4.4.4 Related Business Terms
Catalog has a provision to store the metadata to represent the relationship between two Business Terms along with the type of relationship.
Some information is later used for specific purpose. For example, In the case of SHARED_DEFINTION relationship type, Data Quality rules are automatically replicated for the related Business Term if there are rules existing for the Business Terms.
MEASURE_GL is another relationship type where the Business Term is a reconciliation measure and the related Business Term is corresponding to a GL account.
Table 4-4 Example of Related Business Terms
Business Term | Related Business Term | Relationship Type |
---|---|---|
Account or Contract Number | Parent Account Number | SHARED_DEFINITION |
End of Period Balance | General Ledger Account Code | MEASURE_GL |
Maturity Amount | Maturity Date | VALUE_AS_OF_DATE |
End of Period Balance | End of Period Balance in Local Currency | CURRENCY_EQUIVALENT |
Account Tenor | Tenor Unit | MULTIPLIER_UNIT |