SysFEAT - Systemic Framework for Enterprise Architecture & Transformationk

BUILDING BLOCK - Operating Eco-System

Description	Abstract Concept An Operating Eco-System is an Operating Context in which an Agent exists or lives for a specific purpose, interacting with partners. For instance, the operating context of an enterprise includes its customers and suppliers. Conceptualization Levels of Operating Eco-System: an Operating Eco-System is either a Conceptual Ecosystem Structural Partition of Operating Eco-System: an Operating Eco-System is either an Environment Interaction Process or an Agent Environment
External references	OMG - UAF - Architecture, OpenGroup - OAA - Ecosystem, Russell Ackoff - System of Concepts - Environment of a system
Super Types	Asset Block Functional Asset (from partition: Structural Partition of Functional Asset) Unbounded Aggregate
Functional Domain	System Operating Framework - SOF The System Operating Framework - SOF models how an active system (Agent) operates/functions (Behavior) in its Operating Eco-System to produce Outcome Events that benefit (value) to other Agents or affect (have an effect upon) these Agents.
Dictionary	Dictionary of SysFEAT patterns
Lexical Scope	Architecture Container
Framework Mapping	UAF - Summary & Overview : Architecture UAF - Strategy : Architecture UAF - Architecture Management : Architecture

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Relationship Table

Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Operating Connector	[*..0]	Operating Connection	Operating Eco-System
Ecosystem Member	[*..0]	Operating Eco-System	Operating Eco-System
Specialized Functional Asset	[*..0]	Functional Asset	Functional Asset
Realized Functional Asset	[*..0]	Functional Asset	Functional Asset	A kind of specialization between an implementing Functional Asset and its abstract Realized Functional Asset.Realization relationships are the foundation to establish the mapping between Functional Assets that belong to different Conceptualization Levels.
Policy Conformance	[*..0]	Policy	Functional Asset	A Policy Conformance is the conformity requirement that applies a Functional Asset.
Risk	[*..0]	Risk Type	Functional Asset	A Risk refers to the potential for loss resulting from inadequate structure or behavior of a Functional Asset.
Hierarchical Member	[*..0]	Building Block	Aggregate Block	A Hierarchical Member is an Aggregate Member that is also a Block Lexical Scope for the Building Block it aggregates: it relates its aggregated block by nesting (see Nesting Relationship).Hierarchical Members are used to build hierarchical structures of Building Blocks, in constrast to Block Members which are used to build network structures of Building Blocks.
Block Member	[*..0]	Building Block	Aggregate Block	A Block Member is an Aggregate Member that aggregates its releated Building Block by reference (see Referencing Relationship).Block Members are used to build network structures of Building Blocks while Hierarchical Members are used to build hierarchical structures of Building Blocks.
Composition Type	[*..0]	Class of Individual	Class of Individual	Composition Type is the powertype of Composition (Whole/Part).
Enumerated Definition	[1..1]	Environment Interaction Process	Operating Eco-System
Enumerated Definition	[1..1]	Agent Environment	Operating Eco-System

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