Conceptual Model (CM)

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A conceptual model describes the relevant concepts in a problem domain and the relationships among those concepts.

Within the FX Demo Reference Architecture, a conceptual model establishes shared meaning before logical modeling, platform-specific modeling, or implementation work begins. It identifies domain concepts, policy concepts, governance concepts, information concepts, roles, relationships, constraints, assumptions, and boundaries.

A conceptual model supports agreement about meaning. It does not define implementation artifacts, platform features, software structures, database structures, middleware structures, deployment structures, or runtime components.

model that represents concepts in a domain and relationships among those concepts

Adapted for the FX Demo Reference Architecture

A conceptual model defines domain-level meaning and scope.

A conceptual model precedes Logical Models, Platform-Independent Models, Platform-Specific Models, and implementation artifacts in the architectural refinement chain.

Conceptual models organize domain meaning. Logical models organize architectural concerns. Platform-specific models organize selected technology realisations of those concerns.

A conceptual model identifies jurisdiction, sovereignty, residency, governed release, release evidence, reporting party, receiving authority, policy authority, and policy decision as domain concepts.

A logical model organizes those concepts into architectural viewpoints such as policy control, information exchange, evidence, audit, and governance.