essential_baseline_6_20 Project: Group

Documentation: An iorganisation or team that performs a physical business process type

Superclasses

Actor

Subclasses

None

Types

:ESSENTIAL-CLASS


Slot Name	Documentation	Type	Cardinality	Min/Max	Default	Template Value
actor_assigned_objectives	The objectives that have been assigned to the Actor, and for which the Actor is responsible for meeting.	ACTOR_TO_OBJECTIVE_RELATION	0:*
actor_based_at_site	The site /primary sites at which the Actor is based. Note that this is in contrast to where the Actor plays Roles to perform Processes.	Site	0:*
actor_business_scope	Slot to define the scope of business capabilities that define what that Actor does at the conceptual level of abstraction. For Group Actors, defines the scope of capabilities that an organisation has.	Business_Capability	0:*
actor_has_skills	Defines the set of skills that a particular Actor can provide, using a relationship class to define qualities of the Actor's skills	ACTOR_TO_SKILL_RELATION	0:*
actor_objectives	Slot to manage the set of Objectives that an Actor has. Note that this slot manages all 'types' of Objective, not just Business Objective	Business_Objective, Information_Architecture_Objective, Application_Architecture_Objective, Technology_Architecture_Objective	0:*
actor_plays_role	Specifies the list of roles that this actor plays in processes using link class/relation	ACTOR_TO_ROLE_RELATION	0:*
allocated_resources	Resources (in FTEs) that have been allocated to this element	Resource_Allocation	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_physical_contained_in_arch_states	The architecture states that contain this physical business element	Architecture_State	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_sub_actors	The set of actors that are members of this Actor, e.g. when an Actor represents a group or department, the sub-actors define the teams and members of that department.	Actor	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:*
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:*
email	Slot to capture the email address of an Actor	String	0:1
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:*
external_to_enterprise	Determines whether an actor or role is internal or external to the organisation being modelled	Boolean	0:1		false
group_actor_applied_business_model_configurations	The Business Model Configurations that have been applied in the design of the Group Actor, its processes prerformed and supporting technology	Business_Model_Configuration	0:*
group_actor_lifecycle_status	Defines the current lifecycle status of the Organisation	Group_Actor_Lifecycle_Status	0:1		SimpleInstance(store_55_Class21 of [Cls(Group_Actor_Lifecycle_Status)])
group_lead_individual_actor	The individual actors (or Job Positions) that are defined as leading/managing the Group Actor	Individual_Actor	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_member_of_actor	The parent Actor that an Actor can belong to and thereby is a sub-actor of that parent.	Group_Actor	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:*
performs_physical_processes	The physical business processes that this actor peforms in the given role	Physical_Process	0:*
required_fte_resources	The resources (in FTEs) required	Resource_Requirement	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
sequence_number	An integer that defines the sequence step at which this relationship occurs within the dynamic view of an architecture.	Integer	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.	Group_Actor	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:*
supplier_for_contracts	The contracts for which this actor/supplier is a supplier	Contract	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	cl284
	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	Actor
	:DIRECT-TEMPLATE-SLOTS	group_lead_individual_actor, group_actor_lifecycle_status, sequence_number, allocated_resources, contained_sub_actors, is_root, group_actor_applied_business_model_configurations, required_fte_resources
	:DIRECT-TYPE	:ESSENTIAL-CLASS
	:DOCUMENTATION	An iorganisation or team that performs a physical business process type
	:NAME	Group_Actor
	:ROLE	Concrete
	:SLOT-CONSTRAINTS

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