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====== Platform Independent Information ======

[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go to Terms and Definitions]]

===== Discussion =====

Platform Independent Information expresses meaning, structure, behavior, requirements, or constraints without depending on a particular implementation platform.

Platform Independent Information may describe:

  * Infrastructure intent
  * Required capabilities
  * Information structures
  * Resource relationships
  * Processing behavior
  * Security requirements
  * Operational constraints
  * Applicable [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:b:baseline|Baselines]]
  * Applicable [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:acceptance_criteria|Acceptance Criteria]]

Platform Independent Information may appear in:

  * Conceptual models
  * Logical models
  * Platform Independent Models
  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_blueprint|Infrastructure Blueprints]]
  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_configuration|Infrastructure Configurations]]
  * Interface specifications
  * Policy specifications
  * Deployment specifications
  * Requirement specifications

Platform Independent Information differs from [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:platform_specific_information|Platform Specific Information]]:

  * Platform Independent Information expresses intent without dependence on a selected implementation platform
  * Platform Specific Information expresses implementation details associated with a selected platform

A transformation or mapping may use Platform Independent Information to produce Platform Specific Information for a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provider_implementation|Provider Implementation]].

===== Definition =====

//information that expresses meaning, structure, behavior, requirements, or constraints without dependence on a particular implementation platform//

===== Source =====

Dido Solutions, Inc. and Jackrabbit Consulting, Inc.

===== Note =====

Platform Independent Information may identify abstract resource types, logical services, required relationships, or required behavior without identifying provider-specific products, identifiers, formats, or interfaces.

Platform independence does not mean that the information can be implemented without transformation, mapping, parameterization, or selection of implementation technology.

The applicable architecture determines the permitted boundary between Platform Independent Information and Platform Specific Information.

===== Example =====

An Infrastructure Blueprint specifies that an Infrastructure Environment requires compute resources, persistent storage, network connectivity, identity services, and monitoring, without specifying a cloud provider instance type, storage class, network identifier, or service name.

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