Describing business functions
A business function is a conceptual unit of the division of responsibilities in an enterprise. It is used to structure the management of information processing, energy, and equipment produced or used. Business functions define the skills and the functionalities necessary to the enterprise to fulfill its mission.
Accessing the list of business functions
To access the list of business functions from the Business Architecture navigation pane:
Click
Inventories > Business Function in the navigation menu.
The list of business functions appears in the edit window.
Business properties
The Characteristics property page of the business function provides access to:
• its Owner, by default during creation of the business, this is the current enterprise plan.
• its Name,
• the text of its Description.
• its Owned Realization.
With HOPEX Business Architecture a functionality is described by the following pages:
• the Required Abilities page is used to specify a list of skills and functionalities required by the business.
• the Usage page that identifies the business function architectures that use the business function.
• the Assignment page, which is used to specify the managers of the business function architecture.
• the Performed Process page that provides access to the functional processes executed.
For more information on the effects of expected capabilities, see "Creating a business capability realization".