Managing the components of a business information area
HOPEX Information Architecture allows you to easily update your Business subject areas dictionary elements that already exist: Term, Concept, State Concept, Event Concept or Concept View.
The components of a business information area
The list of elements from a business information area that belong to the information area is accessible from the area properties dialog box in the Components tab.
Creating a business information area component
To specify that an existing concept is a business information area component:
1. Open the properties dialog box of the business information area.
2. Select the Components tab.
3. Click New.
The business information creation wizard appears.
4. Opposite the Saved business information field, click Connect.
A connection window opens.
5. Select the concept that interests you and click Connect.
6. In the business information creation window, click OK.
The concept is added to the list of business information area components.
Managing a component from a concept graph
To connect a dictionary element to a list of components for a business information area using the concept graph of the area with HOPEX Web Front-End :
1. Open the concept graph associated with the business information area.
2. Add the dictionary element that interests you in the graph.
3. Right-click on this element to open its pop-up menu.
4. Select Add to "Current business information area name".
The element is added to the list of business information area elements, in the Component tab of the area properties window. The shape changes in the diagram.
To delete a dictionary element from a business information area from the concept graph of the area with HOPEX Web Front-End :
1. Open the concept graph associated with the business information area.
2. Right-click the dictionary element concerned to open its pop-up menu.
3. Select Delete from "Current business information area name".
The element is deleted from the list of business information area elements.
Define the CRUD for the components of a business information area
You can specify the access rights to each of the component types of a business information area. To do this, select or deselect the check boxes of each column associated with the actions: Create, Read, Update, Delete.
The content of the Data access column is calculated automatically according to the selected actions. This result appears in object form in the concept graph associated with the business information area.
For more information on the components of a business information area, see "The components of a business information area".