FAMILY OF CONCEPTS - Conceptualization Levels of Information Asset
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Information AssetAn Information Asset represents anything that can be communicated or memorized by an Agent to produce and react to Outcome Events. An Information Asset is either an Information Entity or an Information Property. The difference lies in their relationship to change and to time. Information Entity(ies) can change over time and have a lifeycle while Information Propertys are immutable characteristics. |
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DISJOINT SUBTYPES of 'Information Asset'
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Data Asset |
A Data Asset represents the abstract structure of any kind of data that can be processed and memorized by a Business Software System. A Data Asset is either a Data Entity or a Data Property. Only Data Entitys can have identity and states. Data Propertys only handle raw data. Data Assets are managed in Data Catalogs. |
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Domain Asset |
A Domain Asset is the representation of any type of tangible or intanglible resource, or its respective state, that is critical for comprehending an enterprise, including its data, resources, and activities. Similar to any Information Asset, a Domain Asset can be classified into three categories: 1) Conceptual Entitys denote entities that can change over time. 2) Event Concepts embody the temporal boundaries associated with Conceptual Entitys. 3) Concept Propertys represent immutable characteristics of Conceptual Entitys. |