Documentation: Models the capabilities of a business or enterprise. Capabilities belong to business domains and represent the services that a business offers or requires or Business Process \\\\\\\\"areas\\\\\\\\"

Superclasses

• Business_Conceptual

Subclasses

• None

Types

• :ESSENTIAL-CLASS

Template Slots
	Slot Name	Documentation	Type	Cardinality	Min/Max	Default	Template Value
	belongs_to_business_domain	DEPRECATED: migrated to belongs_to_business_domains slot to support multiple cacrdinality\n\nThe instance of the business domain that a business capability belongs to.	Business_Domain	0:1
	belongs_to_business_domains	The Business Domains to which this Business Capability belongs	Business_Domain	0:*
	bl_managed_by_services	The managed services that are related to this Business element	Managed_Service	0:*
	bl_security_classifications	The security classifications assigned to this business element in the context of the enterprise	Security_Classification	0:*
	budgets_for_element	The budgets defined for this element	Budget	0:*
	bus_cap_supporting_app_caps	The set of Application Capabilities that support the Business Capability	Application_Capability	0:*
	bus_conceptual_contained_in_arch_states	The architecture states that contain this conceptual business element	Architecture_State	0:*
	bus_env_factor_weighted_dependencies	The weighted dependencies on Business Environment Factors	Business_Environment_Weighted_Dependency	0:*
	buscap_contextual_supports_buscap	Contextualised relationships to parent Business Capabilities	BUSCAP_TO_PARENTBUSCAP_RELATION	0:*
	buscap_supported_bus_goals_objs	The Business Goals and/or Objectives that are supported by this Business Capability	BUSCAP_TO_BUS_OBJ_TYPE_RELATION	0:*
	business_capability_id	An identification number for the Business Capability that can also provide an indication of its granularity	String	0:1
	business_capability_index	An index number that allows for ordering of business capabilties	Integer	0:1
	business_capability_level	Defines the granularity of the business capability (0 = coarse grained, 5 = fine grained)	{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}	0:1
	business_capability_purpose	Describes the nature/purpose of the Business Capability e.g. using the IBM BCM modelling approach	Business_Capability_Purpose	0:1
	business_capability_requires_information	The Information Concepts that are required to deliver the Business Capability	Information_Concept	0:*
	business_differentiation_level	Defines the relative degree to which this element provides differentiation for the enterprise against its competitors	Business_Differentiation_Level	0:1
	business_objectives_for_business_capability	Slot to define the relationship to the Business Objectives that this Business Capability supports	Business_Objective_Type	0:*
	business_principles		Business_Principle	0:*
	commentary	Defines a set of comments that can be associated with an instance. Uses the Commentary instances to enable multi-language translations of each comment.	Commentary	0:*
	contained_business_capabilities	A business capability can be composed of sub-business capabilities.	Business_Capability	0:*
	coord_x	The x-coordinate attribute of an object in a graphical model	Integer	0:1
	coord_y	The y-coordinate attribute of an object in a graphical model	Integer	0:1
	costs_for_element	Defines costs that are associated with the current element	Cost	0:*
	defining_business_capability_chain	The flow of Business Capabilities (Business Capability Chain) that defines this Business Capability	Business_Capability_Chain	0:1
	description	A meaningful description of the element and its purpose in the model.	String	0:1
	ea_adhoc_dependencies	High level descriptions of dependencies that exist for this EA element	Adhoc_Dependency	0:*
	ea_assumptions	Assumptions that are associated with this element	Assumption	0:*
	ea_business_continuity_profile	Defines the current business continuity posture for this element	Business_Continuity_Profile	0:1
	ea_diagrams	The graphical diagrams associatd with this EA element	Diagram	0:*
	ea_innovation_opportunity_spaces		Innovation_Opportunity_Space	0:*
	ea_notes	Abitrary notes that have been made against the element	String	0:1
	ea_principle_compliance_assessments		Principle_Compliance_Assessment	0:*
	ea_reference	A human readable, unique and universal reference for the element	String	0:1
	ea_requirements	The issues or needs associated with this element	Strategic_Requirement	0:*
	ea_risks	The risks that have been associated with this element	Risk	0:*
	ea_scope	Supports the arbitrary scoping of an EA element by other EA elements, e.g. Org, Geo, Brand etc.	EA_Class	0:*
	ea_security_profile	Represents the current security posture of this EA element	Security_Profile	0:1
	ea_subject_of_roadmap	The Roadmap representing a set of Strategic Plans scoped to this EA element	Roadmap	0:1
	ea_subject_to_regulations	The Regulations that are relevant to this element	REGULATED_COMPONENT_RELATION	0:*
	element_classified_by	Slot to capture the classification(s) that apply to an element in the ontology. Add this slot to any class that is to be managed by a Taxonomy.	Taxonomy_Term	0:*
	element_styling_classes	Slot to define styling classes that are to be applied to an element, e.g. in Essential Viewer	Element_Style	0:*
	external_reference_links	Slot to manage the set of external reference links to an EA_Class instance. Normally, create a new instance.	External_Reference_Link	0:*
	external_repository_instance_reference	Holds a set of references to this instance that are used in external repositories	External_Instance_Reference	0:*
	impacting_change_activities	Change activities that impact this element	Change_Activity	0:*
	impacting_decisions	Any Decisions that have been made with regards to this element	Decision	0:*
	is_root	Defines whether this element is the root element of a hierarchy	Boolean	0:1		false
	known_business_issues	Known issues for this business layer element	Issue	0:*
	lifecycle_model_for_element	The Lifecycle Model of the element in focus.	Lifecycle_Model	0:*
	name	A descriptive name of the element in the model.\n(NOTE: A unique, internal reference is managed separately by the system.)	String	1:1
	performance_measures	The measures of performance that have been captured for the EA element	Performance_Measure	0:*
	realised_by_business_processes	The business processes that realise a business capability	Business_Process	0:*
	regulated_data_usages	Defines the uses of specific information or data that are subject to regulations	Regulated_Data_Usage	0:*
	relevant_security_principles	The security principles that are relevant to this EA element	Security_Principle	0:*
	requires_skill_types	Slot to capture the set of Skill Types that have been identified as required if this capability is to be realised.	Skill_Type	0:*
	revenues_for_element	Defines the revenues directly deiivered by this element	Revenue	0:*
	scale_x	The x-dimension scale attribute of an object in a graphical model	Float	0:1
	scale_y	The y-dimension scale attribute of an object in a graphical model	Float	0:1
	short_description	A brief description of the EA element	String	0:1
	short_name	An abbreviatted short name for the EA element	String	0:1
	stakeholders	Define the stakeholders for the element. Specific stakeholders are defined in terms of an ACTOR_TO_ROLE_RELATION. Alternatively, the type of relevant stakeholders can be defined in terms of a Business_Role.	ACTOR_TO_ROLE_RELATION, Business_Role	0:*
	superseded_by_versions	Slot to capture the instance or instances that represent the next version of this instance	EA_Class, :EA_Graph_Relation, EA_Relation	0:*
	supersedes_version	Slot to capture the instance of which this instance is a new version. i.e. Use this slot to define the instance that represents the previous version of the element being considered. Allowed classes must always be a single class of the same type as the domain. e.g. a Technology_Product can only supersede another Technology_Product.	Business_Capability	0:1
	supersedes_versions	Slot to capture the instances for which this instance is a new version. i.e. Use this slot to define the instance that represents the previous version of the element being considered. Allowed classes must always be a single class of the same type as the domain. e.g. a Technology_Product can only supersede another Technology_Product.	EA_Class, EA_Relation, :EA_Graph_Relation	0:*
	supports_business_capabilities		Business_Capability	0:*
	synonyms	Alternative names by which this element is known	Synonym	0:*
	system_author_id	Used to identify the creator of the element	String	0:1
	system_content_lifecycle_status	Defines the lifecycle status of an EA element in support of content approval	SYS_CONTENT_APPROVAL_STATUS	1:1		SimpleInstance(essential_baseline_6.5.4_Class67 of [Cls(SYS_CONTENT_APPROVAL_STATUS)])
	system_content_quality_last_reviewed_datetime_iso8601	The date and time that the content quality of this element was reviewed	String	0:1
	system_content_quality_last_reviewer_id	The id of the person that most recently reviewed the content quality of this element	String	0:1
	system_content_quality_reviews	The content quality reviews that have been undertaken against this element	SYS_CONTENT_QUALITY_REVIEW	0:*
	system_content_quality_status	The current content quality status of this element	SYS_CONTENT_QUALITY_STATUS	0:1		SimpleInstance(store_55_Class0 of [Cls(SYS_CONTENT_QUALITY_STATUS)])
	system_content_visibility	Defines the visibility of an EA element, e.g. individual, specific group, everyone	SYS_CONTENT_VISIBILITY	1:1		SimpleInstance(essential_baseline_6.5.4_Class68 of [Cls(SYS_CONTENT_VISIBILITY)])
	system_creation_datetime_iso8601	The date and time at which this element was created	String	0:1
	system_ea_reference_instance_counter	A unique number that is used in derived ea references where this instance forms part of teh relationship path	Integer	0:1		0
	system_is_published	Slot to control whether an instance is ready to be published in Essential Viewer, or not. Defaults to true.	Boolean	0:1		true
	system_last_modified_author_id	The id of the user that most recently modified the instance	String	0:1
	system_last_modified_datetime_iso8601	The date and time at which the element was most recently modified	String	0:1
	system_security_edit_classification	Defines the security classification that has been assigned to an element of the repository for EDIT access	EA_Content_Classification	0:*
	system_security_read_classification	Defines the security classification that has been assigned to an element of the repository for READ access	EA_Content_Classification	0:*
	target_performance_measures	The Performance Measures that are defined as targets for this element	Performance_Measure	0:*

Own Slots
	Slot Name	Value
	essential_id	cl130
	synonyms
	system_ea_reference_auto_create_schema
	system_essential_class_content_quality_review_policy
	system_essential_class_slot_priorities
	system_security_edit_classification
	system_security_read_classification
	:DIRECT-INSTANCES
	:DIRECT-SUBCLASSES
	:DIRECT-SUPERCLASSES	Business_Conceptual
	:DIRECT-TEMPLATE-SLOTS	known_business_issues, buscap_supported_bus_goals_objs, buscap_contextual_supports_buscap, belongs_to_business_domain, defining_business_capability_chain, business_differentiation_level, business_principles, belongs_to_business_domains, realised_by_business_processes, supports_business_capabilities, bus_env_factor_weighted_dependencies, contained_business_capabilities, business_capability_id, regulated_data_usages, bus_cap_supporting_app_caps, business_objectives_for_business_capability, business_capability_purpose, business_capability_level, relevant_security_principles, is_root, requires_skill_types, business_capability_index, business_capability_requires_information
	:DIRECT-TYPE	:ESSENTIAL-CLASS
	:DOCUMENTATION	Models the capabilities of a business or enterprise. Capabilities belong to business domains and represent the services that a business offers or requires or Business Process \\\\\\\\"areas\\\\\\\\"
	:NAME	Business_Capability
	:ROLE	Concrete
	:SLOT-CONSTRAINTS

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