RE: [provision-comment] Public Comment

["Jeff Bohren" <jbohren@opennetwork.com>]

There is nothing in the SPML 1.0 specification that limits it to
accounts. Literally anything can be provisioned with SPML 1.0. Whether
or not it is a good fit for your solution depends a lot on your data
model. The best test would be if your soultion could reasonably be
modeled in LDAP, then SPML should be a good fit. If not, it probably
isn't.

The SPML 1.0 is very flexible in the kinds of objects that can be
provisioned but is not flexible in the data model that is used (it is
limited to attribute values). One of the goals of the SPML 2.0 effort is
to have a more flexible data model while still being flexible in the
kinds of objects that can be provisioned.

Jeff Bohren
Product Architect
OpenNetwork Technologies, Inc
 
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Subject: [provision-comment] Public Comment


Comment from: marc.baumgart@dcon.de

We're currently designing an integrated service provisioning solution
that includes user self service, configuration management, standard
change management, charging and fullfillment automation.


For us, "service provision" means requesting, approving, implementing,
upgrading, canceling and billing all kinds of IT Services. Services
include "Accounts" as definied in the SPML specification as well as
client hardware, extensions to client hardware (e.g. an additional video
adapter to a PC or software installed on a client hardware) or services
manually fullfilled by support staff (e.g. the relocation of equipment
to another user). 


We're wondering, if the SPML specification is suitable as basis for data
models and inter-module communication of our solution. It seems that
SPML V 1.0 and its further development exclusively focusses on the
provision of user accounts and access privileges of computer systems.


Do you agree with this estimation?

Or would you reccomend to use SPML for our solution?

Thanks for your answers!


Regards

Marc Baumgart

CEO

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