Enterprise architecture tools can help to unlock the value of the TM Forum’s Open Digital Architecture (ODA). But CSPs need straightforward ways to import certain functional blocks and components from the ODA catalogue into an EAM enterprise asset management (EAM) tool. This can be a time-consuming task involving manual interpretation of documents and creation of components in the EAM tool or the conversion of files into intermediary formats compatible with the EAM. The first phase of this Catalyst is harnessing APIs and AI to automate the import of functional ODA blocks and components. Using APIs enables CSPs to include more density in their models, allowing for cross-framework relations, for example. By eliminating the need for engineers to craft integration mechanisms themselves, the solution will remove a key obstacle to widespread adoption of ODA. This will help CSPs benefit from a vast amount of industry-created assets, ranging from the business process framework, through the framework and design principles of ODA, to the specifications for standardized plug and play software of components, canvas and open APIs. For CSPs, the net result should be faster deployment and adoption, fewer work hours required, more consistency in modelling and a base for high quality AI-inference. The output of the Catalyst should also make it easier for B2B2X partners to work with CSPs. “As a TM Forum active member, we get significant value from being able to automatically import the TMF reference frameworks, their inter-relations and to keep them updated as they evolve,” says a Project Champion at NOS. “We believe this can dramatically improve de facto member adoption, benefitting the whole ecosystem.” To assess its impact, the Catalyst will monitor the ability of the solution to create an object space that enables CSPs to perform enterprise architecture activities and develop reports, and support advanced use cases, such as AI-based querying. From a TM Forum standpoint, a key metric will be the number of successful framework integrations by members.