Data Entity asset type

Data Entity assets are the logical data layer correlate to Data Domain assets of the conceptual data layer. They can be thought of as system-specific implementations of a Data Domain assets.

Key relation types

Data Entity assets are:

Related to...

Via the relation type...

Description
Data Model assets Data Model contains / is contained in Data Entity

One-to-many relation, whereby:

  • A Data Model asset can contain multiple Data Entity assets.
  • A Data Entity asset can be contained in only one Data Model asset.
Data Domain assets Data Domain classifies / is classified by Data Entity

One-to-one relation, whereby:

  • A Data Domain asset can classify only one Data Entity asset.
  • A Data Entity asset can be classified by only one Data Domain asset.

Data Attribute assets

 Data Entity contains / is contained in Data Attribute

One-to-many relation, whereby:

  • A Data Entity asset can contain many Data Attribute assets.
  • A Data Attribute asset can be contained in only one Data Entity asset.