Extensions.ExternalServiceProvider.ServiceProviderSignature

Classification

Name	ServiceProvider Signatures
Short Description	This signature contains all available constructors, properties, services and events of a specific provider
Class	OTX Extension
Pre-Conditions
Specified by	ISO 13209-4

Introduction

An OTX ExternalServiceProvider Extension can be a part of a system, a device, a database or a simple library. The ServiceProviderSignature describes the interface to an external system in terms of its services, events, properties and constructors. It is also possible to start and stop services of the provider.

Properties

• Name
  Unique name throughout all global identifiers within the OTX document.
• Specification
  Description of datatype signature
• Visibility
  • Private
  • Packa­ge (Default)
  • Public
• Elements
  Enumeration elements of the enumeration signature, each enumeration element assigns a unique name to a unique IntergerLiteral.

Parameter

Name	Data Type	Class	Default	Cardinality	Description
constructors	esp:Constructors		-	[0..1]	This container element holds a collection of constructor signatures describing the set of constructors available for a provider.
- constructor	esp:ConstructorSignature		-	[1..*]	This element describes constructor(s) that are needed to instantiate the specific OTXExternalServiceProvider Extension.
properties	esp:Properties		-	[0..1]	This container element holds a collection of property signatures describing the set of properties available for a provider.
- property	esp:PropertySignature		-	[1..*]	This element describes the propert(ies) of the OTXExternalServiceProvider Extension.
services	esp:Services		-	[0..1]	This container element holds a collection of service signatures describing the set of services available for a provider.
- service	esp:ServiceSignature		-	[1..*]	This element describes the services or methods of the OTXExternalServiceProvider Extension.
events	esp:Events		-	[0..1]	This container element holds a collection of event signatures describing the set of events available for a provider.
- event	esp:EventSignature		-	[1..*]	This element describes event(s) that can be fired by the OTXExternalServiceProvider Extension.