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Statement of scope

This part of ISO/IEC 19778 specifies the Data Model for a collaborative group.

The collaborative group Data Model composesroles which can be played by the participants of a collaborative group, declares the intendedrole holders (positions for playing a particularrole) for each role, and (at least during the life-span of the collaborative workplace) assignsparticipants to these role holders. Therole names may be used as references to rolesspecified in detail by further specifications or standards. Where no such specifications or standards are available or identified, the provision of descriptions for human interpretation may support harmonized use of these names. Provided participantidentifiers may be used as references to detailed participant information which may be specified in a provided user management system.

NOTE There is a risk of improper access and misuse of personal and private data facilitated by use of the collaborative group Data Model. It is the responsibility of the implementer to ensure proper use of any involved personal information.

Subjects and aspects not currently addressed

In future editions of this part of ISO/IEC 19778, the identification of participant types referring to a harmonized or standardized participant typology may be provided. Such a provision would upgrade the value of anonymizedcollaborative group Data Model instantiations for being reused as templates.

Currently, the collaborative groups specified by thisData Model are static. Participants may not be online all the time; in a collaborative group, private discussions may occur; participants may leave thecollaborative group during the life-state of thecollaborative workplace. It is not yet clear to which degree such aspects can and should be addressed in future editions of this part of ISO/IEC 19778.

Excluded subjects and aspects

Subjects and aspects not provided by this part of ISO/IEC 19778, but which it is anticipated will be provided by further specifications or standards include:

- the detailed specification of roles or roletypologies in the context of learning, education and training (such specification is reserved for further specifications or standards; it may be specific for particular domains of applications in this field; such specifications are excluded from this part of ISO/IEC 19778);

- methods for assigning collaborative tools orcollaborative functions of a collaborative workplace to participants in particularroles (such methods mean optimization for mapping capabilities and requirements of technical means to capabilities and preferences of participants; such methods are excluded from this part of ISO/IEC 19778);

- the detailed specification of participant information (such specification is reserved for further specifications or standards and is excluded from this part of ISO/IEC 19778).