Template Downloads

TEMPLATE DOWNLOADS

This page provides links to templates and forms used in various technology adoption processes.

ARCHITECTURE BOARD ELECTION

  1. Nomination Form
    The recommended form for collecting nomination signatures when standing for election to the Architecture Board.
  2. Nomination Letter Template
    A template for the AB candidate employer's letter.

CHAIRING A MEETING

  1. Request Form
    An online form (https://www.omg.org/registration/chairform.htm) for Subgroup Chairs requesting meeting room requirements.
  2. Meeting Reporting Form
    It is the responsibility of a chair to report his or her group's activity during the week of an OMG Technical Meeting at the appropriate plenary meeting on Friday. Annotated and blank versions of the form for reporting group activity are available.

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI) TEMPLATE

Template for developing RFIs. While not mandated, this template has proven to provide useful responses.

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS

  1. Letter of Intent (LOI) Templates for RFPs
    A template for the Letter of Intent (LOI) that must be submitted to OMG signifying a submitting organization's intent to respond to a RFP and confirming the organization's willingness to comply with OMG's terms and conditions and commercial availability requirements is found here.
  2. RFP Instructions for Framemaker
    Instructions (ab/97-02-03) for using RFP template with FrameMaker features.
  3. RFP Word Template
    RFP Template as mandated by the Architecture Board. An abbreviated version is available for distribution for AB and Task Force review only.

REQUESTS FOR COMMENTS

  1. Business Committee Questionnaire
    Questionnaire and instructions for completing BCQ responses from RFC submitters.
  2. RFC Word Template
    A template for submitting RFC submissions in Word format. It is very similar to, but not exactly the same, as the template for Submissions, below.
  3. Letter of Intent (LOI) Template
    A template for the Letter of Intent (LOI) that must be submitted to OMG signifying a submitting organization's intent to deliver a completed specification, and confirming the organization's willingness to comply with OMG's terms and conditions and commercial availability requirements is found here.
  4. IDL Style Guide
    A guide for specifying the style for IDL that may accompany RFC submissions that provides a level of consistency. Its intent is to ease the processes of specifying IDL in submissions and of using that IDL in programs.

SUBMISSIONS

  1. Letter of Intent (LOI) Template
    A template for the Letter of Intent (LOI) that must be submitted to OMG signifying a submitting organization's intent to respond to a RFP and confirming the organization's willingness to comply with OMG's terms and conditions and commercial availability requirements is found here.
  2. Submission Word Template
    A template for preparing OMG submissions and specifications (including Beta specifications submitted as part of RTF and FTF reports). This template is provided in Microsoft Word and ISO/IEC 26300:2006 (OpenDocument) formats. It is highly recommended that submitters to RFPs use this format for their Initial Submissions.
  3. Submission Inventory Template
    Every submission requires an inventory file, a template for which can be found here.
  4. IDL Style Guide
    A guide for specifying the style for IDL that may accompany RFP response submissions that provides a level of consistency. Its intent is to ease the processes of specifying IDL in submissions and of using that IDL in programs.
  5. Business Committee Questionnaire
    Questionnaire and instructions for completing BCQ responses from Contributor member organizations submitting a specification in response to an RFP.

FINALIZATION TASK FORCES

  1. Subgroup Charter Templates
    It is the responsibility of a nominated chair organizing a Finalization Task Force (FTF) to make a motion to charter the subgroup at the appropriate plenary meeting on the Friday of an OMG Technical Meeting. Charter templates are available to assist in making such a motion, both with explanatory text and without explanation.
  2. Business Committee Questionnaire
    Questionnaire and instructions for completing BCQ responses from RTF and FTF members.
  3. (Optional) ISO Explanatory Report
    For specifications that have prior versions adopted as ISO Standards (and only for such specifications), there is an obligation for us to file updated version with ISO in a timely manner. This Explanatory Report template should be filled out as one of the last steps of producing a new version.

REVISION TASK FORCES

  1. Subgroup Charter Templates
    It is the responsibility of a nominated chair organizing a Revision Task Force (RTF) to make a motion to charter the subgroup at the appropriate plenary meeting on the Friday of an OMG Technical Meeting. Charter templates are available to assist in making such a motion, both with explanatory text and without explanation.
  2. Business Committee Questionnaire
    Questionnaire and instructions for completing BCQ responses from RTF and FTF members.
  3. (Optional) ISO Explanatory Report
    For specifications that have prior versions adopted as ISO Standards (and only for such specifications), there is an obligation for us to file updated version with ISO in a timely manner. This Explanatory Report template should be filled out as one of the last steps of producing a new version.

GENERAL INFORMATION

LIAISON QUESTIONNAIRE

A questionnaire to be completed for each organization which is a candidate for a formal Liaison with OMG.

OMG Policy for Specification URIs and Namespaces

This document defines the OMG Policy for versioning of specification URIs, file URIs, and XML namespaces associated with OMG formal specifications.