Documentation: The base class for meta classes that operate on the core Business, Application, Information and Technology layers providing EA supporting capabilities, e.g. Strategy Management, Security, Programme Management, Information Lifecycle Management

Superclasses

• EA_Class

Subclasses

• Strategy_Management
• Change_Management
• Info_Data_Management
• Utilities
• Service_Delivery
• Essential_Viewer
• Legal_Management
• Cost_Management
• Taxonomy
• Taxonomy_Term
• EA_Repository_Management
• Security_Management

Types

• :STANDARD-CLASS

Template Slots
	Slot Name	Documentation	Type	Cardinality	Min/Max	Default	Template Value
	description	A meaningful description of the element and its purpose in the model.	String	0:1
	element_classified_by	Slot to capture the classification(s) that apply to an element in the ontology. Add this slot to any class that is to be managed by a Taxonomy.	Taxonomy_Term	0:*
	external_reference_links	Slot to manage the set of external reference links to an EA_Class instance. Normally, create a new instance.	External_Reference_Link	0:*
	external_repository_instance_reference	Holds a set of references to this instance that are used in external repositories	External_Instance_Reference	0:*
	name	A descriptive name of the element in the model. (NOTE: A unique, internal reference is managed separately by the system.)	String	1:1
	stakeholders	Define the stakeholders for the element. Specific stakeholders are defined in terms of an ACTOR_TO_ROLE_RELATION. Alternatively, the type of relevant stakeholders can be defined in terms of a Business_Role.	ACTOR_TO_ROLE_RELATION, Business_Role	0:*
	supersedes_version	Slot to capture the instance of which this instance is a new version. i.e. Use this slot to define the instance that represents the previous version of the element being considered. Allowed classes must always be a single class of the same type as the domain. e.g. a Technology_Product can only supersede another Technology_Product.	EA_Support	0:1
	synonyms	Alternative names by which this element is known	Synonym	0:*

Own Slots
	Slot Name	Value
	:DIRECT-INSTANCES
	:DIRECT-SUBCLASSES	Strategy_Management, Change_Management, Info_Data_Management, Utilities, Service_Delivery, Essential_Viewer, Legal_Management, Cost_Management, Taxonomy, Taxonomy_Term, EA_Repository_Management, Security_Management
	:DIRECT-SUPERCLASSES	EA_Class
	:DIRECT-TEMPLATE-SLOTS
	:DIRECT-TYPE	:STANDARD-CLASS
	:DOCUMENTATION	The base class for meta classes that operate on the core Business, Application, Information and Technology layers providing EA supporting capabilities, e.g. Strategy Management, Security, Programme Management, Information Lifecycle Management
	:NAME	EA_Support
	:ROLE	Abstract
	:SLOT-CONSTRAINTS

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