Generic Function Overview

Generic Function

This page contains the links to all 55 Generic Functions that are specified in this repository and that are part of one or more Generic Pattern(s). The list presented below is not exhausting, many more functions can be defined using the OIAm vocabulary. However, the functions in the list below do play an important role in this repository and serve as examples for an extensive description of functions according to OIAm. They are grouped by the Working Area under which they reside. Every Generic Function can also have a dedicated icon; a handy overview of the icons present can be found here. Documented Generic Functions also have a brief description; the comprehensive list of GFs and their brief description can be found in this list.

	Working Area
GF.Access Aggregation	Network
GF.Access Conditioning	Network
GF.Address Lookup	Network
GF.Alerting	Security + Support
GF.Application Engine	Server
GF.Archiving	Storage
GF.Backup	Storage
GF.Caching	Middleware
GF.Configuration Register	Security + Support
GF.Configuration Retrieval	Security + Support
GF.Connection Handling	Network
GF.Content Handling	Server
GF.Controlling	Security + Support
GF.Data Engine	Middleware
GF.Data Replication	Storage
GF.Data Scanning	Server
GF.Data State Preservation	Storage
GF.Deploying	Security + Support
GF.Distribution	Network
GF.Encryption	Security + Support
GF.File Engine	Server
GF.Filtering	Network
GF.Header Modification	Middleware
GF.Identity Store	Middleware
GF.Identity Validation	Middleware
GF.Input	Client Realm
GF.Interconnection	Network
GF.Load Balancing	Network
GF.Logging	Security + Support
GF.Message Distribution	Middleware
GF.Message Engine	Middleware
GF.Message Filtering	Middleware
GF.Message Formatting	Middleware
GF.Message Responder	Middleware
GF.Message Store	Middleware
GF.Message Translation	Middleware
GF.Name Resolution	Network
GF.Output	Client Realm
GF.Permission Register	Middleware
GF.Permission Validation	Middleware
GF.Presentation Aggregation	Server
GF.Presentation Engine	Server
GF.Queuing	Network
GF.Raw Retention	Storage
GF.Reduction	Middleware
GF.Reporting	Security + Support
GF.Restore	Storage
GF.Retention Engine	Storage
GF.Rules Engine	Server
GF.Scheduling	Middleware
... further results

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Note: the following 73 Function Definitions are proposals:

Function	Description
Acceleration	Increase of speed/decrease of time needed to carry out a function
Acces	Enablement of entrance/usage
Accommodation	Facilitation of functions in the physical world
Aggregation	Collection into a whole
Alerting	Notification of a status that demands intervention
Archive	Indisputable authentic preservation for future reference
Assortment	Distribution into different classes/categories
Caching	Performance improvement by buffering and provision of quick access
Calculation	Execution of mathematical operations
Casting	Real-time transmission
Catalogue	Item inventory
Classification	Systematic placement in categories
Collection	Pickup (of items specified in the data/object part)
Concealment	Hiding of data/objects in order to preserve confidentiality
Conditioning	Manipulation of behavior
Controlling	Command interaction
Coordination	Interoperation control
Coupling	Connection of (equal) parts
Deduplication	Removal of exact copy instances
Delegation	Organization of representation
Delivery	Transfer, including its completion
Deployment	Placement in a position for utilization
Distribution	(Re)allocation to bring on or closer to the destination
Encapsulation	Application of wrapping to protect or to hide
Encryption	Protective conversion
Engine	Execution of predefined automated tasks
Export	Saving data objects in a format usable by another system
Filtering	Removal of unwanted items during transit
Formatting	Prearrangement for usage
Handling	Treatment, manipulation, management
Import	Bringing data objects into one system from another
Indexing	Creation of reference (points)
Input	Digitalization (of items specified in the data/object part)
Interconnection	Linkage to bridge a distance or difference
Locking	Preservation of a state
Logging	Recording of activities/events
Lookup	Confined search operation
Measuring	Registration of condition/quantity
Multiplication	Creation of exact copy instances
Notification	Act of information, providing of an informative message/signal
Offloading	Put aside to make room (for example transferring data to a cheaper medium)
Orchestration	Arrangement of automated processes
Output	Human perceptible representation
Preservation	Conservation in the state in which/existing
Prioritization	Arrangement of right of way
Provisioning	Preparation/placement to fulfill a demand on beforehand
Purging	Removal of the unwanted/unnecessary
Queueing	Ordering for dispatch order
Reception	Admission/Intake
Recording	Registration/Transcription
Reduction	Decrease in volume
Register	Distributed retention
Relay	Act of passing something along
Replication	Creation of an exact copy of an instance
Reporting	Presentation of events/results of an automated analysis
Resolution	Substitution of one data type for another, with translation of the corresponding values
Responder	Automated response on behalf of intended recipient
Retention	Storage facilitation
Retrieval	Targeted pickup
Scanning	Sweeping/probing search or digitalization operation
Selection	Assignment of preference
Shipping/Sending	Transportation engagement
Signalling	Interaction to establish communication
Snapshotting	Preservation of state
Store	Centralized retention
Tiering	Ranking (according to a predefined hierarchy)
Transfer	Movement from one place to another
Transformation	Conversion from one appearance, form, representation, state, or phase into another
Translation	Conversion from one expression, state, or phase into another
Tunneling	Shielded/abstracted transmission
Validation	Inspection on (global) accuracy/correctness
Verification	Inspection on (internal) completeness/genuineness
Versioning	Revision control/instance preservation

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Note: the following 37 Data/Object Types are proposals:

Data/Object	Description
Address	Identifier/pointer of/to a specific machine or recipient
Application	Sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
Block	Unit of data on a physical storage medium
Catalog	Systematically arranged directory of information
Configuration	Arrangement of settings
Connection	State of exchange between two facilities
Data	(Digital) information objects/tokens
Dataset	Collection of similar and related data for processing
Event	An occurrence that is significant for usage or working of automated systems
Facility	Array of equipment to afford one or more services
File	Collection of data stored as a unit with a single name
Header	Information preceding a data piece to provide the context of this data
Identity	The fact of being who or what a person or thing is, a persisting entity
Image	Exact replica of the contents of a storage medium
Key	Sequence of characters and/or digits, used by a cryptographic algorithm to encrypt or decrypt data
Log	A (set of) record(s) of performance, behaviour and or interaction
Message	Unit of information or data that is transmitted from one user or facility to one or more other users or facilities
Model	Reduced representation of (a number of aspects of) reality
Name	Word or phrase that refers to a specific system or file
Notification	Information being pushed to communicate an event
Period	The amount of (clock)time that has been elapsed between two specific moments / time interval.
Permission	Record of approval
Platform	System that hosts and/or executes applications/services
Presentation	Display of a system or application to an end-user
Profile	Collection of settings for a (type of) user or machine
Record	Unit of data in a structured data storage facility
Rule	Formalism that is used to instruct automated systems
Sequence	Consecutive flow of data, events or activities
Session	Instance of digital interaction
Status	(Predefined) state an entity is in
Stream	Steady, time critical flow of data
Table	An orderly arrangement of data, especially one in which the data are arranged in columns and rows
Time	Measured or measurable period / moment, as indicated by a clock or calendar, expressed in (milli)seconds, minutes, hours, day, and/or years
Traffic	Exchange of data between automated systems
Transaction	Interaction between users or systems
Workflow	Order in which and with whom/what system activities are carried out
Workspace	Collection of facilities that facilitate end-users to interact with the digital world

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Note: the following Generic Function is deprecated:

	Working Area
GF.Access Aggregation	Network
GF.Access Conditioning	Network
GF.Address Lookup	Network
GF.Alerting	Security + Support
GF.Application Engine	Server
GF.Archiving	Storage
GF.Backup	Storage
GF.Caching	Middleware
GF.Configuration Register	Security + Support
GF.Configuration Retrieval	Security + Support
GF.Connection Handling	Network
GF.Content Handling	Server
GF.Controlling	Security + Support
GF.Data Engine	Middleware
GF.Data Replication	Storage
GF.Data Scanning	Server
GF.Data State Preservation	Storage
GF.Deploying	Security + Support
GF.Distribution	Network
GF.Encryption	Security + Support
GF.File Engine	Server
GF.Filtering	Network
GF.Header Modification	Middleware
GF.Identity Store	Middleware
GF.Identity Validation	Middleware
GF.Input	Client Realm
GF.Interconnection	Network
GF.Load Balancing	Network
GF.Logging	Security + Support
GF.Message Distribution	Middleware
GF.Message Engine	Middleware
GF.Message Filtering	Middleware
GF.Message Formatting	Middleware
GF.Message Responder	Middleware
GF.Message Store	Middleware
GF.Message Translation	Middleware
GF.Name Resolution	Network
GF.Output	Client Realm
GF.Permission Register	Middleware
GF.Permission Validation	Middleware
GF.Presentation Aggregation	Server
GF.Presentation Engine	Server
GF.Queuing	Network
GF.Raw Retention	Storage
GF.Reduction	Middleware
GF.Reporting	Security + Support
GF.Restore	Storage
GF.Retention Engine	Storage
GF.Rules Engine	Server
GF.Scheduling	Middleware
... further results