Vendors Inventory and Attributes

Related Applications

[Multi-Value]

Description — Applications in the Applications Inventory supplied, licensed, or maintained by this vendor, referenced by Semantic ID.

Benefit(s) — The primary cross-inventory relationship for vendor-level application dependency analysis. Enables APM to answer: what applications would be affected if we exited this vendor relationship?

Source — Derived.

Notes — Derived from the Applications Inventory: all Application records whose Vendor attribute references this vendor’s Semantic ID.

Related Software Technologies

[Multi-Value]

Description — Software Technologies in the Software Technologies Inventory supplied or licensed by this vendor, referenced by Semantic ID.

Benefit(s) — Enables TPM to assess the technology footprint of each vendor and the impact of vendor exit on the technology portfolio.

Source — Derived.

Notes — Derived from the Software Technologies Inventory when published.

Related Hardware Technologies

[Multi-Value]

Description — Hardware Technologies in the Hardware Technologies Inventory supplied, leased, or maintained by this vendor, referenced by Semantic ID.

Benefit(s) — Enables hardware portfolio analysis by vendor — surfacing which hardware assets would require replacement or requalification if the vendor relationship ended.

Source — Derived.

Notes — Derived from the Hardware Technologies Inventory when published.

Related Software Licenses

[Multi-Value]

Description — Perpetual and term software license records in the Software Licenses and Subscriptions Inventory representing owned entitlements from this vendor, referenced by Semantic ID.

Benefit(s) — Surfaces the total owned license footprint from this vendor — enabling compliance audits, renewal planning, and consolidation analysis.

Source — Derived.

Notes — Derived from the Software Licenses and Subscriptions Inventory when published. Distinct from Related Subscriptions — licenses are owned entitlements; subscriptions are recurring access rights.

Related Subscriptions

[Multi-Value]

Description — Recurring subscription records in the Software Licenses and Subscriptions Inventory representing ongoing SaaS, annual, or usage-based subscription relationships with this vendor, referenced by Semantic ID.

Benefit(s) — Surfaces the total recurring subscription commitment with this vendor — enabling renewal forecasting, subscription rationalization, and spend analysis.

Source — Derived.

Notes — Derived from the Software Licenses and Subscriptions Inventory when published. Distinct from Related Software Licenses — subscriptions are recurring access rights; licenses are owned entitlements.

Related Hardware Leases

[Multi-Value]

Description — Hardware lease records in the Leases Inventory associated with this vendor, referenced by Semantic ID.

Benefit(s) — Surfaces the total hardware lease obligation with this vendor — enabling financial exposure analysis and lease expiration planning.

Source — Derived.

Notes — Derived from the Leases Inventory when published.

Related Contracts

[Multi-Value]

Description — All contract records in the Contracts and Agreements Inventory governing this vendor relationship — including master agreements, statements of work, license schedules, and addenda — referenced by Semantic ID.

Benefit(s) — Provides a complete view of all legal instruments governing the vendor relationship. Enables contract portfolio analysis: how many contracts govern this vendor, and are any approaching expiration or auto-renewal without review?

Source — Derived.

Notes — Derived from the Contracts and Agreements Inventory when published. The Primary Contract Reference attribute identifies the governing master agreement; this attribute captures all contracts.

Related Integrations

[Multi-Value]

Description — Integration records in the Integrations Inventory where this vendor’s systems appear as source or target entities, referenced by Semantic ID.

Benefit(s) — Surfaces the integration footprint of this vendor — how many integrations depend on vendor-supplied systems? A vendor exit that disrupts a large integration footprint requires extensive remediation planning.

Source — Derived.

Notes — Derived from the Integrations Inventory: all Integration records where the Source Entity Semantic ID or Target Entity Semantic ID matches a system supplied by this vendor.

Related Services

[Multi-Value]

Description — Ongoing managed services, professional services engagements, or support service arrangements with this vendor — referenced from a future Services Inventory when published.

Benefit(s) — Surfaces the service delivery footprint of this vendor beyond product licenses and subscriptions. A professional services firm may have no related applications or technologies but extensive related services.

Source — Derived.

Notes — Derived from a future Services Inventory. Until published, capture service arrangements in the Description attribute and the Primary Contract Reference.

Related Work

[Multi-Value]

Description — Active and planned work records in the Work Inventory — initiatives, projects, and programs — where this vendor is engaged as a delivery partner or resource, referenced by Semantic ID.

Benefit(s) — Surfaces in-flight work that would be disrupted by a vendor exit or service degradation. Essential for assessing the business impact of vendor relationship changes before they are made.

Source — Derived.

Notes — Derived from the Work Inventory when published.