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

---

Note: the following 73 Generic Functions are proposals:

... further results

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

---

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