Documentation: Represents an opportunity to make a financial investment that may offer the potential for growth or savings.

Superclasses

• Idea_Option

Subclasses

• None

Types

• :ESSENTIAL-CLASS

Template Slots
	Slot Name	Documentation	Type	Cardinality	Min/Max	Default	Template Value
	budgets_for_element	The budgets defined for this element	Budget	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:*
	idea_business_justification	A summary of the business reason and value for delivering this opportunity	String	0:1
	idea_considerations	Multiple free-text statements describing factors that need to be taken into consideration for the Idea	String	0:*
	idea_cost_avoidance	The Cost that will no longer be incurred as a result of this Idea	Cost	0:1
	idea_for_business_model	The Business Model for which this Idea Option has been defined	Business_Model	0:1
	idea_for_strategic_reqs	The list of requirements that the idea seeks to address	Strategic_Requirement	0:*
	idea_for_strategic_trend_impls	The Strategic Trend Implications that are addressed by this Idea Option	Strategic_Trend_Implication	0:*
	idea_geo_scope	The geographic regions that are in scope for the Idea	Geographic_Region	0:*
	idea_investment_cost	One-time investment needed to generate income and fund any required work to implement the opportunity	Cost	1:1
	idea_lifecycle_status	The current status of the Idea	Investment_Opportunity_Status	1:1		SimpleInstance(essential_baseline_6.5.4_Class75 of [Cls(Idea_Lifecycle_Status)])
	idea_opportunities		String	0:*
	idea_proposed_changes	The set of changes that is being proposed for the Idea	IDEA_TO_ELEMENT_RELATION	0:*
	idea_resource_unlocked_cost	Reprfesets cost that could be reallocated as a result of this Idea, for example, Reallocated People which would be employees who are being retained and made available for other activities, or equipment that could be put to other uses	Cost	0:1
	idea_strategic_plans	The strategic plans in place to realise the idea	Strategic_Plan	0:*
	idea_version		String	0:1
	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:*
	investment_opportunity_type	Defines tha nature of the Investment Opportunity, e.g. divestiture, cloud cost optimization, etc.	Investment_Opportunity_Type	0:1
	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
	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
	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.	EA_Support	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_Class72 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	cl816
	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	Idea_Option
	:DIRECT-TEMPLATE-SLOTS	investment_opportunity_type
	:DIRECT-TYPE	:ESSENTIAL-CLASS
	:DOCUMENTATION	Represents an opportunity to make a financial investment that may offer the potential for growth or savings.
	:NAME	Investment_Opportunity
	:ROLE	Concrete
	:SLOT-CONSTRAINTS

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