Product Specification Lifecycle Management AF includes functions that handle the lifecycle changes (from conception through retirement) of Product Specifications, whether internally-developed and provided or created by one or more Business Partner independently or in conjunction with the Service Provider, and offered by the Service Provider or provided either by a Business Partner via the Service Provider..
These functions provide the necessary functionality to onboard or incorporate a partner's prospective product(s) into the service provider's product catalog or "store front", the partner's store front, etc. This functionality also includes the capability to manage the partner's product lifecycle from inception to retirement. External products can include tangible and intangible products based on resources, services and applications.<br/>
