Australian Government Architecture Reference Models Version 3.0

Term Definition
Business Service [top] An activity that provides value to its consumers through the enactment of a
defined business process.
In the context of the BRM, business services represent the business
capabilities of the BRM within an agency context, enacted through business
processes and service components that are orchestrated and created by
government agencies. Provision of a particular business service may involve
activities performed through one or more government agencies, and may
include external service providers on behalf of a government agency. A
complex business service may include other discrete business services in its
mix of activities and business processes.
Categorisation [top] The process of associating something with a category within a categorisation
scheme. (DRM Usage)
Categorisation Scheme
[top]
A group of categories that are related in some manner and that may be used
for purposes of categorisation. Categorisation schemes may be less formal
than classification schemes. (DRM Usage)
Category [top] A grouping of terms that are semantically or statistically associated but which
do not constitute a strict hierarchy based on genus/species, parent/child or
part/whole relationships. (ANSI/NISO Z39.19-200x)
Class [top] A description of a set of objects that share the same attributes, operations,
methods, relationships and semantics. (ISO/IEC 11179-3)
Classes are the ‘blueprints’ for objects. A class wraps attributes (data) and
behaviours (methods or functions) into a single distinct entity. Objects are
instances of classes. (Practical UML: A Hands-On Introduction for Developers)
Class Diagram [top] A UML diagram that shows a collection of declarative (static) UML model
elements such as classes and types, with their contents and relationships.
(OMG Terms and Acronyms)
A class diagram gives an overview of a system by showing its classes and the
relationships among them. Class diagrams are static - they display what
interacts but not what happens when they do interact. (Practical UML: A
Hands-On Introduction for Developers)
Class Model [top] The process of associating something with a category within a classification
scheme. (DRM Usage)
Classification [top] The process of associating something with a category within a classification
scheme. (DRM Usage)
Classification Scheme
[top]
A method of organisation according to a set of pre-established principles,
usually characterised by a notation system and a hierarchical structure of
relationships among the nodes. (ANSI/NISO Z39.19-200x)
Collection [top] An aggregation of information resources used to support a major business
function. In each of these collections data is created, retrieved, updated and
deleted. (DRM usage)
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