Building Enterprise Systems With ODP: An Introduction to Open Distributed Processing

I.The Framework 1.What Is ODP About? 1.1.The ODP Reference Model 1.2.Viewpoints 1.3.Fundamental Concepts 1.4.Useful Building Blocks 1.5.Service Orientation 1.6.Human Computer Interaction 1.7.The Right Tools for the Job II.The Viewpoints 2.Enterprise Viewpoint 2.1.Designing with Communities 2.2.Identifying Roles 2.3.Organizational Structure 2.4.Roles and Role Filling 2.5.More than One Community 2.6.Community Behaviour 2.7.Accountability and Related Concepts 2.8.Quality of Service and Other Constraints 2.9.Identifying the System's User Interfaces 2.10.Writing Enterprise Specifications 3.Information Viewpoint 3.1.The Primacy of Information 3.2.The Elements of the Information Language 3.3.Writing Information Specifications 3.4.Structure of the Information Specification 3.5.Relationship with Other Viewpoints 4.Computational Viewpoint Contents note continued: 4.1.Designing with Computational Objects 4.2.Computational Objects 4.3.Bindings 4.4.Interactions between Computational Objects 4.5.Environment Contracts and Transparencies 4.6.Writing Computational Specifications 4.7.Relationship with Other Viewpoints 5.Engineering Viewpoint 5.1.What Is the Engineering Viewpoint For? 5.2.Objects and Distribution 5.3.Node Architecture 5.4.Channel Architecture 5.5.Common Functions and Processes 5.6.Writing Engineering Viewpoint Specifications 5.7.Incorporating Current Technologies 5.8.Relationship with Other Viewpoints 6.Technology Viewpoint 6.1.Linking to the Real World 6.2.The Elements of the Technology Language 6.3.Relationship with Other Viewpoints 7.Correspondences -Joining It All Up 7.1.The Need for Correspondences 7.2.Different Kinds of Correspondence 7.3.Correspondences Required by the ODP Architecture Contents note continued: 7.4.Anatomy of a Correspondence Specification 7.5.Taking a Formal View 7.6.Examples of Correspondences 7.7.Tool Support for Specifying Correspondences III.Using ODP 8.Conformance - Does It Do the Right Thing? 8.1.Compliance and Conformance 8.2.A Conformance Community 8.3.Types of Reference Point 8.4.Conformance to Viewpoint Specifications 8.5.Claiming Compliance or Conformance 9.Transparencies - Hiding Common Problems 9.1.What Is a Transparency? 9.2.Types of Transparency 9.3.Transparencies and Viewpoints 10.Policies - Tracking Changing Requirements 10.1.Why Do We Need Policies? 10.2.What Is a Policy? 10.3.Implementing Policy 11.Federation - Talking to Strangers 11.1.How Does Interoperation Work? 11.2.Interpreting and Sharing Information 11.3.The Basis of Interoperation 11.4.Engineering the Federation 11.5.Federating Type Systems 11.6.Federating Identity Contents note continued: 11.7.Legacy Systems 11.8.Interoperability or Integration? 12.Using Existing Products 12.1.What Does This Product Do for Me? 12.2.Supplier and User Views 12.3.Competing Sets of Viewpoints 13.System Evolution - Moving the Goalposts 13.1.Coping with Change 13.2.The Importance of Tool Support 13.3.Making Changes to Viewpoints 13.4.Avoiding Synchronized Transitions 13.5.Evolution of the Enterprise 13.6.Version Control IV.Moving On 14.Modelling Styles 14.1.The Importance of Formal Models 14.2.What Is a System? 14.3.Modelling Open or Closed Worlds? 14.4.Capturing Requirements 14.5.Expressing Obligations 14.6.Expressing Semantics 15.Sharp Tools 15.1.What Should a Tool Do? 15.2.Model Editors and Analysis Tools 15.3.Model-Driven Approaches 15.4.Model Transformations 15.5.Languages for Transformations 15.6.Viewpoints and Transformations 15.7.More Integration 16.A Broader View Contents note continued: 16.1.Where to Look Next 16.2.Integration of Other Standards 16.3.Uses of ODP 16.4.Tools 16.5.Comparing Enterprise Architectures 16.6.Coda Appendices A.The PhoneMob Specifications A.1.Enterprise Viewpoint Specifications A.2.Information Viewpoint Specifications A.3.Computational Viewpoint Specifications A.4.Engineering Viewpoint Specifications A.5.Technology Viewpoint Specifications A.6.Correspondences B.Selected Exercises B.1.Selected Scenarios B.2.Some Additional Questions.