Data Domain asset type

Data domains, also known as data categories or subject areas, are high-level, theoretical representations of your data. They represent the structure of concepts in data environments and contain all the different nuances of corresponding business terms.

Example Customer, Employee, User, Order, Product

Key relation types

Data Domain assets are:

Related to...

Via the relation type...

Description
Line of Business assets Business Asset groups / is grouped by Business Asset

Many-to-many relation, whereby:

  • A Line of Business asset can group many Data Domain assets.
  • A Data Domain asset can be grouped by many Line of Business assets.
Data Concept assets Business Asset groups / is grouped by Business Asset

Many-to-many relation, whereby:

  • A Data Domain asset can group many Data Concept assets.
  • A Data Concept asset can be grouped by many Data Domain assets.

Other Data Domain assets

Data Domain has subtype / is subtype of Data Domain

One-to-many relation, whereby:

  • A Data Domain asset can have many subtype Data Domain assets.
  • A Data Domain asset can be the subtype of only one Data Domain asset.