Currently, we are in the process of the introduction of a renewed vocabulary. It is a further development, based on the usage of the Generic Functions presented below. There are a number of significant changes in the new approach:
The number of words and options that is presented by 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 combination of <Data/Object Type names> 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. They also play an important role in the Generic Patterns that are provided by the repository. Before the new vocabulary is implemented in the OIAr, it is presented at a special page.
Everyone is invited to provide comments 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.
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.
