Project: EAKAT

Class: Actor

Parent Class(es): 

  1. Aliased_Item
  2. Business_Model
  3. Categorized_Item
  4. Export_Items
  5. Identified_Item
  6. Item_with_Cost
  7. Organizational_Resource
  8. Reviewable_Item
  9. Sourced_Item

Instances:

  • None

Subclasses:

  • None

An Actor is a role, or set of skills applied by a person that executes an Activity for the purpose of realizing the expected business value.

Attribute Definitions
Name Documentation Type Values Allowed Number Allowed Assumed Value
Item_Source 

This is the source for the information in this item.

 
Instance VTYPE Source  0:*   
Executes 

These are all of the implementations in which this may play a Actor a part.

 
Instance VTYPE Implementation  0:*   
Required_Skill_Set 

These are the skill sets someone must posess in order to play the Actor.

 
Instance VTYPE Skill_Set  0:*   
Organizations 

These are all of the organizations that oversee this resource.

 
Instance VTYPE Organization  0:*   
Costs 

This is the amount of revenue consumed by the item.

 
Instance VTYPE Cost  0:*   
Aliases 

These are all of the other names by which this item goes.

 
Instance VTYPE Alias  0:*   
Item_Categories 

These are all of the categories for this item.

 
Instance VTYPE Category  0:*   
Name 

This is an item that readers can identify for one another by referring to a single word, or phrase.

 
String VTYPE   1:1   
Derives_Value_From 

These are all of the Support Process from which this Actor derives value.

 
Instance VTYPE Support_Process  0:*   
Item_Review_Status 

This is the review status of the item.

 
Instance VTYPE Review_Status  0:1   
Attributes
Name Documentation Type Value
Item_Source 

This is the source for the information in this item.

 
Instance 
OMG Unified Modeling Language Specification
 
Aliases 

These are all of the other names by which this item goes.

 
Instance 
User
Role
 
Modeling Value 

This is value of including this item in the Enterprise Architecture.

 
String 
People are critical to the success of any business.  Often times, business do not fully appreciate the integral part people play in the successful operation of a business and, as such, fail to include people in strategic IT plans.  Calling out the roles people play can have a profound effect on the overall understanding of a companies IT.
 
Examples 

These are examples of instances of this class.

 
String 
Customer Service Representative
Claims Adjuster
Biller