Defining Business Capabilities
A business capability map is business capability mapping, each business capability grouping applications according to functional similarity.
Several grouping strategies can be defined. It is therefore possible to define several business capabilities describing the information system from different points of view.
A business capability is a component of information system processing. Processing can for example correspond to an activity or an enterprise business.You can create a business capability map for a user or portfolio.
The business capability map of a user reflects the functional coverage of applications used for a given org-unit.
The business capability map of a portfolio reflects functional coverage of applications of a given portfolio. It is particularly useful to view the functional coverage change of application assets over time. See Generating the Business Capability Map of a Portfolio.
Capabilities can be previously defined in a global capability map. The existence of a business capability map of the company enables automatic creation of business capability maps subsequently generated at the user or portfolio level. You can also create capabilities directly from applications.
To associate a capability with an application, see Defining Application Functional Scope.
Creating a global business capability map
The administrator can create the global capability map in the Environment navigation pane.
To create a global business capability map:
1. Connect to HOPEX IT Portfolio Managementas functional administrator.
2. Click the navigation menu, then Environment.
3. In the navigation pane, select Standard Navigation.
4. In the edit window, click Standard Navigation.
The list of libraries appears in the edit window.
5. Click the icon of the library to the capability map will be attached and select New > Building Block.vérifier appli.
6. In the dialog box that appears, select the "Business Capability Map" object type.
7. Click Next.
8. Enter the name of the business capability.
9. Click OK.
Creating the business capability map of a portfolio
To create the capability map of a portfolio:
1. Click the navigation menu then IT Portfolio Management.
2. In the edit window, click Portfolios.
3. In the drop-down list, select All Application Portfolios.
The list of repository application portfolios appears in the edit area.
4. Click the icon of the portfolio concerned.
5. Select New > Business Capability Map / Portfolio.
Creating a business capability
You can create business capabilities in a business capability diagram or from applications.
To associate a capability with an application, see Defining Application Functional Scope.
Business capability properties
To view characteristics of a business capability:
Open the properties pages of the business capability.The City planning level is indicated in the corresponding box (area, district or block).
The Color attribute brings a further dimension to your business capability diagrams. The value given to this attribute changes the shape color representing the area, district or block displayed in the diagram.
The City Planning tab is used to specify the applications, databases, services, or use cases concerned.