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 properties page of a business function provides access to:
• its Owner, by default on creation of the business function, the current enterprise.
• its Name,
• the text of its Description.
• its Owned Realization.
For more details on creating a business capability, see Creating a business capability realization.With HOPEX Business Architecture, a business function 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 Implementation page provides access to the list of components that implement the business function.
For more details on realizations, see Describing component implementation.• the Usage page that identifies the business functional areas that use the business function.
For more details on business partners, see Describing a business functional area.• the Assignment page, which specifies the managers of the business function.
For more details on assignments, see Connecting a person to a person group.• the Performed Process page, which provides access to the value streams executed.
For more details on value streams, see Describing value streams.