Functional Area Editor Realization Tab

Use the Functional Area editor Realization tab to specify how the Functional Area entity is realized into an application entity.

Field Use

Implementation System

Indicate whether the Functional Area entity will be realized as an Order and Service Management (OSM) order.

Each functional area can be realized by a different OSM order, each with a unique orchestration configuration.

Realization Design Pattern

Select which design pattern converts the Functional Area entity into an application entity and creates the application entity configuration.

Run Realization Design Pattern Automatically

Select to synchronize the Functional Area entity and the realized application entity automatically. When you select this option, Design Studio runs a design pattern automatically when you:

  • Save of the Functional Area entity.

  • Change the Functional Area entity using an option that you select from the context menu.

  • Manually synchronize or realize a direct child of the Functional Area entity.

See "Synchronizing Conceptual Model Entities with Application Entities" for more information.

Realized By

Displays the name of the application entity realized from the Functional Area entity. This field is blank if the design pattern selected in Realization Design Pattern has not yet run.

Provider Functions

Associate the functional area with provider functions.

Provider functions are processing components that perform a defined set of tasks based on its role in a solution. Design Studio includes the configuration for some provider functions, such as Calculate Service Order, Design and Assign, Calculate Technical Order, and Activation.

Do one of the following:

  • Click Open to open the selected provider function in the Provider Function editor.

  • Click Add to create a new provider function to associate with the functional area.

  • Click Remove to delete the selected provider function from the list.

  • Click Select to associate an existing provider function with the functional area.