The convergence topics are currently grouped under
Product resource
Identification of revision through versioning of any resource
Currently to be handled with the OSLC Configuration Management Workgroup
Defining structure e.g. Product structure
Compositional variation
Other capabilities e.g. extension of resource vocabularies
Application towards the ALM-PLM main scenario
i) Create product
ii) Create product structure
iii) Create associated structures of product models and Requirements using OSLC AM and RM resource
iv) Associating products with change requests
v) Assigning product context to other OSLC resources
Vocabulary discussion
1. Resources included in the draft specification:
Product cf Item
Item is clearly more generic and could be a superclass. Product sets a clearer message of the role of the resource for ALM-PLM Interoperability. The CFM WG could adopt a wider term. Conclusion Product retained as the proposal .
Version cf ItemVersion
The original draft review of the OSLC Core extensions proposed using just the Version resource type, which reduced the number of resource types needed. This is our recommendation to the CM WG. Conclusion Version proposed to the CM WG.
View cf View
Ownership by CM WG needs to be decided. Recommend that CM WG take this on to enable cross-domain structures (views). To be resolved.
Part resource
Resource relationships:
isVersionOf
This relationship is proposed for any OSLC resource to be identified as a version of a base resource. For example used between a resource with types Product and Version and a base resource of type Product.
hasView
This relationship is proposed for a resource which represents compositional structure to be associated with its relevant version identifier resource. For example from a resource with types Product and Version to a resource with types Product and View
Alternative proposal: isViewOf for use from a resource with types Product and View to a resource with types Product and Version
