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The package structure must be a CSAR with TOSCA-Metadata as specified in SOL004 section 4.1.2
The TOSCA.meta file keyname extension: SOL004 section 4.1.2.3. You can refer to the PNF Pre-onboarding & Onboarding Wiki for more information: 5G - PNF Pre-Onboarding & Onboarding

3. Information Flow

3.1 Pre-onboarding Flow

The following UML diagram shows the VNF/PNF Pre-onboarding Flow

3.2 Onboarding Flow

The following UML diagram shows Onboarding Flow:

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The following sections describe the above (UML) steps in more detail:

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3 Flow Description: PNF PACKAGE DELIVERY

1. PNF PACKAGE DELIVERY – Vendor Delivers the Package.

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the Vendor provided package is imported by a Technology Specialist/Asset manager into SDC.

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4 Flow Description: PACKAGE VALIDATION (VNF-SDK)

3. LICENSE FILE CHECK – VNF-SDK performs a license file check within the vendor-delivered PNF package.

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8. USER CHECKS VALIDATION – The end user may then inspect that the PNF package has been appropriately verified in the Certification studio.

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5 Flow Description: SDC PACKAGE ONBOARDING

In the next steps, SDC brings that Vendor provided package into the SDC Catalog and creates an SDC internal representation of that package.

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