About Cartridge Packs and Cartridges

A cartridge is an application component delivered with a product, cartridge pack, or solution. Cartridges are typically packaged in a JAR format. Cartridge packs are packages of cartridges developed by Oracle.

Technology Pack	Description
Base cartridges	Provide basic content required by many other cartridges and cartridge packs. Delivered in the core UIM package and installed at the following location: UIM_Home/cartridges/base folder See UIM Cartridge Guide for more information.
Sample cartridges	Include sample specifications, extensions, rulesets, and code. You can use them as a reference or as a starting point for your own development. Installed at the following location: UIM_Home/cartridges/sample folder
Product cartridge packs	Separately licensed products developed and supported by Oracle Communications to model inventory for specific technology domains, such as Consumer VoIP or MPLS L3 VPNs. Available on the Oracle software delivery website.

You can install cartridge packs without modification into UIM. This is usually the case for base cartridges. Cartridge packs include multiple cartridges, and these cartridges may have dependencies on each other. In this case, they must be installed in a particular order. See UIM Installation Guide, the UIM online Help, and the guides for individual product cartridge packs for more information about installation.

You can also extend cartridge packs and cartridges. See "Extending Cartridge Packs and Cartridges" for more information.