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| <mainDescription><p>
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| Tool information can come in many forms: <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/tool_D0FBC781.html"
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| guid="_BangwMaJEduMlb2cQZNTYw">tool</a>s, <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/tool_mentor_264766F3.html"
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| guid="_yYy-mdnmEdmO6L4XMImrsA">tool mentor</a>s, <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/example_9C7688B0.html"
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| guid="_nE6fsMaFEduMlb2cQZNTYw">example</a>s, <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/template_53432085.html"
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| guid="_1MLN8MaIEduMlb2cQZNTYw">template</a>s, <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/supporting_material_F91C8C5B.html"
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| guid="_SwvUgMaIEduMlb2cQZNTYw">supporting material</a>s, <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/capability_pattern_F5DDC5F.html"
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| guid="_2RUJACO4EdqaNq6Ptg8uyA">capability pattern</a>s, <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/termdefinitions/white_paper_7231747.html"
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| guid="_Kc1IIMaJEduMlb2cQZNTYw">white paper</a>s, etc.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| In 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>, tool information is defined in multiple plug-ins.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| Tools (the standard categories) are defined in the Core in a Tool Definition&nbsp;Base plug-in where they can be shared
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| between <a class="elementLink"
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| href="./../../../core.default.uma_concept.base/guidances/concepts/practice_F5C8EAAB.html"
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| guid="_qhCTAFRREd2CWscN8Mx6rg">Practice</a>s.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| Other tool information is defined according to its scope:
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| </p>
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| <ul>
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| <li>
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| <em>General</em> tool information (as opposed to practice-specific tool information) is defined in the Tool
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| Definition Base plug-in.
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| <em>Practice-specific</em> tool information is defined in the Practice Base (or Extend) plug-in.&nbsp;
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| </li>
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| </ul>
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| <p>
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| The UMF does NOT implement&nbsp;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 <strong>tools</strong> because the assignment
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| of tool mentors to tools does not change (tool mentors are written for&nbsp;a specific tool).&nbsp;Thus:
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| </p>
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| <ul>
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| <li>
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| Tool guidance is assigned to tasks in the Practice Base (or Extend) plug-in where the task is defined.&nbsp;The
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| assignment is done directly in the task definition.
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Tool mentors are assigned to the appropriate Tool standard categories&nbsp;in the plug-in where the tool mentors
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| are defined. The assignment is done by defining a contributor to the Tool standard category (defined in a Tool
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| Definition plug-in) and then assigning the tool mentor to the Tool in the contributor.&nbsp;
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| </li>
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| </ul>
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| <p>
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| For more information on Tool Definition&nbsp;and Practice plug-ins, see <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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| Extend 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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| </p></mainDescription> |
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