Download Instructions
OMG is pleased to offer its documentation electronically from the
web. The following steps are specific walk through instructions to
download any OMG specification. There are several different avenues to
take when locating an OMG specification. First, let's discuss the
different levels of OMG documents.
| Tip: |
If you know a document number, type: http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?
and enter the document number after the ? (e.g.,
formal/98-12-01, orbos/98-05-05, ptc/98-10-01, etc.). |
Recently Adopted Specifications
These are the specifications that have been adopted by the OMG Board of
Directors; however, they are in the process of being edited by the OMG
technical editor(s). They are on their way to becoming formal
specifications with few technical changes.
Use the following steps to download recently adopted specifications
from the OMG website www.omg.org .
| Step
| Action |
| 1. |
Click the 'OMG
Documents" section under the 'Documents
and Technology" section from navigation bar starting
from the home page. |
| 2. |
Click Recently Adopted
Specifications.
Note: Recently adopted specifications appear beneath the
binder that a specification will eventually become part of.
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| 3. |
Click the document you want to download. |
| 4. |
Click the document format of choice (e.g.,
PDF, PostScript, etc.). |
| 5. |
[optional] Click more information to
display tables of additional information (e.g., product plans,
etc.) |
OMG Formal Documentation
These are OMG's final published specifications. OMG's Formal
documentation includes specifications that have been edited by an OMG
editor, reviewed by the author(s), and finalized according to OMG
standards. Formal documentation is available in both PDF and PostScript
format.
| Tip: |
If you know which Formal document you want
to download, select it from the Formal Documentation title
bar. |
Use the following steps to download formal specifications from the
OMG website (www.omg.org).
| Step
| Action |
| 1. |
Click the 'OMG
Documents" section under the 'Documents
and Technology" section from navigation bar starting
from the home page. |
| 2. |
Click OMG Formal
Documentation. |
| 3. |
Click the area that you are interested in.
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| 4. |
Select the appropriate download version:
- Complete formal specification
- By chapter
- Updates (if applicable)
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| 5. |
Select the format for printing
(Postscript) or viewing (PDF) the document. |
| Tip: |
A Formal document may not include the most
recent version of a specification. If a specification has been
approved by the Board of Directors, but has not yet been
edited by the OMG technical editor, there may be a more recent
version located on the Recently
Adopted Specifications web page. |
Updates to OMG Formal Documentation
For your convenience, OMG offers the ability to update your Formal
documentation quickly and easily from the web. You will find that there
are several options to choose from when updating your Formal
documentation. You can download and print the complete book, chapter(s)
of a book, or an update package (if applicable).
A word about update packages
The purpose of the update package is to enable you to update your
binder quickly and easily - rather than having to download an entire
specification, you can download just the parts that have changed. Update
packages contain new chapters, changes made to other chapters (if
applicable), as well as an updated title page, table of contents, list
of figures, list of tables, preface, overview, and index. Additionally,
the package includes instructions for modifying your current binder. The
update package format is similar to the hardcopy updates that you
received in the past.
IMPORTANT: Update packages are sequential. To avoid consistency
issues, please make sure you have updated your binder with all the
update packages that are listed for a book (e.g., CORBA,CORBAservices,
etc.)
Last updated on
11/09/2007
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