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Which TMP API should be used when we need to suspend in-flight Service Order?
The scenario is as follows:
1. A service order is in progress
2. We need to place a Suspension on the Service Order while we are waiting for some details. The service Order moves to 'inactive' state
3. Once we receive the required details, we 'Resume' the service order and it is then moved to 'Active' state and completes its lifecycle.

As per TMF641, we can use Patch Service Order when we need to update a service order entity. Should we use Patch Service Order API for the Suspending and subsequently Resuming in-flight Service Order? Or do we have more appropriate API to support the Suspend and Resume operations of an inflight order?


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Arpita Gupta
Tata Consultancy Services
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Hi Arpita
It's a very good question. There is definitely a case for having a dedicated operation to make specific state changes on orders, rather than the generic PATCH. By doing this, you can:

• Have finer security control - ABAC can be used to allow or block invocation of the specific operation
• Better feedback from failures - you can have specific feedback related to suspending (or resuming) the order

Hope it helps

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Jonathan Goldberg
Amdocs Management Limited
Any opinions and statements made by me on this forum are purely personal, and do not necessarily reflect the position of the TM Forum or my employer.
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Original Message:
Sent: Oct 25, 2022 02:16
From: Arpita Gupta
Subject: Suspending inflight Service Order

Which TMP API should be used when we need to suspend in-flight Service Order?
The scenario is as follows:
1. A service order is in progress
2. We need to place a Suspension on the Service Order while we are waiting for some details. The service Order moves to 'inactive' state
3. Once we receive the required details, we 'Resume' the service order and it is then moved to 'Active' state and completes its lifecycle.

As per TMF641, we can use Patch Service Order when we need to update a service order entity. Should we use Patch Service Order API for the Suspending and subsequently Resuming in-flight Service Order? Or do we have more appropriate API to support the Suspend and Resume operations of an inflight order?


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Arpita Gupta
Tata Consultancy Services
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Thank you, Jonathan. This helps.

Is there any TM Forum API already available which is specific to support suspension of inflight suspension on service orders?


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Arpita Gupta
Tata Consultancy Services
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Original Message:
Sent: Oct 25, 2022 08:42
From: Jonathan Goldberg
Subject: Suspending inflight Service Order

Hi Arpita
It's a very good question. There is definitely a case for having a dedicated operation to make specific state changes on orders, rather than the generic PATCH. By doing this, you can:

• Have finer security control - ABAC can be used to allow or block invocation of the specific operation
• Better feedback from failures - you can have specific feedback related to suspending (or resuming) the order

Hope it helps

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Jonathan Goldberg
Amdocs Management Limited
Any opinions and statements made by me on this forum are purely personal, and do not necessarily reflect the position of the TM Forum or my employer.

Original Message:
Sent: Oct 25, 2022 02:16
From: Arpita Gupta
Subject: Suspending inflight Service Order

Which TMP API should be used when we need to suspend in-flight Service Order?
The scenario is as follows:
1. A service order is in progress
2. We need to place a Suspension on the Service Order while we are waiting for some details. The service Order moves to 'inactive' state
3. Once we receive the required details, we 'Resume' the service order and it is then moved to 'Active' state and completes its lifecycle.

As per TMF641, we can use Patch Service Order when we need to update a service order entity. Should we use Patch Service Order API for the Suspending and subsequently Resuming in-flight Service Order? Or do we have more appropriate API to support the Suspend and Resume operations of an inflight order?


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Arpita Gupta
Tata Consultancy Services
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No, you could add the operation as an extension in your implementation of TMF641.

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Jonathan Goldberg
Amdocs Management Limited
Any opinions and statements made by me on this forum are purely personal, and do not necessarily reflect the position of the TM Forum or my employer.
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Original Message:
Sent: Oct 28, 2022 06:20
From: Arpita Gupta
Subject: Suspending inflight Service Order

Thank you, Jonathan. This helps.

Is there any TM Forum API already available which is specific to support suspension of inflight suspension on service orders?


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Arpita Gupta
Tata Consultancy Services

Original Message:
Sent: Oct 25, 2022 08:42
From: Jonathan Goldberg
Subject: Suspending inflight Service Order

Hi Arpita
It's a very good question. There is definitely a case for having a dedicated operation to make specific state changes on orders, rather than the generic PATCH. By doing this, you can:

• Have finer security control - ABAC can be used to allow or block invocation of the specific operation
• Better feedback from failures - you can have specific feedback related to suspending (or resuming) the order

Hope it helps

------------------------------
Jonathan Goldberg
Amdocs Management Limited
Any opinions and statements made by me on this forum are purely personal, and do not necessarily reflect the position of the TM Forum or my employer.

Original Message:
Sent: Oct 25, 2022 02:16
From: Arpita Gupta
Subject: Suspending inflight Service Order

Which TMP API should be used when we need to suspend in-flight Service Order?
The scenario is as follows:
1. A service order is in progress
2. We need to place a Suspension on the Service Order while we are waiting for some details. The service Order moves to 'inactive' state
3. Once we receive the required details, we 'Resume' the service order and it is then moved to 'Active' state and completes its lifecycle.

As per TMF641, we can use Patch Service Order when we need to update a service order entity. Should we use Patch Service Order API for the Suspending and subsequently Resuming in-flight Service Order? Or do we have more appropriate API to support the Suspend and Resume operations of an inflight order?


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Arpita Gupta
Tata Consultancy Services
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