Accessing the Concepts List
In Web Front-End
To access all concepts of your repository:
1. Click the navigation menu then Business Information.
2. In the Business Information pane, click Concepts > Architecture Information.
The list of concepts appears.
For more details on use of the repository concepts list, see Defining a Business Dictionary. In Windows Front-End
To access all concepts of your repository:
3. Select IA Library > Dictionary Elements > Subject Area Management.
The list of dictionary elements appears in the left pane of the edit area and the subject areas tree appears in the right pane of the edit area.
4. In the left pane of the edit area, select the Concept tab.
Creating Concepts
To create a concept from a business dictionary:
1. In the Business information pane, click Subject Areas > Architecture Information Hierarchy.
The tree for existing subject areas in the repository appears.
2. Right-click the subject area that interests you and select New > Concept.
The concept type creation wizard opens.
3. Specify the Local Name and click OK.
4. In the Term section, the Existing Terms section lists terms with the same name as the new concept.
A term is a word or word group, that is used for a specific meaning in a specific context.If a term has already been created with the same name as the new concept, this term is automatically connected and appears automatically in the Term section.5. In the Definition Text field, enter the text of the concept definition and click Finish.
The name of the new concept appears in the tree under the subject area.
A new term with the same name as the concept is also created.Concept Properties
Concept characteristics
The Characteristics tab of the concept properties window provides access to the main characteristics of the concept.
A concept is described by:
• the Abstract Concept check box, which enables specification of the concrete or abstract character of a concept,
• its Designation, which is represented by one or several terms,
To modify the name of a concept in the corresponding language, you must access concept properties and modify the name of the term in the specific language. For more details, see Concept and Term.• the Definition Text,
• The Synonyms section enables specification of a list of synonym concepts,
For example, in the Financial area, the term "Advance" is recognized as a synonym of "Down payment".
A synonym is a term interchangeable with another term in the context of a concept of this term that has the same or almost the same meaning.• The Super-Type section enables access to all concept types that classify the current concept,
For more details, see Describing Concept Types.• The Realization section enables association of an application architecture element to the concept,
For more information, see HOPEX Logical Data.Links between a concept and other dictionary elements
In addition to terminology characteristics, a concept is characterized by its relationships with other dictionary elements.
• The Variation tab presents concepts whose properties are inherited by the described concept, for more details see Describing Concept Variations
• The Components tab presents:
• the list of concept components owned, for more details see Describing Concept Components.
• the list of concept power components, for more details see Describing Concept Power Components.
State concepts connected to a concept are not present in the properties dialog box, for more details see Describing Concept or Individual States.