OSI/MHS Gateway Programmatic Interface (GPI) Reference Manual

Object Classes and Attribute Types

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IM-C-EXTERN-DEFINED-BODY-PART

This class of object contains an information object whose syntax and semantics are

denoted by an object identifier that the body part carries.

Table 3-60

describes the attribute types for this class and the syntax, length, and number

of values for each type.

Meanings of Attributes

The attribute types specify the following information:

IM-T-EXTERNAL-DATA

Is the information object that the body part is intended to convey. Its OM-T-DIRECT-

REFERENCE attribute shall be present, its OM-T-DATA-VALUE-DESCRIPTOR and

OM-T-INDIRECT-REFERENCE attributes shall be absent.

IM-T-EXTERNAL-PARAMETERS

Is an information object that, if present, characterizes the value of the

IM-T-EXTERNAL-DATA attribute. Its OM-T-DIRECT-REFERENCE attribute shall be

present and allocated by the naming authority that allocated the like-named attribute of

the IM-T-EXTERNAL-DATA attribute, and at the same time. Its OM-T-DATA-VALUE-

DESCRIPTOR and OM-T-INDIRECT-REFERENCE attributes shall be absent.

Table 3-60. IM-C-EXTERN-DEFINED-BODY-PART Attributes—General

Characteristics

Attribute Type Value Syntax

Value

Length

Number of

Values

IM-T-EXTERNAL-DATA OM-S-OBJECT

(OM-C-EXTERNAL)

- - 1

IM-T-EXTERNAL-PARAMETERS OM-S-OBJECT

(OM-C-EXTERNAL)

- - 0-1

OM-T-CLASS OM-S-INTEGER - - 1