OASIS Solution Deployment Descriptor (SDD) TC
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Defining a standardized way to express software installation characteristics required for lifecycle management in a multi-platform environment

Brent Miller, bamiller@us.ibm.com, Chair
Merri Jensen, Secretary
Mary McRae, mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org, OASIS Staff Contact

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Announcements

Solution Deployment Descriptor version 1.0 has been approved as an OASIS Standard! The approval announcement was circulated to OASIS members on September 1, 2008.


Overview

The purpose of the OASIS SDD TC is to define XML schema to describe the characteristics of an installable unit (IU) of software that are relevant for core aspects of its deployment, configuration, and maintenance. This document will be referred to as the Solution Deployment Descriptor (SDD).

For more information, see the TC Charter and FAQ


Technical Work Produced by the Committee

Approved OASIS Standard v1.0: Status: OASIS Standard, approved September 1, 2008.
OASIS Standard v1.0, editable source
OASIS Standard v1.0, PDF
OASIS Standard v1.0, HTML

Corresponding schema
Full schema
CL1 schema
Note: The CL1 schema is a proper subset of the full schema and is provided for convenience.


Expository Work Produced by the Committee

SDD Glossary Glossary

SDD Requirements Requirements

SDD Starter Profile
Starter Profile approved Committee Draft, editable source with example schemas and XML document
Starter Profile approved Committee Draft, PDF with example schemas and XML document
Starter Profile approved Committee Draft, HTML with example schemas and XML document

SDD Primer
SDD Primer approved Committee Draft, editable source
SDD Primer approved Committee Draft, PDF
SDD Primer approved Committee Draft, HTML

SDD Examples
SDD Examples approved Committee Draft


External Resources

Although not produced by the OASIS SDD TC, the following information offers useful insights into its work.

OASIS Forms Committee to Standardize Software Installation Characteristics for Lifecycle Management
OASIS News, 17 May 2005

OASIS TC Addresses Software Deployment, Configuration, and Lifecycle Management
CoverPages, 30 April, 2005


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CA*
Fujitsu Limited*
IBM
SAP AG*
SAS Institute Inc.
Sun Microsystems

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