Code specifying the stage in the product development cycle at which the specimen was selected for testing.

Code denoting the method of selecting the specimen.

The number of samples collected.

Code identifying the basic unit of measurement.

Code describing the physical configuration of the test specimen.

Code specifying the direction in which the sample was collected.

Code specifying the location, within the specimen, from which the sample was taken.

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content.

PSD08 can provide a more complete description of the physical sampling location.