N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 XML Schema Reference Guide

platform Attribute Changes

The following table shows the changes that can be made to the platform attribute and indicates whether each change is install compatible or call compatible.

Type of Change 

Install Compatible 

Call Compatible 

More general platform 

Yes 

Yes 

More specific platform 

No 

Yes 

Unrelated platform 

No 

Yes 

A platform is more specific than another if the first platform is a descendant of the second. A platform is more general if the first platform is an ancestor of the second platform.