SysFEAT - Systemic Framework for Enterprise Architecture & Transformationk

BUILDING BLOCK - Business Function

Synonym	Operating Function
Description	A Business Function is a Mezzo unit within the enterprise's functional division of labor. It is used to shape the enterprise management structure in regard to how it produces, consumes or processes Business Outcome Events: information, energy, materiel. A Business Function specifies Skills and Functionality(ies) required to perform their activities effectively.
External references	Christensen Institute - Modularity, OMG - UAF - OperationalPerformer, OpenGroup - TOGAF - Definition - Business Function, OpenGroup - TOGAF 9 - Definition - Business Function, Russell Ackoff - System of concepts - FunctionalDivisionOfLabor
Super Types	Conceptual Agent (from partition: Systemic Levels of Conceptual Agent)
Functional Domain	Conceptual Operating Model A Conceptual Operating Model serves as a strategic framework for the enterprise, directing its functional division of labor to fulfill its missions and purposes.
Dictionary	Dictionary of SysFEAT concepts
Conceptualization Levels	Conceptual
Systemic Levels	Mezzo
Lexical Scope	Architecture Container
Framework Mapping	TOGAF - Enterprise Metamodel Mapping : Function UAF - Strategy : OperationalPerformer UAF - Security Views : OperationalPerformer UAF - Operational Views : OperationalPerformer UAF - Resource Views : OperationalPerformer

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph Graph & Inheritance Table

Simple Graph

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Relationship Table

Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Specialized Business Function	[*..0]	Business Function	Business Function
sub-business function	[*..0]	Business Function	Business Function	A sub-business function represents the role of a Business Function within a parent Business Function.
Specialized Conceptual Agent	[*..0]	Conceptual Agent	Conceptual Agent
Conceptual Service Point	[*..0]	Conceptual Service Interface	Conceptual Agent
Conceptual Request Point	[*..0]	Conceptual Service Interface	Conceptual Agent
Performed Conceptual Scenario	[*..0]	Conceptual Interaction Scenario	Conceptual Agent	Relationship between a Conceptual Agent and Conceptual Interaction Scenarios that it performs.
Performed Value Stream	[*..0]	Value Stream	Conceptual Agent	Relationship between a Conceptual Agent and Conceptual Behaviors that it performs.
Conceptual Store	[*..0]	Concept Domain	Conceptual Agent

TEXTUAL SYNTAX

SEMANTIC TAXONOMY

Sub-Types Super-Types

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BORDERS

Name	Super type	Border Type
Conceptual Operating Connection	Operating Asset::Operating Entry	Conceptual Operating Connection
Conceptual Operating Connection	Operating Asset::Operating Exit	Conceptual Operating Connection
Conceptual Request Point		Conceptual Service Interface
Conceptual Service Point		Conceptual Service Interface