READ ME FIRST NOTE for the Information Framework Release 15.5.

This READ ME FIRST note provides the list of Information Framework documents and the suggested
order in which to read the documents.

This Information Framework (also known as SID) Suite Release 15.5.1 consists of the following
documents.

The Suite is packaged into:

Reference Material for Information Framework:

1. Information Framework Model Differences (15.0 to 15.5) - GB922 Differences

2. Information Framework (SID) Release Notes - RN310

Getting Started with Information Framework:

(in the suggested reading order):

1. Information Framework (SID) GB922 Primer R9.5

2. GB991 Core Frameworks Concepts and Principles R15.5.1 (replacing GB922 Concepts and
Principles)

3. Using the Information Framework (SID) - GB922 User’s Guide R15.5.1

Standards Addenda for Information Framework:

(reading order is based on interest in a particular domain/ABE):

 GB922 Agreement R15.0.1 - SID Agreement

 GB922 Business Interaction R15.0.1

 GB922 Base Types R14.5.1

 GB922 Calendar R14.0 (replaces GB922-1T)

 GB922 Capacity R15.0.1 - Common Business Entity Definitions

 GB922 Catalog R15.0.1 - Common Business Entity Definitions - Catalog

 TIP Common Model Information Agreement

 GB922 Configuration R14.5.1 - Configuration and Profiling Business Entity Definitions

 GB922 Project R14.0 - SID Project

 GB922 Location R14.5.1 - SID Location

 GB922 Metric R14.5.1 - SID Metric

 GB922 Party R15.50 - SID Party

 GB922 Performance R14.0 - Performance Business Entities

 GB922 Test R14.5.1 - Test Business Entities

 TIP Performance Management Monitoring Information Agreement V1.0 – TIP_PM_Mon_IA

 TIP Performance Management Thresholding Information Agreement V1.0 – TIP_PM_Thr_IA

 GB922 Policy R14.5.1 - SID Policy

 GB922 Root R14.5.1 - SID Root Business Entities

 GB922 Users and Roles R15.0.1 - Users and Roles

 GB922 Usage R14.0 - Usage Business Entities

 GB922 Customer R15.5.1 - SID Customer

 GB922 Product R15.0.1 - SID Product

 GB922 Loyalty R14.0 - Product / Loyalty Business Entity Definitions

 GB922 Service Overview R14.5.1 - SID Service Overview

 GB922 Quality of Service R9.5 - SID Quality of Service

 TIP Service Problem Management Information Agreement V1.0 – TIP-SPM-IA (note Service
Problem Management Information Agreement used as the SID addendum)

 GB922 Logical and Compound Resource R14.5.1 - SID Logical Resource

 GB922 Logical and Compound Resource - Computing and Software R13.5

 GB922 Physical Resource R15.0.1 - SID Physical Resource

 GB922 Market / Sales R9.5

  TIP Resource Alarm Management Information Agreement V1.1 – TIP-RAM-IA (note this is used
as the SID addendum)

 TIP Maintenance, Protection and Alarm Control V1.0 – TIP-MPAC-IA (this and the SID
Performance addendum represent the complete set of performance-related documentation)

 GB922 Revenue Assurance R9.5 - SID: Enterprise Domain Revenue Assurance Business Entities

 GB922 Security R12.5 - SID Security

 GB922 Workforce R14.5.1 - Workforce

 GB922 Engaged Party R15.5.1 - Engaged Party Business Entity Definitions

 TR244 TM Forum Information Framework Enhancements to Support ZOOM R15.0.1

Information Framework Models:

 Information Framework (SID) Release 15.5 HTML Model (GIF Format)

 Information Framework (SID) Release 15.5 HTML Model (PNG Format)

 Information Framework (SID) Release 15.5 Rational Software Architect (RSA) Model Archive in
native emx format

 Information Framework (SID) Release 15.5 XMI 2.4.1 Format

 Information Framework (SID) Release 15.5 UML 2.2 Format

 Information Framework (SID) Release 15.5 Excel Format

Network Resource Architecture Models:

 Network Resource Architecture R13.5 HTML Model Zip file - JPG

 Network Resource Architecture R13.5 HTML Model Zip file – GIF

 Network Resource Architecture R13.5 Rational Software Architect Model

 Network Resource Architecture R13.5 XMI Model zip file

 Network Resource Architecture R13.5 UML 2.0 Format

Information Framework Models

Note: ActiveX controls must be enabled to view the HTML versions of the model.
Umbrella Information Models:

 Umbrella Information Model R13.5 HTML Model – JPG

 Umbrella Information Model R13.5 HTML Model – PNG

 Umbrella Information Model R13.5 Rational Software Architect Model

 Umbrella Information Model R13.5 XMI

 Umbrella Information Model R13.5 UML 2.0 Format

Importing the RSA Models:

Importing SID 15.5 RSA model and profiles using the SID RSA UML model zip file:

1. Start RSA and create a new workspace

2. Create a project in the workspace
3. Import the project archive zip file using Import/General/Archive File
4. Use Windows/Preferences/Modeling/PathMaps to create a path map that references the folder
that contains the SID profiles created in step 2. The name of the path map is SIDProfiles. Do not
expand the model in the browser view until this has been done.
5. You are ready to start using the SID by expanding the SID model in the browser view!

To load the Network Information Architecture into RSA:

1. Create an empty project called “NetworkResourceArchitectureAndPatterns” (or similar)

a. Select File > New > Project
b. Press “Next”
c. Name the project “NetworkResourceArchitectureAndPatterns”
d. Press “Finish”
2. Select the new project “NetworkResourceArchitectureAndPatterns” in the project explorer and
import the archive file NetworkResourceArchitectureAndPatterns.zip into the project
a. Select File > Import > General > Archive File
b. Press “Next”
c. Browse to select and open the location of the
NetworkResourceArchitectureAndPatterns.zip archive file on your system
d. Press Finish
3. You are now ready to browse the Network Resource Information Architecture and Pattern
Sketches

To load the Umbrella Information Model into RSA:

1. Create an empty project called “UmbrellaInformationModel” (or similar)

a. Select File > New > Project
b. Press “Next”
c. Name the project “UmbrellaInformationModel”
d. Press “Finish”
2. Select the new project “UmbrellaInformationModel” in the project explorer and import the
archived UmbrellaInformationModel into the project
a. Select File > Import > General > Archive File
b. Press “Next”
c. Browse to select and open the location of the UmbrellaInformationModel.zip archive
file on your system
d. Press Finish
3. You are ready to start using the Umbrella Network Information Model