this means for implementation

Implementation teams should treat static data as governed master data, not as a casual one-time form fill. Model-level and batch-level profiles can reduce duplication across thousands of serialized items, but only if permissions, versioning, evidence links, and change history are clear. If a vendor can quietly edit a critical material declaration years after a battery enters service, the passport may still show a stable-looking value while the audit trail no longer supports trust.

Official definitions by source

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/670

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/670 supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU

data that do not change often or on a regular basis

Direct EU definition from intelligent transport systems context; useful for static/dynamic data distinction but not battery-specific.

Reference: Article 2, point 5

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Standards and implementation context

These entries are non-verbatim context summaries. They are not presented as public legal definitions.

DIN DKE SPEC 99100

DIN DKE SPEC 99100:2025-02 — Requirements for data attributes of the battery passport

DIN DKE SPEC 99100 uses static data as implementation context for battery-passport data attributes that have a low update frequency.

Non-verbatim implementation-context summary only; not a verbatim DIN definition. DIN DKE SPEC 99100 is a copyrighted standard, so this page gives context rather than republishing the standard text.

Reference: Section 3.19

Definition status

Reviewed public draft page. Aligns with high-priority battery section-role policy: plain working definition, concise source boundary, concrete implementation objects, and evidence-focused commentary.

Practical application

Implementation records should capture master data, field owner, source document, approval status, version, change control, effective date, model-level and batch-level applicability, and links to the dynamic fields or evidence files that depend on the static baseline. If a static field contains an error, teams need a governed correction path rather than a quiet edit with no audit trail.

Minespider commentary

Static data can sound simple because it changes less often, but it must be reused safely across model, batch, or item records so stable facts do not drift away from the batteries they describe. Low update frequencies do not remove governance needs: if category, identifier, manufacturer, or model data is wrong, every linked dynamic record, passport field, and compliance claim can be routed to the wrong object.

Common confusions

Treating static data as low-risk because it changes less often.
Editing master data without version, approval, or change-control records.
Confusing stable product identity fields with dynamic condition, use, or service data.

Related regulations

EU Battery Regulation