e-Framework Models & Technical Components

Models

Illustration of the formal e-Framework model of shared services in education and research with a set of diagrams that introduces key terminology, the technical development process and essential community involvement.

• Sharing of services concept
• e-Framework technical development process
• Development and community feedback model
• Application, implementation and deployment model
• Services technical model

Technical Components

Introduction of the core technical components of the e-Framework model; illustrative examples as well as the formal definitions.

• Service Genre – a collection of related behaviours describing an abstract capability that supports a business process
• Service Expression – a specific way to realise an abstract, generalised Service Genre with particular interfaces and standards
• Service Usage Model (SUM) – the relationships among technical components (services) used for software applications to meet real business needs

Related material

• Published contributions of documented technical components
• Instructions for documenting a Service Genre, Service Expression or Service Usage Model
  
• Classification scheme for technical components