Managing Assignments of Business data
During its creation, a Subject area or a Business information area is automatically assigned to a person. The other HOPEX Information Architecture object types can be assigned explicitly.
Assignable objects are:
• Subject areas
• Concepts
• Concept types
• State concepts
• Event concepts
• Concept life cycles
• Concept views
• Representation types
Accessing object assignments
To access information concerning the assignment of an object:
1. Click the navigation menu then Business Information to access the list of business objects.
2. In the edit area, click the object type, for example Concepts.
3. See the object concerned and in the Action column relating to it, click the Properties button.
4. In the Properties window, select the Assignment page.
Only assignable objects have an Assignment page.Automatic assignment of an object
During creation of a Subject area or Business information area object type, an assignment is automatically created. The object is assigned to the person who created it with the Data designer role.
The Knowledge area or Business information area object types appear in the My knowledge areas or My business information areas lists of the person who created them.If a Concept, Concept Type or Concept View is created using a Knowledge area or Business information area type object, the object created is assigned automatically to the person who created the Knowledge area or Business information area. The created object appears automatically in the My concepts (or My concept types or My Concept Views) lists of the person who created the Knowledge area, or Business information area.
Explicit assignment of an object
You can explicitly define the assignment of an object to an existing person.
To assign an object to a person:
1. Open the properties dialog box of the assignable object.
2. Select the Assignments page.
3. Click New.
The Create Assignment dialog box opens.
4. Using the Person or Person Group field, click Connect.
A Connection window opens.
5. Find and select the person that interests you and click Connect.
6. In the Create an assignment window, select the Business role of the person that you have just assigned.
For more details on the business roles used for assignments, see Business Roles of HOPEX Information Architecture.7. Click OK.
A new assignment is added to the list of assignments associated with the object.
The Concept, Concept Type and Concept View type objects appear in the My Concepts, My Concept Types and My Concept Views lists of person to whom they were assigned.