Authoritative Provisioning Point (APP)

Definition:

A provisioning point that has been designated by the relevant data management governing body as providing data from an authoritative data domain.

Commentary:

Authoritative provisioning points are designated by the organization’s governing body after the content has been rationalized against internal data engineering standards for meaning, structure and format. As part of that designation the provisioning point includes adequate data controls to ensure data remains fit-for-purpose. Best practice is that an authoritative provisioning point would be registered in the enterprise provisioning registry.