# IDS

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## [About the IDS category](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/about-the-ids-category/5330)

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**Author:** [@artur\_tomczak](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/artur_tomczak)\
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## [How to validate IDS files?](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/how-to-validate-ids-files/5993)

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**Author:** [@AntonioCWD](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/AntonioCWD)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/how-to-validate-ids-files/5993 "2025-03-13T16:44:43Z")

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In order to properly use IDS files to validate IFC files, we should make sure, that IDS files are properly formatted. Just yesterday I heard from someone using IDS since its beginning, that different vendors produce IDS…

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## [Using IDS to Validate Property Attributes](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/using-ids-to-validate-property-attributes/5736)

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**Author:** [@shihangzhang](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/shihangzhang)\
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**Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/using-ids-to-validate-property-attributes/5736 "2024-11-04T09:38:06Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m wondering if it’s possible to validate property attributes using IDS. For example, I’d like to check the attribute “People” within the Pset\_SpaceThermalLoad of an IfcBuilding, which is expressed usi…