Defining Application Functional Scope
To indicate the objects that define application functional coverage:
1. Open the Characteristics property page of the application.
2. Expand the Functional Scope section.
The types of data that define functional coverage of the application are:
• Process Categories using the application
A process category defines a group of processes. It is linked to a Process Map or higher level Process Category. It regroups several processes and/or other categorized elements (e.g. Value Streams, Applications). It serves as an intermediate categorization level in the process hierarchy, so as to provide a guided and progressive access to finer grained processes.• Business capabilities covered by the application
A business capability represents a specific ability that an organization possesses or needs to develop to deliver a particular business outcome.
For more details on business capabilities, see Describing Business Capabilities with Hopex IT Architecture.A report covers distribution of applications in business capabilities, see Reports on the Architecture Functional Coverage.• The Implemented Functionalities fulfilled by the application.
A functionality is a service required to perform a work. This functionality is generally necessary within an activity in order to execute a specific operation. If it is a software functionality, it can be provided by an application.For more details on functionalities, see Describing a Functionality Map with Hopex IT Architecture.For more details on fulfillments, see Using fulfillment mechanisms.• Logical Fulfillments of the application are the logical application or logical application systems fulfilled by the application.
For more details on fulfillments, see Using fulfillment mechanisms.