Structural Artefact

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Discussion

A structural artefact identifies a governed construct that defines the organisation and constraints of structured information.

Structural artefacts support consistent processing by defining how information is organised, constrained, validated, exchanged, and interpreted within the reference_architecture.

A structural artefact differs from a semantic_artefact. A structural artefact defines organisation and constraints. A semantic artefact defines the meaning associated with structural elements or data values.

Definition

governed construct defining the organization and constraints of structured information

Source

Structured Information Processing reference_architecture

Note

A structural artefact provides a controlled basis for validation, exchange, traceability, and evaluation of conformance.

Example

A schema, message structure, information model, interface structure, or constraint set is a structural artefact when the reference_architecture governs its definition, versioning, authority, and use during structured information processing.

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