Applications Inventory and Attributes - IT Environment attributes for the Applications Inventory
Applications Inventory and Attributes
Chapter 24. IT Environment attributes for the Applications Inventory
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Core Concepts
| Concept | Definition & Strategic Role |
|---|---|
| Environment relationships | Links the application to the governed environment instances it occupies. |
| Operating-environment governance | Enables environment-level impact analysis across the portfolio. |
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Question: Why model environments as a relationship rather than a free-text list?
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IT Environment attributes connect each application to the governed IT Operating Environments it runs in.
| Attribute Name | Maturity | Description and Notes |
|---|---|---|
Related IT Operating Environments [Multi-Value] | Walk | Description — The governed IT Operating Environment instances this application is deployed to or runs in — development, test, staging, production, disaster recovery, and others as defined in the Environments Inventory. Benefit(s) — Connects the application to the governed environments it occupies, enabling environment-level impact analysis and operating-environment governance; supersedes a free-text deployment list by making each environment a traversable relationship. Source — Manual. Notes — Typed, multi-value relationship to governed IT Operating Environment instances; resolve to each environment's Semantic Identifier as the inventory matures. Examples — Production (US-East); Staging; QA; Disaster Recovery |
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