Preface

This guide that contains the information and procedures you need to install and work with the flow-through packages provided by Oracle as an example of how to integrate Oracle Communications MetaSolv Solution with Oracle Communications ASAP for flow-through activation.

This guide includes some information on third-party software products used by the flow-through packages. However, this information is limited to information needed to install and work with the flow-through packages. If you need additional information on a third-party software application, consult the documentation provided by the product's manufacturer.

Audience

This guide is for you if you are a system architect, software engineer, or a systems integrator who is looking for information on how to integrate MetaSolv Solution and ASAP for a specific telecom service such as POTS or DSL. This guide assumes that you have a working knowledge of MetaSolv Solution, ASAP, Windows NT, UNIX, WebLogic Server, and Java.

Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in Oracle Communications MetaSolv Solution 6.2.1 documentation set:

  • MSS Planning Guide: Describes information you need to consider in planning your MetaSolv Solution environment prior to installation.

  • MSS Installation Guide: Describes system requirements and installation procedures for installing MetaSolv Solution.

  • MSS System Administrator's Guide: Describes post-installation tasks and administrative tasks such as maintaining user security.

  • MSS Operational Reports: Provides an overview on using Operational Reports and Business Objects XI within MetaSolv Solution, and procedures for running reports, updating universes, and simple maintenance. It also includes a detailed description of the purpose and functionality of each report available in Operational Reports, as well as a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section that addresses key questions regarding the software.

  • MSS Database Change Reference: Provides information on the database changes for the MetaSolv Solution 6.2.1 release. Database changes for subsequent maintenance releases will be added to this guide as they are released.

  • MSS Network Grooming User's Guide: Provides information about the MSS Network Grooming tool.

  • MSS Address Correction Utility User's Guide: Provides information about the MSS Address Correction utility.

  • MSS Technology Module Guide: Describes each of the MetaSolv Solution technology modules.

  • MSS Data Selection Tool How-to Guide: Provides an overview of the Data Selection Tool, and procedures on how it used to migrate the product catalog, equipment specifications, and provisioning plans from one release of your environment to another.

  • MSS CORBA API Developer's Reference: Describes how MetaSolv Solution APIs work, high-level information about each API, and instructions for using the APIs to perform specific tasks.

  • MSS Custom Extensions Developer's Reference: Describes how to extend the MetaSolv Solution business logic with custom business logic through the use of custom extensions.

  • MSS XML API Developer's Reference: Describes how to integrate MetaSolv Solution with other Oracle products, or with external applications, through the use of APIs.

For step-by-step instructions for tasks you perform in MetaSolv Solution, log into the application to see the online Help.

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