Concept Domain Map
A Concept Domain Map is a business information urbanization tool. It represents the concept domains of a business dictionary and their dependency links.
A concept domain is a sub-set of elements of a business dictionary that reduces the scope of a field.Dependency links between business domains are automatically deduced from the objects used in each of the domains of the map, you don't have to create them.
For more details on links between business information, see Overview of links between objects.
Concept Domain Maps can be created with the Data Architect profile.
Creating a Concept Domain Map
To create the concept domain map for a business dictionary:
1. Click the navigation menu then Glossary > Business Data.
2. In the edit area, click Concept Domain Maps.
3. Click New.
To create the diagram of the concept domain map:
1. Click the icon of the concept domain map and select New > Diagram.
2. Select Concept Domain Map and click OK.
The diagram appears in the edit area.
The Components of a Concept Domain Map
You can add internal and external components to a concept domain map.
Internal components are concept domains that are part of the scope of the map (whether or not they belong to the owner business dictionary).
The external components are those used in the map but that are not part of the scope analyzed.
To add a component to a concept domain map:
1. Open the properties of the concept domain map in question.
2. Click the Components page.
3. Select the Internal Components or External Components tab depending on the type of component to be added, and click New.
A wizard opens. You can create a concept domain or link an existing concept domain.
See also Concept Domain.
Example of a Concept Domain Map
Below is the concept domain map of an airport. Links between the concept domains indicate the dependencies that exist between concepts in these domains.
From this map you can access the details of a concept domain and see the diagram that describes it, if applicable.
You can access the details of a concept domain:
• using the pie menu in a diagram preview.
• or the pop-up menu of the domain when you are in the edit mode.
Reports Available on a Concept Domain Map
In the properties of a concept domain map, reports allow you to visualize:
• The hierarchy of concept domains in a map, and whether these domains use sensitive or reference data. For more details, see Data Domain Map.
• dependencies between concept domains of the map. See Data Domain Dependencies.
• the architecture elements that implement the information of the map. See Displaying the Realization Chart.
• Use of information of a concept domain map. See Use of information of an information map.