Business Term Governance
Policies or rules govern business terms. Glossary consumers can view policies or rules to verify that the implementation of the business term is compliant with the business objectives of the organization.
A policy can govern multiple business terms. If the glossary does not contain a policy to describe a business purpose, process, or protocol of the organization, the data steward can define a rule when configuring business term properties. The rule is applicable to the current business term. Data stewards must define a rule intent when they define the rule or policy. Consumers can verify if a business is compliant by viewing the criteria in the rule intent.
To provide technical information about the rule implementation, the content manager can link a rule asset or create a rule specification using Rule Builder. Rule Builder is an Informatica Analyst feature that converts business rule logic to a mapplet in the Model repository. Rule assets are mapplet rules or rule definitions that contain transformations or business logic.
Rule Intent
The rule intent describes how the organization implements a policy or rule. The rule intent can contain the criteria that defines compliance of the business term with the policy or rule. The content manager can define the rule intent in the policy, or in the rule while configuring business term properties.
Consider that the current business term is "tax ID." As a content manager you want to govern the term using the privacy policy. Link the privacy policy to the business term. If the privacy policy does not exist, create a rule that specifies that the tax ID information must be private. In the rule intent, define how the tax ID can comply with the privacy policy. You can specify the encryption used to make the term compliant with the privacy policy.
Creating a Rule Specification
Launch Rule Builder from the business term to create a rule specification. Use Rule Builder to design and store business rule objects in a software environment.
1. Click Open to open the Library workspace.
2. In the Library Navigator, click Assets.
3. In the Assets section select the business term.
4. To edit the business term, click Edit.
Note: You must open a business term that contains a rule in the Rules property in the General section.
5. In the Assets column click the Add icon.
The Analyst tool launches Rule Builder in the Design workspace.
6. Configure the Rule Builder properties.
7. Click Save.
For more information about using Rule Builder in the Analyst tool, see the Informatica Rule Builder Guide.