Project: EAKAT

Class: Attribute_Source

Parent Class(es): 

  1. Documented_Item
  2. Export_Items
  3. Identified_Item
  4. Information
  5. Situational_Item

Instances:

  • None

Subclasses:

  • None

This is some attribute source that is supported by an Interface on a Component.

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

A Documented Item is an item that requires descriptive text above and beyond what the reader may gain from looking at the other attributes individually.

 
String VTYPE   0:1   
Supported_By 

These are the Interfaces that support this Data Source.

 
Instance VTYPE Interface  0:*   
Source_for_Attribute 

This is the attribute that derives its value from this item

 
Instance VTYPE Attribute  0:*   
Valid_in_Contexts 

These are all of the contexts under which the item is valid. If no contexts are present, then the implementation(s) are valid in all contexts.

 
Instance VTYPE Situation  1:*   
Name 

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

 
String VTYPE   1:1   
Attributes
Name Documentation Type Value
Item_Source 

This is the source for the information in this item.

 
Instance 
Database Administration: The Complete Guide to Practices and Procedures
 
Aliases 

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

 
Instance 
Federated Model
 
Modeling Value 

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

 
String 
The attribute source supports the concept of physically distributed data brought together to logically represent some business entity.  the attribute source also helps identify "Systems of Record" or cases where there are redundant, and potentially conflicting, sources of information.
 
Examples 

These are examples of instances of this class.

 
String 
Legacy Mainframe
Oracle