文档介绍：Business
Classification Models
Methods Guide
Business Classification Models
m1-modelmaster Version
Business Classification Model Methods Guide
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Preface
Business Classification Models
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1. Conceptual Models
2. The Classification Model
3. The A Level Conceptual Model
4. Understanding a Business Issue
5. Constructing a High Level Logical Model
6. Worked Example
7. Uses of the Classification Model
8. Model Context - the Information FrameWork
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Preface
Business Classification Models
Preface
e to the world of business classification models. This
Guide will help you develop logical business data models:-
• quickly
• correctly
• completely
by basing the construction of your models on detailed,
conceptual classification models.
The guide has the following purposes:-
To provide a detailed understanding of classification
modeling
To show how classification models can be driven down
to logical entity relationship models
To provide a basis for understanding the purpose and
features of the m1-modelmaster approach.
The methods and model structures described in this manual are
supported by m1-modelmaster. They are based on the methods
and structures implicit in the IBM Information FrameWork
architecture, which has been in use in major enterprises,
worldwide, since 1991.
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Business Classification Models
Intended Audience
This manual is i