Glossary

Attribute

Also called: attributes

A declared property of an entity or metamodel object. It is the unit on which measurement rests: every indicator quantifies an attribute of an identified measurement object.

A declared property of an entity or metamodel object. It is the unit on which measurement rests: every indicator quantifies an attribute of an identified measurement object.

It is the unit measurement rests on, which is why an indicator with no declared attribute behind it measures an abstraction. That is where unresolvable arguments about whether the figure is right begin.

Related terms

Base measure

The direct quantification of an attribute using a defined measurement method and scale.

Business entity

An object, actor, event or transaction the organization needs to know about, manage or evaluate, such as Customer, Request, Contract or Payment.

Measurement object

Any metamodel object on which an indicator rests: capability, service, offering, process, activity, entity or CI.