Data Asset

Definition: A data asset is any collection of data owned by an organization that is considered to have intrinsic value. Commentary: Examples include, but are not limited too: – Document – ...

Data Boundary

Definition: A limit or perspective applied to a data element. Commentary: A single data element may have more than one limit or perspective. The data boundaries on a data element can be used as criter...

Business Architecture

Definition: The strategy, design and execution of the capabilities needed to support the organization’s business functions. Commentary: Business architecture is one of the subcomponents of enter...

Business Element

Definition: A unit of information that has a specific meaning in the context of a business process or collection of processes within a data domain. Commentary: Business concepts and business terms are...

Canonical Data Model

Definition: A specialized form of a logical data model, developed with the target usage intention of being a reference artifact of elevated status above any/all other logical perspectives on the same ...

Conceptual Data Model

Definition: A high level simplified data model used to express data concepts important to the business process. Commentary: The conceptual data model is designed as a communication tool that acts as a...

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