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  • 1.  How to define a CustomerFacingServieSpec in SID context

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Mar 24, 2022 10:03
    Hi, 

    I am new to TMF. I need some clarification regarding Information Modelling for service domain. How do we define a customer facing service specification?
    As per the information given in GB922_Service_v21.0.0, Product specifications are realized as CFSspecs, however when we go thru the examples in TMF633, it explains about 'Create service specification'; not CFS or RFS specification. So, I am a bit confused how we define CFSS and RFSS  specifically. I mean from a service specification how do I know if its a CFSS or RFSS or I am interpreting it all wrong.
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    Anubhav
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  • 2.  RE: How to define a CustomerFacingServieSpec in SID context

    Posted Mar 25, 2022 03:29
    Hi Anubhav,

    I believe that there are many TMF assets that illustrate service catalogs with CFS and RFS specifications. I am specifically aware of IG1228 (https://www.tmforum.org/resources/standard/ig1228-how-to-use-oda-using-open-apis-to-realize-use-cases-v8-0-0/) to which my company contributes. But there are others.

    I believe that the distinction between CFS and RFS is a modeling choice for which best practices exist (e.g. IG1233).

    Best regards,

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    Roland Leners
    alvatross by SATEC
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  • 3.  RE: How to define a CustomerFacingServieSpec in SID context

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Apr 01, 2022 03:15
    Hi Roland,

    Thanks for your inputs. I still have one doubt. While defining a service specification in Service Catalog, how do we demark if its a CFS Spec or a RFS Spec? Is it the Category where we keep values as CFSS or RFSS or some other attribute where we keep this demarcation?

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    Anubhav Kishore
    Capgemini
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  • 4.  RE: How to define a CustomerFacingServieSpec in SID context

    TM Forum Member
    Posted Apr 01, 2022 09:25
    Edited by Abel Ruiz Huerta Apr 01, 2022 10:08

    Hi Anubhav,

    For me Customer Facing Services and Resource Facing Services are specializations of the Service entity. I mean, we use inheritance in our class model, which is 'flattened' in the API  by using the @baseType and the @type attributes, depending on how you model this. For instance, if you have a class model like this:

     

     If you want to send through an API and instance of the MobileLineCFS, the parameter mentioned above should have the next values:

     

    • @baseType = CustomerFacingService
    • @type = MobileLineCFS

    Of course, the same approach can be applied for service specifications, resources, resource specifications... and so no.

    Hope it helps.

    Best regards.

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    Abel Ruiz Huerta
    alvatross by SATEC
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