| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Artifact | |
| Asset | Assets * have one content type * can be a finite as a (set of) file(s) or non finite as a service, stream * are the unit of sharing * can point to one or more (physical) asset elements |
| Asset Element | |
| Asset Index | Asset Index * manages assets * provided by an extension * may support external catalogs * can be queried |
| Broker | see IDS Broker |
| Connector | |
| Connector Directory | |
| Contract | |
| Contract Agreement | Contract Agreement * points to a Contract Offer * results from a Contract Negotiation Process * has a start date and may have a expiry date and a cancellation date |
| Contract Negotiation | * MVP: only possible to accept already offered contracts. Counter offers are rejected automatically. |
| Contract Offer | Contract Offer * set of obligations and permissions * generated on the fly on provider side (see Contract Offer Framework) * are immutable * persisted in Contract Negotiation Process once the negotiation has started |
| Contract Offer Framework | Contract Offer Framework * generates Contract Offer Templates * provided by Extensions * may be implemented in custom extensions to created contract offers based on existing systems |
| Contract Offer Template | Blueprint of a Contract Offer |
| Consumer | |
| Data | |
| Dataspace | |
| EDC Extension | |
| Element | see Asset Element |
| Extension | see EDC Extension |
| Framework | see Contract Offer Framework |
| Identity Provider | |
| IDS Broker | IDS version of the Connector Directory |
| Offer | see Contract Offer |
| Offer Framework | see Contract Offer Framework |
| Policy | logical collection of rules |
| Provider | |
| Resource | |
| Resource Manifest | |
| Rule | Rules * bound to a Contract Offer, Contract Agreement or Contract Offer Framework * exist independent from an Asset |
| Transfer Process | Transfer Process * based on a Contract Agreement |