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Business Dictionary

Concept

Accessing the list of Concepts

Creating Concepts

Creating a Concept Diagram

Concept Domain

Accessing the list of Concept Domains

Creating a Concept Domain

Creating a Concept Domain Diagram

The Information aspect of the Operational view identifies and defines strategic information elements and their relationships that are applicable to the architecture.

Business Dictionary

A business dictionary collects and structures a set of concepts that expresses the knowledge of a particular area.

The basic component of a business dictionary is the Concept.

A concept is a statement expressing the essential nature of a being, an object, a word through its essential properties and characteristics or its specific qualities.

The word that is associated with a Concept and which depends on language is a Term.

A term is a word or group of words that is used for a specific meaning in a specific context.

For information regarding Business Dictionaries in HOPEX, see Business Dictionary.

To create a business dictionary in HOPEX UAF:

1. Click the Operational > Hierarchy navigation menu.

2. Click the icon of the Business Dictionary folder and click New > Business Dictionary.

3. Indicate:

• the name of the Business Dictionary

• the owner (optional)

• a description (optional)

4. Click OK.

From the Hierarchy view of the business dictionaries you can create concepts and terms, as well as concept domains.