SIST-TP CR 1831:2003

CIM Systems Architecture - Enterprise model execution and integration services - Evaluation report

This Evaluation Report reviews contributions received from projects in answer to a call for input on a Framework for Integrating Infrastructure. It should be read in conjunction with the Statement of Requirements which introduces the concepts used in the evaluation process.
In accordance with the mandate reproduced as Annex A, this report is concerned with:
- The "collection and evaluation of existing separate initiatives on Frameworks for ...Enterprise Model Execution and Integration Services" for the execution of enterprise models specific to CIM and model components.
- "As a requirement, such initiatives shall be in line with the ENVs developed through Mandate BC-62 and with ENV 40 003".
This work is a preliminary step towards the drafting of a "European Standard (ENV in the first phase) defining the requirements [for a] Framework for the Enterprise Model Execution and Integration Services within the areas of CIM Systems Architecture" (with reference to work items M.0.1.4.1 and M.0.1.4.2 of CEN/TC 310 N33 Issue A, August 1993.
The enterprise model(s) have to support integration of physical components, integration of applications and information, and, at the highest level, integration of business requirements. The use of such enterprise models requires supporting services, EMEIS.
The overall requirement for the EMEIS is:
- To support the execution of a model or model components or the day to day management of the enterprise, and
- To support the embedding of these model componenents into and within the supporting execution environment.
Particular requirements for the EMEIS are currently foreseen as the ability to support:
- On-going changes in the modus operandi of the enterprise,
- Life-cycle concerns for models and model components,
- Structures and objects composed of data of different kinds and from different sources,
- Co-ordination of the structures and objects.