CHAPTER 18
Data and Information Viewpoint
The Data and Information Viewpoint caters to all producers, consumers, and managers of the data that is generated by and consumed by operations, systems, and services. From the point of view of these stakeholders, data is consumed or transformed by activities, represents the state of something at a point in time, or is required by an activity or a person for decision-making.
Representing Data
Data is a digital representation of some aspect of reality. Problems occur when the same reality results in different data representations for different activities or people. Standardizing data definitions is important if consistency and uniformity of data is to be promoted. In much the same way a spoken language ...
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