SysFEAT - Systemic Framework for Enterprise Architecture & Transformation

ENTITY - Building Block

Description

Abstract Concept

A Building Block is an autonomous Entity that contributes to the makeup of other Building Blocks.

Building Blocks can be either reusable entities (packaged in Containers) or be local to the Aggregate Block that references them (see Block Lexical Scope and Hierarchical Member).

Examples:

- Functionality(ies), Business Process(es), Data Entity(ies), Tags, ARE Building Blocks.

- Process Steps or Attributes of a data entity ARE NOT Building Blocks. They are members on an internal structure (see Aggregate Member).

Modeling Block Categories: a Building Block is either an Annotation Block or a Model Property Block
Compositionality: a Building Block is either an Aggregate Block or an Elementary Block

Functional Domain: Packaging

The Packaging domain defines the core elements of Building Block and Container which provide the basis for building modules.

External references

Merriam Webster - Building Block

OpenGroup - TOGAF - Definition - Building Block

OpenGroup - TOGAF - Guide - Building Blocks

WordNet - Building Block

Super Types

Mixed-Order Entity

Dictionary

SysFEAT Upper Ontology

Lexical Scope

Block Lexical Scope

Container

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph Graph & Inheritance Table

Simple Graph

Composition: ➝ Classification: ➝ Specialization: ➝ Instance Of: --> Enumerated definition: ➝ Syntax: ➝

Graph & Hierarchy

Composition: ➝ Classification: ➝ Specialization: ➝ Instance Of: --> Enumerated definition: ➝ Syntax: ➝

Relationship Table

Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Relation	[*..0]	Entity	Entity	Abstract Relationship A Relation is the reification of a Linkage of the Predication Substrate, as an Element that represents a directed connection between a source Entity and a target Entity.Relations are nested within their source Entity. (principle of locality).
Reference Relation	[*..0]	Entity	Entity	Abstract Relationship A Reference Relation is a Relation that points at its target Entity through Reference Adjacency.
Existential Dependency	[1..1]	Entity	Entity	Abstract Relationship An Existential Dependency relationship is a Relation where the source Entitys existence depends on the existence of the target Entity.The cardinality of the set of targetted Entity is [1..1].
Existential Independence	[*..0]	Entity	Entity	Abstract Relationship An Existential Independence relationship is a Relation that specifies that the existence the source Entity doesnt depend on the existence of its target Entity.The cardinality of set set of targetted Entity is [0..*].

LOGICAL FORMULATION

LOGIC-AGDA RDF

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SEMANTIC TAXONOMY

Sub-Types Super-Types

SUB-TYPES

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ENTITY - Building Block

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph

Graph & Hierarchy

Relationship Table

LOGICAL FORMULATION

SEMANTIC TAXONOMY

SUB-TYPES

SUPER-TYPES

CHARTER

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