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| <mainDescription><p>
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| The <a class="elementLink" href="./../../../core.mdev.common.extend_umf/guidances/concepts/umf_C03950A8.html"
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| guid="_nrrn4GqHEdun45RPFGeYnA">Unified Method Framework (UMF)</a>&nbsp;defines some constraints with regards to the
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| definition and use of standard categories.&nbsp;Those constraints vary for the different standard category types.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| The UMF implements a <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.mdev.common.base/guidances/concepts/delayed_assignment_24142865.html"
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| guid="_rlrykJcbEd2sTqxclDgvog">Delayed Assignment</a>&nbsp;approach for <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/discipline_7667F451.html"
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| guid="_yGUuidnmEdmO6L4XMImrsA">discipline</a>s, <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/domain_D8238B93.html"
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| guid="_yHEVYdnmEdmO6L4XMImrsA">domain</a>s and <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/work_product_kind_F04A382B.html"
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| guid="_QWhfYMaJEduMlb2cQZNTYw">work product kind</a>s.&nbsp;It does not implement&nbsp;a delayed category assignment
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| for <strong>role sets</strong> because the definition of roles and role sets are strongly linked.&nbsp;Roles are
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| assigned to role sets in the same plug-in as where the roles are defined, the Role Definition plug-in (their
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| definitions are shared).&nbsp;For more information on roles in the UMF, see <a class="elementLinkWithType"
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| href="./../../../core.mdev.common.extend_umf/guidances/guidelines/roles_in_the_umf_6E71216E.html"
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| guid="_Arih4MdeEdySeI1LYmvOGg">Guideline: Roles in the UMF</a>. The UMF also does not implement&nbsp;a delayed category
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| assignment for <strong>tools</strong> because the assignment of tool mentors to tools does not change (tool mentors are
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| written for&nbsp;a specific tool).&nbsp;For more information on tools in the UMF, see <a class="elementLinkWithType"
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| href="./../../../core.mdev.common.extend_umf/guidances/guidelines/tool_info_in_the_umf_1DC427D4.html"
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| guid="_k2ahIO9JEdytFa01gNyMbA">Guideline: Tool Information in the UMF</a>.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| The "delayed standard categories" (disciplines, domains and work product kinds) are <strong><em>defined</em></strong>
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| in a Category Definition Base plug-in.&nbsp;Elements are <em><strong>assigned</strong></em> to these categories in the
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| Assign plug-ins associated with the Base plug-in that contains the elements to be assigned (tasks and work
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| products).&nbsp;For information on how these assignments are defined, see <a class="elementLinkWithType"
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| href="./../../../core.mdev.common.extend_umf/guidances/guidelines/delayed_assignment_in_the_umf_11FDA840.html"
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| guid="_PPjo4PF3EdyPreM_8XDeJA">Guideline: Delayed Assignment in the UMF</a>.&nbsp;
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| The benefits to the UMF approach to standard categories are:
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| </p>
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| <ul>
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| The same categories can be used with different element assignments (shared Category Definition plug-ins)
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Alternate category definitions and element assignments can be defined (provide alternate Category Definition and
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| Assign plug-ins)
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| </li>
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| </ul>
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| <p>
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| For more information on Category Definition plug-ins, Role Definition plug-ins and&nbsp;Tool Definition plug-ins, see
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| <a class="elementLinkWithType"
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| href="./../../../core.mdev.common.base/guidances/concepts/practice_lib_plugin_types_3EA8002F.html"
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| guid="__428YO6cEdygKbJMUVNEtg">Concept: Practice Library Plug-In Types</a>.&nbsp;For more information on Base and
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| Assign&nbsp;plug-ins, see <a class="elementLinkWithType"
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| href="./../../../core.mdev.common.extend_umf/guidances/concepts/practice_fw_plugin_parts_538A81D.html"
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| guid="_vgjh4PG1EdyO9sYxKNWf8A">Concept: Practice Framework Plug-In Parts</a>.&nbsp;
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