Structural Artifact

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Discussion

A structural artifact identifies a governed construct that defines the organization and constraints of structured information.

Structural artifacts support consistent processing by defining how information is organized, constrained, validated, exchanged, and interpreted within the Reference Architecture (RA).

A structural artifact differs from a Semantic Artifact. A structural artifact defines organization and constraints. A semantic artifact 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 (RA)

Note

A structural artifact 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 artifact when the Reference Architecture (RA) governs its definition, versioning, authority, and use during structured information processing.

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