Open APIs

Hi team,

Do we have API standard for Configuration Item exchange by TM forum?

Regards,
Ambar Pradhan

Hi Ambar

Please clarify what you mean by "Configuration Item". There is a new Product Configuration API in v5 - TMF760 (in the table https://www.tmforum.org/oda/open-apis/table), perhaps this is what you are looking for?

Hope it helps

Hi team,

Do we have API standard for Configuration Item exchange by TM forum?

Regards,
Ambar Pradhan

Thanks Jonathan for your information.

We are using CI nothing but a Install Base or device information. Please provide your input. 

Hi Ambar

Please clarify what you mean by "Configuration Item". There is a new Product Configuration API in v5 - TMF760 (in the table https://www.tmforum.org/oda/open-apis/table), perhaps this is what you are looking for?

Hope it helps

Hi team,

Do we have API standard for Configuration Item exchange by TM forum?

Regards,
Ambar Pradhan

Hi team,

Do we have API standard for Configuration Item exchange by TM forum?

Regards,
Ambar Pradhan

Hi Ambar,

Configuration Item is a concept used by ITIL and more typical to IT industry than to telecommunications. In ITIL CIs are maintained in a CMDB. 

This concept is not used in TM Forum. If you are looking for an equivalent you will see that TM Forum uses a more fine grained model with Services, Resources and Places. On top of that event TroubleTickets, ChangeRequests, WorkOrders and other bussiness interactions are classified as CI.

In the TM Forum each of the above entities have their own OpenAPI.

To understand the Information Model behind the OpenAPI, I suggest to start with a document called "GB922 Primer".

TMF639 Resource Inventory and TMF638 Service Inventory probably  will guide you to the concepts most recognisable for people with an ITIL background.

I hope this helps.

Regards

Hi team,

Do we have API standard for Configuration Item exchange by TM forum?

Regards,
Ambar Pradhan

The TM Forum information framework (SID) includes the Configuration and Profiling ABE. It is true that configuration, as a first class entity, hasn't appeared in our Open APIs however that did change the addition of the TMF760 Product Configuration API.  Resource configuration management API(s) is on our TODO list in the ODA Production, Topology & Modeling workstream.

Hi Ambar,

Configuration Item is a concept used by ITIL and more typical to IT industry than to telecommunications. In ITIL CIs are maintained in a CMDB. 

This concept is not used in TM Forum. If you are looking for an equivalent you will see that TM Forum uses a more fine grained model with Services, Resources and Places. On top of that event TroubleTickets, ChangeRequests, WorkOrders and other bussiness interactions are classified as CI.

In the TM Forum each of the above entities have their own OpenAPI.

To understand the Information Model behind the OpenAPI, I suggest to start with a document called "GB922 Primer".

TMF639 Resource Inventory and TMF638 Service Inventory probably  will guide you to the concepts most recognisable for people with an ITIL background.

I hope this helps.

Regards

Hi team,

Do we have API standard for Configuration Item exchange by TM forum?

Regards,
Ambar Pradhan