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5.1.5 Changes to Existing Specifications
A Submission may identify changes or extensions to existing OMG specifications that would be required for adoption. Any such change or extension must be explicit, justified, and fully specified.
Requirement
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GPR-008 — Required Changes and Extensions to Existing OMG Specifications: A Submission that requires a change or extension to an existing OMG specification for its adoption SHALL identify, justify, and fully specify each required change or extension
OMG favors Submissions that are upwardly compatible with existing standards and that minimize changes and extensions to existing specifications.
Notes for Editors
GPR-008 is mandatory when its applicability condition is satisfied.
The OMG preference for upward compatibility and minimal change is an evaluation consideration rather than a separate normative requirement because it does not use SHALL or SHOULD.
SIP-026 — Preservation of Existing OMG Specifications prohibits the Submission from replacing, superseding, or modifying existing OMG specifications. Consequently, a proposed change governed by GPR-008 must also comply with SIP-026.
A proposed extension must remain consistent with the scope restrictions of this RFP and must not redefine or duplicate capabilities governed by:
After the Annex C record is created and reviewed, replace the locally maintained Statement with a transclusion of its authoritative Statement.
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