GF.File Engine

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This is a Generic Function document GF File Engine Version: 0.2 OIAr logo
Document type: Generic Function Owner:

J.A.H. Schoonderbeek



Description

This Generic Function belongs to Working Area Server. This function handles storage, retrieval and manipulation of loosely structured data. Loosely structured data in this context means "documents", "files" et cetera (but not "databases" which are strictly structured data). This function is usually offered directly or indirectly to consumers.

Examples of File Engine functions are:

  • quota on file storage space;
  • access controls (such as Access Control Lists);
  • versioning;
  • data synchronization;
  • data migration.

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The image "Icon GF File Engine.png" (shown below) can be used to represent this infrastructure function in graphical Pattern representations that it might be part of:

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Generic Patterns using this Generic Function

The following Generic Patterns use this function:

Semantic query
Semantic query
Applied PatternOwnerMaturity
File StorageJ.A.H. Schoonderbeek4
Managed File TransferJ.A.H. Schoonderbeek3

Applied versions of this Generic Function

The following variants of this function have been defined:

Semantic query
Semantic query

No Applied Pattern based on this Generic Pattern (yet)