Enterprise Elements – Elements Repository

Next generation in full-lifecycle Enterprise Information Management

The Elements Repository is built upon the DataTraction platform and is able to draw Architecture data from various modelling tools and other sources to provide a centralized warehouse of Arhitecture Knowledge. It is currently one of the most powerful products on the market for managing the complete lifecycle of Enterprise Architecture information. It provides the full scalaibility of its underlying Oracle database and adds workflows and change control to manage
input, review, analysis and governance of your Enterprise Architecture. It makes it easy to gather information and once collected allows to maximize the value of the collected information.

Elements Repository comes with a user-friendly web interface that can be used to enter information directory, alternatively importing from external sources such as modelling tools, spreadsheets, ML or other databases has been made easy. Elements can auto-configure based on the metadata in modelling tools so legacy data can be easily loaded, analysed and managed.

Different stakeholder views of the information can be provided with strict role based access, versioning, workflow, and graphical visualization. The Elements Repository can manage and enforce the complete lifecycle of information according to defined processes. Each type of information in Elements Repository can be configured to flow through a different set of states throughout its lifecycle. The processes can be configured and applied to any level in the

Repository.On-line HTML reports can be also be generated on the fly from XSL-transformed XML, allowing easy customization to suit any need.

Key Benefits and Features of Enterprise Elements – Elements Repository

• 100% Web-based; HTML and Java User Interface and Web Services Layer for Integration 

• Configurable Information Model; Logical information model (Metamodel) allows easy configuration for any solution, Relational back-end supporting scalability and direct query

• Collaborative Workflow Support; Email Alerts, Task Management & Discussion Threads, Customizable enforced process at any level within application

• Automatic Diagramming; use queries to automatically create diagrams for Standards Architectural views, Relationship visualization etc...

• Online Querying, Reporting & Metrics, Inter-navigation between reports and data entry and collaboration views make data “actionable”, dashboard style desktop give users summaries of data, progress, status etc...

• History; A complete history logs of changes to objects or relationship which can later be viewed for evaluation and comparison, a complete audit trail is maintained so any change can be tracked and managed accordingly.