Business elements
You use the Topology Builder to create and add instances of the ICIM business classes and their subclasses
identified in Business classes added to the Global Manager topology using the
Topology Builder to the
Global Manager
’s topology. These classes and subclasses compose the business data model shown in business-elements.html#GUID-CF79C30B-9955-4949-A3BD-A4B9A4EF99D7-en__BIM_ELEMENTS_62243. Business class | Subclasses | Description |
|---|---|---|
ServiceOffering | Represents a business service delivered to a set of subscribers (consumers). | |
BusinessProcess | Represents the functions and operations that support the internal business activities or other processes of a business enterprise. | |
ServiceSubscriber | Represents a subscriber (consumer)
of one or more ServiceOfferings. | |
Customer | Represents one or more business enterprises or individuals that maintain a business relationship with an Organization or one of its BusinessUnit elements. | |
Organization | Represents a hierarchically
structured business enterprise consisting of one or more business units that engage in one or more lines of business (LOBs). | |
BusinessUnit | Within an Organization, represents a semi-autonomous division that engages in one or more LOBs. | |
LOB | Within a BusinessUnit, represents a division that focuses on specific product markets. | |
Department | Within a BusinessUnit or LOB, represents a group that engages in business functions that support the BusinessUnit
or LOB. |