essential_baseline_6_20 Project: Business_Environment

Documentation: A macro-level external factor that has the potential to impact the products, services , eco-system and operating model of the enterprise

Superclasses

Business_Context_Management

Subclasses

None

Types

:ESSENTIAL-CLASS

Instances (92)


Slot Name	Documentation	Type	Cardinality	Min/Max	Default	Template Value
bef_category	Defines the nature of the factor, e.g. Political, Legal, Social	Business_Environment_Category	1:1
bef_label	A short label for the business environment factor	String	1:1
budgets_for_element	The budgets defined for this element	Budget	0:*
bus_env_factor_correlations	The quantitative correlations between this element and Business Environment Factors	Business_Environment_Correlation_Dependency	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:*
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:*
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:*
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:*
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
sl_security_classifications	The security classifications assigned to this management/supporting element in the context of the enterprise	Security_Classification	0:*
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.	Strategy_Management	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:*
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	cl620
	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	Political: Defense expenditures, Political: Level of government subsidies, Political: Bilateral relationships, Political: Import-export regulation/resctrictions, Political: Trade control, Political: Lobbying activities, Political: Size of government budgets, Economic: Growth rate, Economic: Interest rate, Economic: Inflation rate, Economic: Exchange rate, Economic: Availability of credit, Economic: Level of disposible income, Economic: Propensity of people to spend, Economic: Federal government budget deficits, Economic: Gross domestic product trend, Economic: Unemployment trend, Economic: Stock market trends, Economic: Price fluctuations, Social: Population size and growth rate, Social: Birth rates, Social: Death rates, Social: Marriage rates, Social: Divorce rates, Social: Immigration/emigration rates, Social: Life expectancy rates, Social: Age distribution, Social: Wealth distribution, Social: Social classes, Social: Per capita income, Social: Family size and structure, Social: Lifestyles, Social: Health consciousness, Social: Average disposable income, Social: Attitude towards government, Social: Attitude towards work, Social: Buying habits, Social: Ethical concerns, Social: Cultural norms and values, Social: Sex roles and distribution, Social: Religion and beliefs, Social: Racial equality, Social: Use of birth control, Social: Education level, Social: Minorities, Social: Crime levels, Social: Attitudes towards saving, Social: Attitude towards investing, Social: Attitudes towards retirement, Social: Attitudes towards leisure time, Social: Attitudes towards product quality, Social: Attitudes towards customer service, Social: Attitudes towards foreign people, Technological: Technology incentives, Technological: Automation, Technological: R&D activity, Technological: Technological change, Technological: Access to new technology, Technological: Level of innovation, Technological: Technological awareness, Technological: Internet infrastructure, Technological: Communication infrastructure, Technological: Lifecycle of technology, Environmental: Weather, Environmental: Climate, Environmental: Environmental policies, Environmental: Climate change, Environmental: Pressures from NGO’s, Environmental: Natural disasters, Environmental: Air and water pollution, Environmental: Recycling standards, Environmental: Attitudes towards green products, Environmental: Support for renewable energy, Legal: Discrimination laws, Legal: Antitrust laws, Legal: Employment laws, Legal: Copyright and patent laws, Legal: Health and safety laws, Legal: Education laws, Legal: Consumer protection laws, Legal: Data protection laws, Political: Government Stability, Political: Corruption Level, Political: Tax Policies, Political: Freedom of Press, Political: Government Regulation and Deregulation, Political: Special tariffs, Political: Political action committees, Political: Government involvement in trade unions and agreements, Political: Competition regulation, Political: Voter participation rates, Political: Amount of government protests
	:DIRECT-SUBCLASSES
	:DIRECT-SUPERCLASSES	Business_Context_Management
	:DIRECT-TEMPLATE-SLOTS	bef_label, bef_category, bus_env_factor_correlations
	:DIRECT-TYPE	:ESSENTIAL-CLASS
	:DOCUMENTATION	A macro-level external factor that has the potential to impact the products, services , eco-system and operating model of the enterprise
	:NAME	Business_Environment_Factor
	:ROLE	Concrete
	:SLOT-CONSTRAINTS

Instances

^ back to top