READ ME FIRST NOTE for the Information Framework Release 18.5.

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 18.5.0 consists of the following
documents. (Note that this suite is labeled with the reference GB922 and all documents in this suite will
contain GB922 as part of their formal name.)

The Suite is packaged into:

Reference Material for Information Framework:

1. Information Framework Model Differences (18.0 to 18.5) - 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 R17.0.1

2. GB991 Core Frameworks Concepts and Principles R18.5.0 (replacing GB922 Concepts and
Principles)

3. Using the Information Framework (SID) - GB922 User’s Guide R18.0.0

Standards Addenda for Information Framework:

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

• GB922 Agreement R17.5.0 - SID Agreement

• GB922 Business Interaction R18.0.0

• GB922 Base Types R17.0.0

• GB922 Calendar R18.0.0

• GB922 Capacity R18.5.0 - Common Business Entity Definitions

• GB922 Catalog R18.5.0 - Common Business Entity Definitions - Catalog

• TIP Common Model Information Agreement

• GB922 Communication Interaction R18.5.0 - Communication Interaction Entity Definitions

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

• GB922 Project R17.5.0 - SID Project

• GB922 Location R14.5.1 - SID Location

• GB922 Metric R17.5.0 - SID Metric

• GB922 Party R17.5.0 - SID Party

• GB922 Performance R17.5.0 - Performance Business Entities

• GB922 Test R18.0.0 - 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 R18.0.0 - SID Policy

• GB922 Root R18.0.0 - SID Root Business Entities

• GB922 Users and Roles R17.5.0 - Users and Roles

• GB922 Usage R18.5.0 - Usage Business Entities

• GB922 Customer R18.5.0 - SID Customer

• GB922 Product R18.5.0 - SID Product

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

• GB922 Service Overview R18.5.0 - SID Service Overview

• 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 R18.5.0 - SID Logical Resource

• GB922 Logical and Compound Resource Computing and Software R18.0.0 - SID Software

• GB922 Physical Resource R18.0.0 - SID Physical Resource

• GB922 Market / Sales R18.0.0

 • 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_Resource_Order_Portability R17.5.0

• GB922 Revenue Assurance R17.5.0 - SID: Enterprise Domain Revenue Assurance Business
Entities

• GB922 Security R18.0.0 - SID Security

• GB922 Workforce R17.5.0 - Workforce

• GB922 Engaged Party R18.5.0 - Engaged Party Business Entity Definitions

Information Framework Models:

• Information Framework (SID) Release 18.5 HTML Model (GIF format)

• Information Framework (SID) Release 18.5 HTML Model (PNG format)

• Information Framework (SID) Release 18.5 Rational Software Architect (RSA) Model Archive in
native emx format

• Information Framework (SID) Release 18.5 XMI 2.4.1 Format

• Information Framework (SID) Release 18.5 UML 2.2 Format

• Information Framework (SID) Release 18.5 Excel Format

• Information Framework (SID) Release 18.5 Papyrus Archive zip file

Information Framework Models

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

Importing the RSA Models:

Importing SID 18.0 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!

Importing the Papyrus Model:

Note: This assumes that the Papyrus open source UML tool is installed. Those interested in this format
of the SID can search for Eclipse – Papyrus to download the tool.

Importing SID 18.5 Papyrus model and profiles using the SID in Papyrus model zip file:

1. Start Papyrus and create a new workspace

2. Create a project, not a model project, using File/New/General in the workspace
3. Import the project archive zip file using Import/General/Archive File
4. You are ready to start using the SID by opening the SID model!

Notes on the Papyrus model:

• Association and subclass routing in many Class diagrams is not optimal
• Object diagrams were converted to Class diagrams, and when an attempt to open one is
made an error occurs
• These and other Papyrus related model commentary is in the Confluence Frameworx
workspace/Current/Information Framework workspace/SID and Papyrus folder SID in
Papyrus Commented document.