Software Technologies Inventory and Attributes - Relationship attributes for the Software Technologies Inventory
Software Technologies Inventory and Attributes
Chapter 31. Relationship attributes for the Software Technologies Inventory
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Core Concepts
| Concept | Definition & Strategic Role |
|---|---|
| Graph Edge | A typed, traversable connection between this technology and a Noun Instance in another inventory, which is what makes cross-inventory analysis possible. |
| Derivation | These values are populated from the relationship graph rather than authored, so they stay correct as the connected inventories change. |
| Impact Traversal | The practical payoff: following edges outward from a technology to everything affected when it changes, fails, or loses support. |
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Question: Why are ownership relationships not in this category?
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Relationship attributes record the edges connecting each software technology to Noun Instances in other inventories.
Every attribute in this category is Calculated or Derived from records in other inventories. No manual data entry is required for any attribute in this category. Do not create data entry fields for any attribute listed here.
| Attribute Name | Maturity | Description and Notes |
|---|---|---|
Applications Dependent [Multi-Value] | Crawl | Description — The applications built on, deployed on, or dependent upon this technology. Benefit(s) — The most consequential edge in this inventory. It is what turns an end-of-support date into a list of what breaks. Source — Derived. Notes — Derived from the applications inventory. Typed references, never free text. |
| Supplying Vendor | Crawl | Description — The vendor supplying this technology, expressed as a graph edge. Benefit(s) — Enables supplier-level portfolio analysis — what an entire vendor relationship covers, and what a vendor failure would reach. Source — Derived. Notes — Derived from the vendor and supplier category. Recorded here as the traversable edge rather than as the descriptive fact. |
Integrations Carried [Multi-Value] | Walk | Description — The governed integrations that run through this technology. Benefit(s) — Makes integration risk traceable to the technology layer, so an ageing broker is visible as an integration exposure. Source — Derived. Notes — Derived from the integrations inventory. |
AI Agents Running On [Multi-Value] | Walk | Description — The governed AI agents built on or running within this technology. Benefit(s) — Connects technology governance to AI governance, so a framework vulnerability resolves immediately to the agents it affects. Source — Derived. Notes — Derived from the AI agents inventory. Populated only for AI and machine learning technologies. |
Operating Environments Deployed In [Multi-Value] | Walk | Description — The IT operating environments in which this technology is deployed. Benefit(s) — Supports environment-scoped analysis and separates production exposure from lower-environment presence. Source — Derived. Notes — Derived from the IT operating environments inventory. |
Data Assets Managed [Multi-Value] | Run | Description — The governed data assets stored or served by this technology, expressed as graph edges. Benefit(s) — Lets a technology change be assessed for its effect on specific governed data, and carries data obligations into technology decisions. Source — Derived. Notes — Derived from the data and information inventory. The data and information category records the classification view; this records the traversable edge. |
Capabilities Enabled [Multi-Value] | Run | Description — The business capabilities this technology helps enable. Benefit(s) — Connects technology risk to business consequence, which is what makes a technology conversation legible to non-technical stakeholders. Source — Derived. Notes — Derived from the capabilities inventory, generally through the applications that deliver those capabilities. |
Software Licenses Associated [Multi-Value] | Run | Description — The licence and subscription entitlements associated with this technology. Benefit(s) — Connects the governed technology to the entitlements permitting its use, so compliance can be assessed against deployment. Source — Derived. Notes — Derived from the software licences and software subscriptions inventories. |
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