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 Realizations
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 Performed Process page, which provides access to the value streams executed.
For more details on value streams, see Describing value streams.For more details on other property pages, see "HOPEX Business Architecture properties pages content", page 24.• the Service and Request Points page, which specifies the services expected or delivered by a business function.
For more information on these service points and request points, see Managing service points and request points.For more details on other property pages, see "HOPEX Business Architecture properties pages content", page 24.