Information Framework (SID) Suite Release Notes Release 13-5 v3-5-4

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Frameworx Reference Information Framework (SID) Release 13.5

Release Notes RN310 November 2013

Latest Update: Frameworx Release 13.5 Member Evaluation Version 3.5.4 IPR Mode: RAND

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Contents

Notice ...................................................................................................................................................................2

Contents ..............................................................................................................................................................3

List of Figures ....................................................................................................................................................4

1. Overview of the Evolution in this release (Information Framework Release 13.5) .............................5 1.1. Document Introduction ............................................................................................................5

1.1.1. Who is this Document for? ......................................................................................................5 1.1.2. Where did the Document content come from? ......................................................................5

1.2. Summary of Change Requests applied in this release .........................................................5

2. Release Definition ..........................................................................................................................................9 2.3. Document Release Definition .................................................................................................9 2.4. Model Release Definition ..................................................................................................... 11

3. Linkage to other Projects, Charters and Products................................................................................ 13 3.1 TM Forum Frameworx ......................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Others .................................................................................................................................. 13

4. Known Issues .............................................................................................................................................. 14

5. ADMINISTRATIVE APPENDIX................................................................................................................... 15 5.1. Version History ................................................................................................................................. 15 5.2. Release History ................................................................................................................................ 15 5.3. Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................................ 15



List of Figures N/A



1. Overview of the Evolution in this release (Information Framework Release 13.5)

This release of the Information Framework contains a new Metrics ABE, development of the Customer Problem ABE, major updates to the Logical Resource ABE / Software ABE and other Logical Resource ABE updates, as well as a new Umbrella (Unified) Resource information model and a Network Architecture information model. All the contents are based on submitted change requests. Additional minor change requests were also implemented in this release.

1.1. Document Introduction

1.1.1. Who is this Document for?

This document is targeted for readers who are already familiar with the content of previous release. It provides a high level overview of the delta between this release and former release.

1.1.2. Where did the Document content come from?

The material is drawn from a repository of information under the guidance of several Chartered teams within the TM Forum Collaboration system. The team are composed of TM Forum Members and Staff, and have been assembling this knowledge for several decades. The particular changes to any one version are the result of strategic debate within the Membership, and typically address the concerns of the day.

1.2. Summary of Change Requests applied in this release

Key features in this release of the Information Framework are:

CR Number CR Name (hyperlinked) Description Business Benefit

artf4063 Consolidate and generalize metrics entities across the SID

This request is focused on developing a generalized set of metric entities that can be used as needed in the SID. Currently disparate metrics entities exist in Performance, Service Level Specs, and Revenue Assurance KPIs.

Single view of metric information across the framework




artf4585

wrong figure in addendum 2 In addendum 2 Customer figures 15 and 15a show the same diagram - the mistake is in figure 15 - it should be replaced with Figure 15 from the model

Improve quality of guide books.

artf4632 Error in diagram C.05 (addendum 2) The diagram in the Customer guide book shows DisputedAmount entity "from DisputedAmount ABE" (type in ABE name). This typo was fixed in the model a couple of versions ago but the diagram was not updated in the guide book.

Improve quality of guide books.

artf4377 Customer Problem model Develop Customer

Problem ABE

Continue to develop ABEs for use by members

artf4288 Resource Computing and Software Demonstrate SID support for computing and applications in Fx 13.5

Further demonstrated uses of the Information Framework

artf4638 Enhancements to Information Framework for delivery in Fx13.5

1) Enhancements

to the Converged

Network ABE

2) Minor update to

the Information

Architecture (that

was to have been

delivered in Fx13).

3) Minor updates

to the UIM

(including a name

change from UNIM

which was to have

been delivered in

Demonstrate collaboration with other industry groups to enhance the Information Framework.




Fx13)

Minor Updates:

artf2356 https://collab.tmforum.org/sf/go/artf2356/ TIP Logical Resource ABE::Network Resource Fulfillment ABE all role attribute of the associations are marked as private against the SID guidelines, they should all become public.

Align model with published guidelines

artf2896 https://collab.tmforum.org/sf/go/artf2896/ There is an inconsistency between the model and the Product addendum GB922-3 within the Product Offering Price Rule ABE; the ProductOfferPriceCondition entity in the model files has an attribute priceRuleConditionType, whose name in the corresponding addendum is priceRuleComponentType

Align model and guide book

artf2899 https://collab.tmforum.org/sf/go/artf2899/ Update Payment model association multiplicity.

Reflect the way payments are actually handled

artf2390 https://collab.tmforum.org/sf/go/artf2390/ Improved layout of

figure 4SO-08 Improve model quality

artf2779 https://collab.tmforum.org/sf/go/artf2779/ Moved the 2

association classes and 2 association associated to these classes from Resource Management ABE up one level to the resource ABE then removed the

Improve model quality




Resource Management ABE which became empty.

artf3224 https://collab.tmforum.org/sf/go/artf3224/ On page 9 of

GB922_addendum_2_R9-0_V9-7 pdf file there is a figure C.2 customer business entities. The ContactMedium object is shown as in a package "Contact". Where does this package exist? Not mentioned anywhere in the documentation.

Improve quality of guide book



2. Release Definition The Information Framework is documented in for form of guide books (addenda) and model files as described in the following tables.

2.3. Document Release Definition

Document Name Version Document Status

Date New/ Updated in this release

READ_ME_FIRST_NOTE READ ME FIRST NOTE Information Framework

2.5.2 Reference Material

November2013

RN310 Information Framework (SID) Suite Release Notes


November 2013

GB922 CP Information Framework (SID): Concepts & Principles

7.4.1 TM Forum Approved

October 2012

GB922- D Information Framework Model Differences


November 2013

GB922 0 Primer for the Information Framework (SID)


September 2011

GB922 1A SID Agreement 6.7.1 TM Forum Approved

September 2011

GB922 1BI SID Business Interaction

6.12.1 Member Evaluation

October 2013

GB922 1BT SID Business Entity Base Types


September 2011

GB922 1CAP Common Business Entity Definitions Capacity -


October 2012

GB922 1 Catalog Catalog Business Entities


October 2012

TIP_Common_IA TIP Common Model Information Agreement

1.1 TM Forum Approved

August 2012

GB922 1J SID Project 2.7.1 TM Forum Approved

August 2013

GB922 1L SID Location 3.8.1 TM Forum Approved

August 2013

GB922 1 Metric SID Metric 1.9.1 Member Evaluation

October 2013

GB922 1P SID Party 9.10.1 Member Evaluation

October 2013

GB922 1 Performance Performance Business Entities


August 2013





TIP_PM_Mon_IA Performance Management Monitoring Information Agreement


April 2013

TIP_PM_Thr_IA Thresholding Information Agreement

1.0 Member Evaluated

April 2013

GB922 1POL SID Policy 1.4.1 TM Forum Approved

September 2011

GB922 1R SID Root Business Entities


September 2011

GB922 1T SID Time Related Entities


October 2012

GB922 1U Using the Information Framework (SID))


September 2011

GB922 1UR Users and Roles 1.6.1 TM Forum Approved

August 2013

GB922 1 Usage Usage Business Entities


September 2011

GB922 2 SID Customer 10.5.1 Member Evaluation

October 2013

GB922 3 SID Product 9.14.1 TM Forum Approved

August 2013

GB922 4SO SID Service Overview 9.10.1 TM Forum Approved

August 2013

GB922 4S-QoS SID Quality of Service 1.4.1 TM Forum Approved

September 2011

TIP-SPM-IA Service Problem Management Information Agreement (note Service Problem Management Information Agreement used as the SID addendum)


May 2011

GB922 5LR SID Logical Resource 10.5.1 Member Evaluation

October 2013

GB922 5LR Annex Computing and Software

1.2.1 Member Evaluation

October 2013

GB922 5PR SID Physical Resource


August 2013

GB922 6 Market / Sales 2.5.1 TM Forum Approved

September 2011

TIP-RAM-IA Resource Alarm Management Information Agreement (note this is used as the SID

1.1 Member Evaluated

April 2013





addendum)

TIP-MPAC-IA Maintenance, Protection and Alarm Control (this and the SID Performance addendum represent the complete set of performance-related documentation)


March 2012

GB922-7RA SID: Enterprise Domain Revenue Assurance Business Entities


September 2011

GB922-7 Security SID Security 1.5.1 TM Forum Approved

October 2012

GB922-7 Workforce 1.2.1 TM Forum Approved

October 2012

GB922-8 SID Supplier Partner 2.3.1 TM Forum Approved

October 2012

GB922 X SID XSD Schema Overview


September 2011

2.4. Model Release Definition

It is recommended to read the Information Framework Release Notes before extracting the contents of any Information Framework zip file.

The Information Framework model comes in many different formats as described below.

Information Framework Models:

Information Framework (SID) Release 13.5 HTML Model Zip file

Web browsable version of the UML 2.x Model. One format provides figures in JPG format; another provides figures in PNG format

Information Framework (SID) Release 13.5 XMI zip

XMI interchange format with main SID model contained within a single XMI file for importing the SID into other



file UML tools that support the interchange format.

Information Framework (SID) Release 13.5 UML zip file

UML Model in Project Archive format.

Information Framework (SID) Release 13.5 UML 2.0 Format

SID UML 2.0 format for tools that can directly read UML 2.0 files rather than or in addition to XMI.

Information Framework (SID) Release 13.5 XSDs zip file

Information Framework (SID) XSDs generated by the

Joint Open Source Interface Framework tool

Information Framework (SID) Release 13.5 in Microsoft Excel

Excel model of Information Framework

Network Resource Architecture Models:

Network Resource Architecture Release 13.5 HTML Model Zip file


Network Resource Architecture Release 13.5 XMI zip file

XMI interchange format with main SID model contained within a single XMI file for importing the SID into other UML tools that support the interchange format.

Network Resource Architecture Release 13.5 UML zip file


Network Resource Architecture Release 13.5 UML 2.0 Format


Umbrella Information Models:

Umbrella Information Model Release 13.5 HTML Model Zip file


Umbrella Information Model Release 13.5 XMI zip file

XMI interchange format with main SID model contained within a single XMI file for importing the SID into other UML tools that support the interchange format.

Umbrella Information Model Release 13.5 UML zip file


Umbrella Information Model Release 13.5 UML 2.0 Format




3. Linkage to other Projects, Charters and Products

There are linkages within the TM Forum programs as well with others.

3.1 TM Forum Frameworx

The Information Framework is one of the key components of the TM Forum Frameworx. TM Forum Frameworx (the successor of the well-known NGOSS) enable users to analyze their business operations against industry processes, applications and information standards. They also provide a framework to support the procurement, development and implementation of a comprehensive operations environment. Frameworx may be used as an integrated system end-to-end or as components to solve particular problems. They can be applied throughout organizations by operations staff, software developers and system integrators.

As a significant step forward for its Frameworx, TM Forum has launched the Initiative to identify common elements and synergies among its core frameworks: Business Process Framework (eTOM), Information Framework (SID), Application Framework (TAM) and Integration Framework.

To see how this framework fits in to the complete TM Forum Frameworx release, kindly refer to the TM Forum Frameworx Release Notes.

For more information please go to the TM Forum Frameworx web page.

3.2 Others

The Information Framework Release Performance addendum contains possible impacts to other TM Forum work products that need to be addressed in future releases.



4. Known Issues

None

CR Identifier if known

CR Name (with hyperlink)

Workaround / comments Planned fix release



5. ADMINISTRATIVE APPENDIX This Appendix provides additional background material about this document.

5.1. Version History

Version Number Date Modified Modified by: Description of changes 3.0 30 April 2013 John Reilly Draft status 3.1 6 May 2013 Alicja Kawecki Updated section 2.3 3.2 5 June 2013 Josh Salomon Updated section 1.2 3.3 5 June 2013 Ccile Ludwichowski Updated section 1. 3.4 11 June 2013 John Reilly Updated to reflect doc and model updates 3.5 30 Sept 2013 John Reilly Update to reflect doc and model 3.5.1 21 October 2013 Alicja Kawecki Updated cover, header, footer, Notice, sections 2.3 and 2.4 3.5.2 6 November 2013 John Reilly Added minor CRs that were implemented 3.5.3 6 November 2013 Alicja Kawecki Updated sections 2.3 and 2.4 3.5.4 12 November 2013 Alicja Kawecki Updated section 2.3

5.2. Release History

Release Number R13.5

Date Modified 30 Apr 2013

Modified by: John Reilly

Description of changes First version

R13.5 30 Sept 2013 John Reilly Second version

5.3. Acknowledgments

This document was prepared by the following people:

Authors: John Reilly

Editor: John Reilly Reviewers and contributors:

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