Glossary
In this glossary, you will find a set of terms we have defined and reused extensively in our white papers. We have tried to use as few terms as possible. When several terms relate to the same concept, we define only one term and add the others as synonyms.
- Real World Execution
Set of Executed Solutions with their Resources and Informations.
- Resource
What is necessary to execute an Action.
CEISAR focuses on 2 Resources: Organization Actors (Persons and Computers) and Information, and does not focus on other Resources like Facilities or Cash.
- Reusable Component
Reusable piece of software with different levels of granularity.
A Component can be a Black Component or a White Component.
- Reused Model
Model Element which is Reused.
Example: different Companies may Reuse the same Solution Model or same Application.
Example: different Projects may Reuse the same Software Services or the same Data Model..
- Right
Ability of an Organization Actor to execute an Activity or a Function inside an Activity.
To avoid to describe Rights for all detailed Functions, a Right uses the Functional Domain which Groups several related Functions.
A Function inside an Activity only belongs to one Functional Domain.
The Attributes of a Right are:
Functional Domain
Right category: Operation Right, Valued Operation Right, Descriptor Right, Amount Right
Most of the concepts developped on this website are further developped in our white papers. You can download any white paper freely. Please do not re-use without explicit permission.
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