Generic Function Overview

Generic Function

This page contains the links to all 55 Generic Functions that this OIAm repository positions in the infrastructure landscape. They are grouped by the Working Area under which they reside.

Currently, we are in the process of the introduction of a renewed vocabulary. It is a further development of the Generic Functions presented below. There are a number of significant changes in the new approach:

• The list of words that are present in the vocabulary is extended greatly.
• A new distinction is made between Data/Object Type names and Function names. The idea is to freely enable the combinations of and <Function names>, as an expansion of the now known and documented combinations (e.g. ‘Identity Validation’). New combinations are for example ‘File Verification’ or ´Session Offloading´, et cetera. Of course combinations should be valid and meaningful, but it is up to the OIAm practitioner to choose combinations that fit the expression needed in a model.
• Not all combinations will be documented as such, the ones that are derived from earlier development cycles of the vocabulary will be retained as examples of valid combinations and the way they can be documented.

Before the new vocabulary is implemented in the OIAr, it is presented at a special page. Everyone is invited to comment it on the corresponding 'Talk page'.

The new approach is aiming at giving more flexibility with and a broader usage of the vocabulary, while maintaining a proper degree of standardization.

Every Generic Function can also have a dedicated icon; a handy overview of the icons present can be found here. 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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There are no pending Generic Function proposals.

	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 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