Progress DataXtend Shared Information/Data (SID) Model Browser

DataXtend SID Model Browser

The TM Forum's Shared Information/Data (SID) model provides a common vocabulary for Operational and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) that creates a bridge between the business and IT, which then simplifies the integration of IT systems. Using the SID can help you realize business benefits that create value for your customers and directly affect your bottom line. The Progress® DataXtend™ SID Model Browser can jump-start your learning about the SID and speed your organization’s adoption of this important industry standard.

Application Integration Using the SID

Application Integration Using the SID - A book

This book provides detailed, step-by-step guidance on scoping, analyzing and designing OSS/BSS integration projects that leverage NGOSS frameworks and integration tools for data interoperability. Written by TM Forum's Sr. Technical Program Manager, John Reilly, and co-author John Wilmes, Chief Technical Architect, Communications Sector, Progress Software, this book is the third in a series that describes how to adopt and apply the TM Forum's NGOSS program.

Application Integration Using the SID is the first SID-oriented book to provide an introduction to application integration frameworks and describe how to use the SID within that context.

Topics covered include:

• Insight into the role of
    the SID in enabling
    data interoperability
• Actionable guidelines
    for SID-related
    project scoping
• Crisp requirements for
    data integration tool and
    platform evaluation
• Relevant case studies

You can purchase a copy of the book, Application Integration Using the SID, from the Amazon.com.

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The TM Forum's SID model improves data mediation in OSS/BSS integration projects by defining a common information model. But common models the size of the SID can be challenging to absorb. To help you understand this industry standard, we created the DataXtend SID Model Browser.

Register to explore the SID! Harness the power of TM Forum's Shared Information/Data (SID) model today. Register to download and explore the SID. You can also experience the DataXtend SID Model Browser by watching a short demo.

This read-only browser, built on top of Progress® DataXtend™ Semantic Integrator (SI), comes with a complete copy of the SID model, with its full documentation, so you can visualize the model as you explore it.

Top Level SID Domains in the Browser
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The screen above shows the top level SID domains in the browser, color-coded to the same color scheme that the SID uses to make learning associations even easier.

DataXtend SID Model Browser enables you interactively explore the SID domains.

Top Level SID Domains in the Browser
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With the DataXtend SID Model Browser you can search for and understand the meaning of any of the classes in the latest version of the SID.

Our archived webinar, Introducing the DataXtend SID Model Browser, will provide an overview and tutorial covering the major features of the SID Model Browser. The webinar includes a live demo showing how the SID Model Browser can be used to visualize and explore the SID. It also includes an introduction to a "Telco Tutorial" - complete with representative SID-based mappings and semantic data validation. You'll also benefit from hearing the Q&A session that occurred during the live webinar.

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