Level 1: Error
A required content element is missing.
Without the missing element, the configuration is considered invalid or inconsistent.
Must be fixed before the configuration can be published or exported.
Missing mandatory input. A Task references a work product
as a mandatory input. A configuration can't include a Task that is missing
its mandatory inputs.
Missing Output Work Product. A Task references a Work Product
as an output. A configuration can't include a Task that is missing its outputs.
Note: At this time, the concept of mandatory and optional output Work Products
is not supported. Thus, all output Work Products are considered mandatory.
Level 2: Warning
Indicates that potentially important
content such as a non-guidance content element is missing from the configuration.
User needs to decide if the missing content is of interest to them. However,
this is a case that the user will want to analyze carefully since the content
that is missing is no just guidance and thus may affect other aspects of the
configuration such as Capability Patterns. If it turns out that the user
wants the missing content, they can include the missing element in the configuration.
Missing element to contribute to: A method element contributes
to a method element that is not in the configuration and that method element
contributes more than just guidance (e.g., a role that adds another Work Product
to be responsible for, a task adds a new input/output artifact). The non-guidance
content is not included in the configuration. Note: If a method element contributes
text (e.g., the contributor includes text in main description field), that
text is considered guidance.
Missing element to extend: A method element extends a method
element that is not in the configuration. The resulting new element will
include content that originally existed in an element that is not included
in the configuration. That's OK since the content is included inline in the
new element.
Missing element to replace: A method element (Role, Task,
or Work Product) replaces a method element that has not been included in the
configuration. The replacement element is not included in the configuration.
This is considered a warning because eliminating the replacing element may
have some unanticipated affects on the configuration. It may perform new tasks,
be responsible for other work products, or produce more work products.
Missing Primary Task Performer: A Task refers to a role as
it's primary performer, and that role is not included in the configuration.
The task is still included in the configuration.
Level 3: Information
Indicates that a (generally)
noncritical content element (e.g., guidance, content category, optional input
artifact, additional performer) is missing from the configuration. The missing
content is considered supplemental information that, if it was missing, would
not have broad repercussions on other aspects of the configuration. In other
words, not having the element in the configuration is generally not considered
a problem, but it might be something that the user would be interested in
knowing.
User needs to decide if the missing content is of interest
to them. In most cases, content is considered supplementary material that
adds detail to non-guidance content elements. Thus, it is not usually considered
critical if that information is missing from the configuration (especially
if the information supplements an element that is no longer in the configuration).
It is envisioned that, in most cases, the user will ignore these messages.
If it turns out that the user wants the missing content, they can include
the missing element in the configuration.
Missing element to contribute to (Guidance Only). A method
element contributes to a method element that is not in the configuration and
that method element contributes just guidance (where guidance includes reference
to Guidance method element, as well as additional text in the contributor's
fields -- e.g., additional text to be contributed to the main description).
The guidance content being contributed is not included in the configuration.
Missing Referenced Guidance: A method element references guidance
that has not been included.
Missing Additional Performer for a Task: A Task refers to
a role as an additional performer, and that role is not included in the configuration.
Missing an additional performer is not deemed to be that critical. The task
is still included in the configuration.
Missing Work Products for a Role: A Role is responsible (or
can modify) a Work Product that is not included in the configuration. Not
usually a problem; however, if the role is not responsible for (or can modify)
any artifacts, one may question why it is in the configuration at all.
Missing Optional Input Work Product: A Task references a
Work Product as an optional input Work Product. Since the Work Product is
considered an optional input, this is generally not a problem.
Missing standard or custom category to replace: A content
category replaces a content category that has not been included in the configuration.
The replacement element is not included in the configuration. This is OK,
since the element to be replaced was not included (and is assumed is not needed).
Missing guidance to replace. Guidance content replaces guidance
content that has not been included in the configuration. The replacement
element is not included in the configuration. This is OK, since the element
to be replaced was not included (and is assumed is not needed).
Capability Pattern References Missing Element: A capability
pattern references a content element that is not in the configuration. The
content element is not included in the capability pattern.