Construction Drawing Abbreviations. The following is a list of abbreviations found on a typical set of construction drawings designed to help you interpret information on your blueprints.
IDMS. IDMS is primarily a network database management system for mainframes. It was first developed at B.F. Goodrich and later marketed by Cullinane Database Systems. Since 1989 the product has been owned by Computer Associates, who renamed it Advantage CA-IDMS and later simply to CA IDMS.
vendor management system (VMS) A vendor management system (VMS) is an enterprise software platform that enables companies to control the process of procuring and managing a flexible workforce. VMSes are usually Internet-enabled and can be run on premises, in the cloud, or hybrid.