Checks if obj is an instance of class and raises a Type error if not
Returns class name of given object
Creates and returns a core internal service name for serv_name
Keyword Arguments: serv_name – A service name for which an internal name will be generated
Output: A string having the format ‘eServ_<serv_name>.<id>’ where id starts at 0 and is incremented for each entry of serv_name.
Returns an integer id for a dictionary profile that will be used to identify this profile inside core