OCM Components

In OCM, components group a set of semantically related component versions. Each component version is uniquely and globally identified by a component identity and can reference other components. A component version can also contain artifacts and a formal description of how to access them. These artifacts come in two categories: resources, which describe the payload (e.g., OCI images), and sources, which describe the input for creating resources (e.g., source code).

For a detailed exploration of OCM components and other key elements of the Open Component Model, please refer to the OCM Specification and its Glossary.