Axon Facet Relationships

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Axon Facet Relationships: Data Governance Playbook

Informatica Axon has 25 facets in total that you can use to describe different aspects of your organization and govern the data items as necessary. All
facets in Axon are interconnected. For detailed information on each facet, refer to the Informatica Axon Data Governance Playbook.

You can create unidirectional, bidirectional, and inferred connections between facets. Unidirectional connections start from one facet to another and not
the other way around. Bidirectional connections start from either of the facets. Inferred connections link one facet to another through other facets.

This document provides a visual representation of connections between facets that you can create from the Axon interface. Note that this document
does not depict the facet relationships based on the Unison search logic.
Axon Facet Relationships Project
Process
Client Data Quality

ATTRIBUTE
Change
Attributes are individual data values defined within a data set.
An attribute can represent a column in the database table, data
Request
points in a report, or fields.
Policy
Process Data Set

RELATIONSHIP System
ATTRIBUTE
You need to create a system and data set before you create an
attribute. You can associate a single glossary term with an
attribute. You can create unidirectional, bidirectional, and inferred
connections. Legal Attribute
Entity

Project Glossary

Policy Role
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection
can only be created/modified from other facets to
attributes and not vice-versa. Interface
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can
Org Unit
only be created/modified from attributes to the other facets
and not vice-versa. Regulation
Process
Project
Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be
created/modified from both the facets.
People
Axon Facet Relationships Business Area

System
BUSINESS AREA Capability
A business area is a department or team with certain assigned
responsibilities in a wider organization. You can express a realistic,
simpler view of the organization, and use names that business
users can understand easily.
For example, the Sales department has a Client Onboarding business
area that is responsible for onboarding new clients into your
organization.

Glossary
Policy BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP AREA
The Business Area facet is hierarchical and not dependent on
other facet. You can create unidirectional and bidirectional
connections.

Product Role

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection

can only be created/modified from other facets to
business area and not vice-versa. Project People
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can
Process
only be created/modified from business area to the other
facets and not vice-versa.

Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be

created/modified from both the facets.
Axon Facet Relationships
Business
Project Area

CAPABILITY Legal Entity

A capability refers to a list of activities, deliverables, features, functions, Committee
or skills that is available in your organization. The Capability facet
provides a high-level overview of an organizational capacity. For example,
a capability can be the ability to onboard clients, fulfill orders, and capture
or settle trades. Product

Capability
RELATIONSHIP
The Capability facet is hierarchical. You can link a capability to CAPABILITY
POLICY Client
other objects that support the capability. You can create unidirec-
tional, bidirectional, and inferred connections.

Change
Glossary Request

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection

can only be created/modified from other facets to Role
capability and not vice-versa.
Process
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can Data Set
only be created/modified from capability to the other facets and System People
not vice-versa.

Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be

created/modified from both the facets.
 Process
Axon Facet Relationships Interface

Regulation
Project

CHANGE REQUEST Glossary

A change request facilitates communication and discussion
between the object stakeholders and the wider Policy
Axon community. You can raise a change request to provide a
controlled and audited change approval process. For example,
you can raise a change request to receive approval for a defini-
tion or suggest to make changes.

Regulatory
Theme
Change
CHANGE
REQUEST
RELATIONSHIP Request

You can create change requests within an object for all the
facets. You can create unidirectional, bidirectional, and inferred
connections. Capability

Data Set

.
Product
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection
can only be created/modified from other facets to change
request and not vice-versa.
System
Data Role
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can Attribute
only be created/modified from change request to the other Quality Client
facets and not vice-versa.

Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be

created/modified from both the facets. People
 Change
Axon Facet Relationships Request
Client

CLIENT Role
People
The Client facet classifies the use of client information and links
them to the data, system, and business resources that support the
client segments.
Use the Client facet where an organization wants to segment the
client types into different groups. For example, the client types can
be Retail, Wholesale, and Commercial.
Policy

Project
CLIENT
POLICY
RELATIONSHIP
The Client facet is hierarchical and not dependent on any other
facet. You can create unidirectional, bidirectional, and inferred
Product
connections.

Data Set

System

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection

can only be created/modified from other facets to client Attribute Glossary
and not vice-versa.

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can

only be created/modified from client to the other facets and Capability
not vice-versa.

Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be

created/modified from both the facets.
Axon Facet Relationships Committee

COMMITTEE
A committee is a group or forum that is entrusted with a set of
responsibilities, such as making decisions and providing approvals.
For example, if you identify a few new glossary definition terms, the
Data Standards committee can review and approve the terms.

RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE
The Committee facet is hierarchical and not dependent on any
other facet. You can create unidirectional and bidirectional
connections.

Role

People
Capability
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can
only be created/modified from committee to the other facets
and not vice-versa.

Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be

created/modified from both the facets.
 Data Quality
Axon Facet Relationships

DATA QUALITY
The Data Quality facet captures data quality rules. You can config-
ure standard and local data quality rules to check the quality of the
data in your systems. Standard data quality rules are generic rules
described at the conceptual glossary-level. A local data quality rule
is defined within the context of a System object. Project

Glossary Change
Request

RELATIONSHIP DATA QUALITY

You need to create the attributes before you create data quality
rules. You can create unidirectional, bidirectional, and inferred
connections.
Process

Policy

Role
System
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection
can only be created/modified from other facets to data
quality and not vice-versa. Attribute
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can
People
only be created/modified from data quality to the other facets
and not vice-versa.

Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be

created/modified from both the facets. Project Process Data Set
 Data Quality
People
Axon Facet Relationships Interface
Org Unit

Role
DATA SET Data Set
Product

Any identifiable collection of data. A typical example can be tables

of data that reside in systems.
Data sets describe reports, value lists, records, data attributes, or Policy
other data structures. Process
Attribute and
Attribute links

Project Glossary

RELATIONSHIP Process
You need to create System and Glossary objects before you create
DATA SET
a Data Set object. You can connect a data set to a policy, process,
and project through a system or glossary. You can create unidirec-
tional, bidirectional, and inferred connections.
Capability

Project
Policy System

Regulation
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection Process
can only be created/modified from other facets to data Capability Legal Entity
set and not vice-versa.

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can Project

only be created/modified from data set to the other facets and Client
not vice-versa. Change Request
 People
Axon Facet Relationships Role

GEOGRAPHY Process

Geography refers to a region or country in which you want to enforce

a regulation. For example, you create a regulation that applies to only
the offices in the United States. You can specify the geography when
you edit a Regulation or Regulator facet.

Legal
Entity
RELATIONSHIP GEOGRAPHY
The Geography facet is hierarchical and is not dependent on any
other facet. You can create unidirectional and inferred connec-
tions.
Regulator Product

Policy

Regulatory
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection
Theme
can only be created/modified from other facets to Regulation
geography and not vice-versa.

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can

only be created/modified from geography to the other facets
and not vice-versa.
 Process
Axon Facet Relationships
Interface
Project
Attribute
GLOSSARY
A glossary captures agreed definitions for data, activities, Regulation
business terms, and other objects for an organization.
Data Set
An Axon glossary serves as an inventory of data concepts.
Policy

Business
Area
Glossary
RELATIONSHIP GLOSSARY
The Glossary facet is hierarchical and not directly dependent on Capability
other facet. You can link a glossary to other glossaries to
capture meaningful relationships. System
You can create unidirectional, bidirectional, and inferred
connections.

.
Role
Product
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection
can only be created/modified from other facets to
glossary and not vice-versa. Change
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can
Request
only be created/modified from glossary to the other facets and People Data
not vice-versa. Client
Quality
Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be
created/modified from both the facets.
Axon Facet Relationships Attribute Process

INTERFACE
An interface facilitates the flow of information between systems.
Interfaces might be technical assets that are supplied by your IT
Glossary
department or manual activities that you create to fully understand
the flow of data within an organization.
After you create an interface, you can document which attributes
flow through the interface. You can use system interfaces to explain
data lineage by looking at the attributes that link two objects.

Attribute
Links

RELATIONSHIP INTERFACE
Data Set
You can create unidirectional, bidirectional, and inferred
connections.

Change
System Request

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection

can only be created/modified from other facets to
interface and not vice-versa.

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can

only be created/modified from interface to the other facets Interface Role
and not vice-versa.

Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be

created/modified from both the facets.
People
Axon Facet Relationships Product
System Policy

LEGAL ENTITY
A legal entity describes the legal structure of an organization and its
business partners. Legal entity primarily identifies the ownership of
different assets within a company by linking systems to specific Process
legal entities.
Legal entities are helpful when organizations share resources as a
result of acquisitions, mergers, or divisions.

LEGAL ENTITY
RELATIONSHIP Legal Entity
The Legal Entity facet is hierarchical. You can link legal entities to Data Set
specific geographies to analyze to which regions the data moves
and consider the regulatory implications. You can create unidirec-
tional, bidirectional, and inferred connections. Attribute

Capability

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection

can only be created/modified from other facets to legal
Role
entity and not vice-versa.
Geography
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can
only be created/modified from legal entity to the other facets
People
and not vice-versa.

Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be

created/modified from both the facets.
Axon Facet Relationships

ORG UNIT Org. Unit

An organizational unit describes the complex hierarchical structure

of an organization. The Org Unit facet records the Human Resources
view of a company. You must create an org unit before you create
the People object. An org unit is required to add context to all
employees and can be used for Single Sign-On authentication.

RELATIONSHIP ORG UNIT

The Org Unit facet is hierarchical. You can link an Org Unit object to
a People object or another Org Unit object. You can create
unidirectional and bidirectional connections.

Role

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection People

can only be created/modified from other facets to org.
unit and not vice-versa.

Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be

created/modified from both the facets.
 Data Set System
Axon Facet Relationships Attribute
Change Org Unit
Request
Interface
PEOPLE
The People facet lists all the members of your organization that have People
access to Axon. Every Axon user has a user profile to decide the Glossary
tasks that a user can perform in Axon. Users can have profiles such
as WebUser, Admin, and SuperAdmin. In Axon, most users have the
WebUser profile. Role Data Quality

Geography PEOPLE Process

RELATIONSHIP
You need to create an Org Unit object before you create a People
object. You can create unidirectional, bidirectional, and inferred
connections.
Regulator Project

Regulatory
Theme Policy

Regulation
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection
can only be created/modified from other facets to people Committee
and not vice-versa.

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can

only be created/modified from people to the other facets and
Product
not vice-versa. Client
Capability Legal Business Area
Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be
created/modified from both the facets. Entity
 Policy Project
Axon Facet Relationships Process

Data Set

POLICY
A policy is a set of principles or standards that provide the direction
for a business requirement or any restriction placed upon its use.
Often, a policy describes the response of an organization to an
external regulation. A policy can also relate to the contractual limita- Legal Entity
tions placed on the organization.
Regulation
Geography

POLICY
RELATIONSHIP
Attribute POLICY
The Policy facet is hierarchical. You can divide one policy into Glossary Attribute
multiple parts that can be more accurately related to other
Axon facets to provide clear context and applicability. You can
create unidirectional, bidirectional, and inferred connections.

Client
Data Quality
System Role
Data Set

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection

can only be created/modified from other facets to policy
and not vice-versa. Change
Request Product
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can
only be created/modified from policy to the other facets and not
People
vice-versa. Attribute
Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be
created/modified from both the facets.
Data Quality
 Policy

Axon Facet Relationships Process

Project

Interface
PROCESS
A process is a series of actions performed in a logical order to Change
achieve a particular task or objective. You can link a process to Request
predecessor processes to describe the process flow and view how
data and business tasks interact with each other. Business
Area
Client

PROCESS
RELATIONSHIP Capability
Attribute
The Process facet is hierarchical. You can divide one process into
multiple steps that can be more accurately related to other Axon Attribute
facets to give clear context and applicability. You can create Legal Entity
unidirectional, bidirectional, and inferred connections.

Data Glossary
Geography
Quality

Data Set Product

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection Role
can only be created/modified from other facets to
process and not vice-versa.
System

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can

only be created/modified from process to the other facets and
not vice-versa. Data Set
Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be Attribute People
created/modified from both the facets.
Data Quality
 Business
Axon Facet Relationships Change Area
Request Client Geography

People Legal
PRODUCT Role Entity
A product captures the core product segmentation of an organization
and describes the context of the products by connecting them to other
facets. You can record and describe from a product perspective. For
example, you can have Savings and Loans products for banks.

Project

Product
RELATIONSHIP
The Product facet is hierarchical and not dependent on other facet.
PRODUCT
POLICY
You can create unidirectional and bidirectional connections. Capability

Regulation
Data Set

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection

can only be created/modified from other facets to Policy
product and not vice-versa.
Glossary
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can
only be created/modified from product to the other facets and System
not vice-versa.
 Project
Axon Facet Relationships Policy

Business
PROJECT Process
Area
A project is a collection of activities that are planned and organized
in order to achieve a particular set of objectives.
Projects are often complex, and are managed using project man-
agement tools. In Axon, you can view how projects interact with and
are dependent on other functions within your organization.
Capability Client

RELATIONSHIP PROJECT
POLICY Role
Attribute
The Project facet is hierarchical. You can create unidirectional,
bidirectional, and inferred connections. Glossary

People
Product
Data
Quality

Data Set
Data Set
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection System
can only be created/modified from other facets to project
and not vice-versa.

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can

Change Attribute
only be created/modified from project to the other facets and Request
not vice-versa.
Attribute
Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be Data Quality
created/modified from both the facets.
 Regulatory
Axon Facet Relationships Theme
Regulation

REGULATION Geography

A regulation is a directive or rule that you employ to manage an

activity, system, or organization. For example, the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) helps you determine whether your
organization is compliant with statutory regulations on data privacy Regulator
and protection.

Data Set Project

POLICY
REGULATION
RELATIONSHIP
The Regulation facet is hierarchical. In Axon, you can link external
regulation to internal policies to ensure compliance. You can create
unidirectional, bidirectional, and inferred connections. Policy

Glossary

Change
Request

Product Role
System
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can
only be created/modified from regulation to the other facets
Attribute
and not vice-versa.

Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be Data Set People
created/modified from both the facets.
Axon Facet Relationships Regulation Regulatory Theme

REGULATOR
A regulator is an entity that applies or enforces the regulation. One
regulator can start a regulation and other regulators can adopt the
regulation. For example, the European Union (EU) is the regulator of
GDPR.

RELATIONSHIP REGULATOR
The Regulator facet is not hierarchical and is not dependent on any
other facet. You can link a regulator to only Regulatory facets. You
can create unidirectional and inferred connections.

People
Geography

Role

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection

can only be created/modified from other facets to
regulator and not vice-versa.

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can

only be created/modified from regulator to the other facets
and not vice-versa.
 Regulatory
Axon Facet Relationships Theme

REGULATORY THEME
A regulatory theme classifies a regulation based on the type of data.
You can group different regulations based on the regulatory themes.
For example, you can create a regulatory theme to know what is the
Credit Exposure limit for your organization or to protect sensitive,
personal data of employees. Regulator

REGULATORY
RELATIONSHIP THEME
The Regulatory Theme facet is hierarchical. You can link a Regulation Role
regulatory theme to only Regulatory facets. You can create
unidirectional, bidirectional and inferred connections.
People

Geography

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection

can only be created/modified from other facets to
regulatory theme and not vice-versa.

Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can

only be created/modified from regulatory theme to the other
facets and not vice-versa.
Change Request
Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be
created/modified from both the facets.
 Org Unit
People System
Axon Facet Relationships
Attribute

Change
Interface
ROLE Request

All objects that need governance must have an assigned stakeholder.

You can assign different roles to an object stakeholder based on the
expertise of user, such as ownership, stewardship, and subject Glossary
matter expertise. Geography

People Data Quality

Regulator
ROLE Process
RELATIONSHIP
You can create unidirectional and inferred connections.

Project
Regulatory
Theme

Regulation Policy

Capability Committee
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection
can only be created/modified from other facets to role
and not vice-versa. Product
Legal Client
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can
only be created/modified from role to the other facets and not Entity Data Set Business Area
vice-versa.
 Change Product
Axon Facet Relationships Request People
Role

SYSTEM
A system is a high-level container that holds one or more collections of Glossary
data assets for your organization. A system refers to business catego-
ries and functions that retrieve data from their sources and use them. Geography
For example, a system can be end-user computing applications or
applications, such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access.
Legal Entity
Business
Area

RELATIONSHIP SYSTEM Client

The System facet is hierarchical and not dependent on other facet.

You can connect two systems using an interface or attribute link.
You can create unidirectional, bidirectional, and inferred Capability
connections.
Policy

Interface

System
Regulation
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection
Data Set
can only be created/modified from other facets to system
and not vice-versa. Process Project
Indicates the connection is unidirectional. The connection can
only be created/modified from system to the other facets and
not vice-versa.
Data Attribute and
Indicates that the connection is bidirectional. The connection can be
created/modified from both the facets.
Quality Attribute links