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UI Field properties

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Application name - Screen name – link to vp (vp plugin) or balsamic Field name Field description. Field type (e.g. hyperlink, text, date, password, checkbox, option group, combobox, drag and drop) Possible values (type, range, [...]

Business Process

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A business process is a sequence of business activities aimed at producing a measurable business result for an internal or external actor of the business. A series of logically related activities or tasks (such as [...]

Business Object

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Business objects are tangible things commonly recognized by the business. Examples include agreement, customer, account, insurance policy, claim, asset, agent, or a human resource. Source: BIZBOK, businessarchitectureguild.org A Business Object is made of Entities: See also: Entities

Value Stream

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A Value Stream is a sequence of the major activities (stages) involved in producing a significant result for a given customer, whether internal or external to the organization. Within a Value Stream, each stage delivers [...]

Building Block

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A building block represents a (potentially re-usable) component of business, IT, or architectural capability that can be combined with other building blocks to deliver architecture and solutions. Source: opengroup.org (TOGAF)

Conceptual Data Model

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The Conceptual Data Model is a high-level graphical representation of the relationships between Business Objects within the enterprise. Conceptual data models: Includes high-level data constructs. Use Non-technical names, so that executives and managers at all levels can understand the data [...]

Entity

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Unlike a Value Object, an Entity is uniquely identified by an identifier (ID). The properties of an Entity may be updated while remaining the "same" Entity. A person will have a name, email address and password as well as many other [...]

Value Chain

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A Value Chain disaggregates a firm into its strategically relevant activities in order to understand the behavior of costs and the existing and potential sources of differentiation. It enables the firm to gain a competitive [...]