Information Model Kind

Description

The Information Model Kind is an enumeration of the possible kinds of Data Model. Its enumeration literals are:

• Conceptual - Indicates that the Data Model associated with the Data Model Kind is a conceptual Data Model that defines the required high-level data concepts and their relationships.
• Logical - Indicates that the Data Model associated with the Data Model Kind is a logical data model that allows analysis of an architecture’s data definition aspect, without consideration of implementation specific or product specific issues. It details the conceptual data model.
• Physical - Indicates that the Data Model associated with the Data Model Kind is a physical data model that is an implementable specification of a data structure. A physical data model realizes a logical data model, taking into account implementation restrictions and performance issues while still enforcing the constraints, relationships and typing of the logical data model.

Architecture Framework

UAF 1.2, DoDAF 2.0, MODAF, NAF, NAF 4.0

Extension

Enumeration