Structural Artefact

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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 (RA).

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

governed construct defining the organization and constraints of structured information

Structured Information Processing Reference Architecture (RA)

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

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