Oracle CDD/Repository provides the following information management
  capabilities:

   o  Common View of Information

      The repository provides a storage area for common elements and
      their behaviors (methods) that can be accessed and shared by
      multiple applications.  Use (and re-use) of common elements and
      methods saves development time.

   o  Consistency of Information

      When multiple applications use the same elements and methods,
      redundant information and conflicting definitions can be
      eliminated.  The repository includes a notification system that
      alerts you to changes made to related elements.  Pieces tracking
      capabilities allow you to locate all uses of a shared element.  You
      can also check the effects of a projected change before the change
      is made.

   o  Distribution of Information

      The repository provides one logical storage point for information
      which can be physically dispersed as appropriate to business needs
      or computing loads.

   o  Integrity and Security of Information

      The repository provides means by which you can grant or deny access
      to elements and to repositories.  It also provides journaling
      capabilities that automatically protect repository sessions from
      system failures.

   o  Comprehensive Information Model

      The Oracle CDD/Repository Information Model contains a base set of
      elements and methods that spans all phases of the software
      development process.  This allows you to model, manipulate, and
      control all aspects of product and process as development occurs.

   o  Structured Information Model

      The Information Model is implemented in the form of an
      object-oriented type hierarchy.  This form is designed to reduce
      the amount of information that must be explicitly stated in
      application code.

   o  Extensible Information Model

      Through the Oracle CDD/Repository Callable Interface, you can
      extend the information model to include additional elements and
      methods.  This functionality allows you to customize the
      information model to integrate new applications and tools or to
      address business-specific needs.