| Concept | Documentation |
| Any SAF Element | A concept used only together with relational concepts to specify that the relation goes to any other SAF Concept. |
| Term | Specifies the fact that a term is usually defined by a standard, but can also be defined as part of system development work. |
| Standard | Specifies a standard which shall potentially be complied by the system or a part of the system. |
| defined by | Specifies the fact that a term is defined by a standard. |
| Standardization Organization | An organization of standardization, e.g., International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Object Management Group (OMG), etc. |
| issued by | Specifies the fact that a standard is issued by an organization of standardization. |
| including | Specifies the fact that a standard is part of another standard. |
| Category Of Standard | Specifies categories in which the standard could be categorized , e.g., a data exchange format or a protocol standard, or categories as national, company or international standard. |
| categorized | Specifies the fact that a standard is categorized by one or more categories. |
| superseding | Specifies the fact that a standard supersedes one or more other standards. |
| conform to | Specifies, that a SAF Element may be conform to one or more Standards. |
| Glossary | specifies a coherent set of terms. |
| contains | specifies that a glossary contains a number of terms. A term is contained only in one glossary. |
| contains | specifies that a standard may contain one or more glossaries. |
| depends on | specifies that a standard depends on an other. |