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==== Application Data  ====
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* Should, where possible, be linked to a business object.
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==== Business Actor: ====
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* Represents an actual person, org structure section, committee or working group within or external to the organization. e.g.:  Senior Advisor, Director Operations, Senior Vice President, ESSARB, Senior Management Board, Treasury Board, NRCan, John Smith, Dr. Henry Jones.  Not:  process modeler, designer, client, solution architect, manager
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* Linking:  Actors are usually linked to Roles.
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==== Business Event ====
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* Naming:  Should be a verb in the perfect tense, e.g: "claim received".
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==== Business Function  ====
 
A logical grouping of related business activity (processes, sub-functions, roles, business information, etc...)  No flow or sequence is necessary.
 
A logical grouping of related business activity (processes, sub-functions, roles, business information, etc...)  No flow or sequence is necessary.
- Must always (directly or indirectly) support an established Business Capability, and should be associated with an enterprise requirement, strategic outcome, goal, and/or driver.
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* Linking:  Must (directly or indirectly) support and link to an established Business Capability
- Naming convention:  Should NOT use verb-noun naming, in order to not be confused with business processes.
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* Linking: Should be associated with an enterprise requirement, strategic outcome, goal, and/or driver.
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* Naming convention:  Should NOT use verb-noun naming, in order to not be confused with business processes.
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Business Process
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==== Business Object ====
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* Naming:  Business object names should be nouns.
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==== Business Process ====
 
Something that is done/performed, that has a flow or sequence.   
 
Something that is done/performed, that has a flow or sequence.   
- Should be related to a particular (superior) business function.
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* Linking:  Should be related to a particular (superior) business function (e.g. an SSC Service)
- Naming:  Should name processes with verb-noun notation.  "Do something to something".  i.e.:  Place Order
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* Naming:  Should name processes with verb-noun notation.  "Do something to something".  i.e.:  Place Order
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==== Business Role ====
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* Represents an abstract role, not a personal name or defined organizational position, committee, title, rank or hierarchy within the organization.  e.g.:  process modeler, designer, client, solution architect.  Not:  Senior Advisor, Director Operations, Senior Vice President, ESSARB, Senior Management Board, Treasury Board, NRCan, John Smith, Dr. Henry Jones.
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* Roles are usually linked to actors and business functions and processes.
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Business Service
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==== Business Service ====
 
Something that is provided to an entity external to the business function.
 
Something that is provided to an entity external to the business function.
- Must link directly (or indirectly through another business service, interface or product) to a client of the related function for the service.
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* Must link directly (or indirectly through another business service, interface or product) to a client of the related function for the service.
- Naming convention:   May use an ing ending?
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* Naming: Should use verb-noun.  May use an "ing" ending.
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Application Data: 
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==== SSC Services ====
- Should, where possible, be linked to a business object.
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SSC Services are usually business <u>functions</u>, and should not be represented as ArchiMate business <u>services</u>.
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* Representation:  Must be represented as a business function, with category of "client-facing service" or "supporting service"