5.1.2 PIMs and PSMs

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Section 6 Specific Requirements on Proposals specifies whether Platform Independent Models (PIMs), Platform Specific Models (PSMs), or both are solicited.

The following requirements apply when a Submission includes a PIM and one or more corresponding PSMs.

• GPR-003 — PIM-to-PSM Mapping Definition: A Submission that specifies a PIM and one or more corresponding PSMs SHALL reference an applicable standard mapping or specify the rules used to map the PIM to each PSM

• GPR-004 — PIM-to-PSM Normative Authority: A Submission that specifies a PIM and one or more corresponding PSMs SHALL identify whether the mapping rules or the resulting PSMs govern resolution of inconsistencies between them

GPR-003 and GPR-004 are mandatory when their applicability condition is satisfied.

GPR-003 requires either a reference to an applicable standard mapping or a specification of the mapping rules used by the Submission.

GPR-004 requires the Submission to identify which representation has normative authority when the mapping rules and resulting PSMs are inconsistent. Stating that both are independently normative without defining precedence would not resolve an inconsistency.

After the Annex C records are created and reviewed, replace each locally maintained Statement with a transclusion of its authoritative Statement.