Elements of the Service Genre Description

Service Genre Elements

There are 16 distinct elements that are needed to describe a Service Genre; the e-Framework has designated 5 of these as required elements, with the remainder being noted as recommended or optional.

For more information about each element, click on the element name in the table below or view the complete list of element definitions.

Required Elements	Recommended Elements	Optional Elements
· Name	· Behaviours & Requests	· Usage Scenarios
· Classification	· Use & Interactions	· Applicability
· Version		. Structure
. Description		· Applicable Standards
· Functionality		· Design Decisions & Tradeoffs
		· Implementation Guidance & Dependencies
		· Known Uses
		· Related Service Usage Models
		· Related CORE SUMs

These elements and their definitions are included in the Service Genre Description Template. If you have communicated with the e-Framework editor and are ready to submit a Service Genre to the e-Framework now, go to the Service Genre Submission page; there you will find instructions for completing the Service Genre Description Template which you have downloaded.

Last updated 14 October 2008