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Domain Attributes Summary

This page provides a quick reference for all domain attributes across the 24 Orthogramic Metamodel domains. Use this as a lookup when modeling or implementing integrations.

How to Use This Reference

Each domain section lists:

  • Core Attributes — Required and primary optional attributes
  • Key Enumerations — Standardized values for categorical attributes
  • Primary Relationships — How the domain connects to others

Core Domains

Organization

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesOrganization unit name
descriptionstringYesUnit purpose and scope
orgTypeenumNoType of organizational unit
parentUnitreferenceNoParent in hierarchy
headCountintegerNoNumber of personnel
locationstringNoPrimary location
governanceModelstringNoHow the unit is governed
strategicAlignmentreferenceNoLink to strategy

Enumerations:

  • orgType: division, department, team, function, program, project, committee, working-group

Primary Relationships: Stakeholder (owns), Capabilities (provides), Services (delivers)


Stakeholder

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesStakeholder name or role
descriptionstringYesStakeholder context
stakeholderTypeenumNoIndividual, group, or role
emailstringNoContact email
influenceenumNoLevel of influence
interestenumNoLevel of interest
engagementenumNoCurrent engagement status
responsibilitiesarrayNoKey accountabilities

Enumerations:

  • stakeholderType: individual, group, role, organization, external
  • influence: high, medium, low
  • interest: high, medium, low
  • engagement: active, passive, resistant, supportive

Primary Relationships: Organization (belongs-to), Capabilities (owns), Information (stewards)


Capabilities

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesCapability name
descriptionstringYesWhat the capability does
ownerreferenceYesAccountable stakeholder/unit
capabilityLevelintegerNoHierarchy level (L1, L2, L3)
parentCapabilityreferenceNoParent capability
maturityLevelenumNoCurrent maturity
strategicImportanceenumNoStrategic priority
componentsarrayNoFunctions, processes, resources

Enumerations:

  • maturityLevel: initial, developing, defined, managed, optimizing
  • strategicImportance: critical, high, medium, low

Primary Relationships: Value Stream (enables), Technology (requires), Organization (owned-by)


Value Stream

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesValue stream name
descriptionstringYesEnd-to-end value delivery
ownerreferenceYesAccountable stakeholder
stagesarrayNoOrdered list of stages
triggeringEventstringNoWhat initiates the stream
outcomeValuestringNoValue delivered
stakeholdersarrayNoParticipating stakeholders

Stage Attributes:

  • stageName, stageDescription, enablingCapabilities, inputs, outputs, metrics

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (enabled-by), Stakeholder (involves), Performance (measured-by)


Information

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesInformation entity name
descriptionstringYesWhat the information represents
ownerreferenceYesData owner
informationTypeenumNoCategory of information
dataClassificationenumNoSecurity classification
custodianreferenceNoDay-to-day steward
qualityScorenumberNoData quality metric
retentionPeriodstringNoHow long to retain

Enumerations:

  • informationType: master-data, transactional, reference, analytical, event, document
  • dataClassification: public, internal, confidential, restricted

Primary Relationships: Policy (governed-by), Stakeholder (owned-by), Capabilities (supports)


Strategy

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesStrategy or objective name
descriptionstringYesStrategic intent
ownerreferenceYesStrategy owner
strategyTypeenumNoLevel of strategy
timeHorizonstringNoPlanning horizon
objectivesarrayNoKey objectives
kpisarrayNoSuccess measures
dependenciesarrayNoPrerequisite strategies

Enumerations:

  • strategyType: corporate, business-unit, functional, operational

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (realized-by), Initiatives (delivered-by), Performance (measured-by)


Performance

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesKPI or metric name
descriptionstringYesWhat is measured
ownerreferenceYesMetric owner
measurementTypeenumNoLeading or lagging
targetValuenumberNoTarget
currentValuenumberNoCurrent measurement
unitstringNoUnit of measure
frequencyenumNoMeasurement frequency
thresholdobjectNoWarning/critical thresholds

Enumerations:

  • measurementType: leading, lagging, outcome, output, input
  • frequency: real-time, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual

Primary Relationships: Strategy (measures), Capabilities (assesses), Value Stream (monitors)


Initiatives

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesInitiative name
descriptionstringYesWhat the initiative delivers
ownerreferenceYesInitiative sponsor
initiativeTypeenumNoCategory
statusenumNoCurrent status
startDatedateNoPlanned start
endDatedateNoPlanned completion
budgetnumberNoAllocated budget
benefitsarrayNoExpected benefits

Enumerations:

  • initiativeType: program, project, transformation, optimization, compliance
  • status: proposed, approved, in-progress, on-hold, completed, cancelled

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (transforms), Strategy (delivers), Stakeholder (sponsored-by)


Products

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesProduct name
descriptionstringYesProduct offering
ownerreferenceYesProduct owner
productTypeenumNoCategory
lifecycleenumNoCurrent lifecycle stage
targetMarketreferenceNoTarget customer segment
pricingobjectNoPricing model
featuresarrayNoProduct features

Enumerations:

  • productType: physical, digital, hybrid, data-product
  • lifecycle: concept, development, launch, growth, maturity, decline, retired

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (enabled-by), Customer (serves), Market (positioned-in)


Services

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesService name
descriptionstringYesService offering
ownerreferenceYesService owner
serviceTypeenumNoCategory
channelsarrayNoDelivery channels
slaTargetsobjectNoService level targets
availabilitystringNoAvailability hours
supportModelstringNoSupport approach

Enumerations:

  • serviceType: customer-facing, internal, shared, managed

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (delivered-by), Stakeholder (consumed-by), Channel (delivered-via)


Policy

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesPolicy name
descriptionstringYesPolicy purpose
ownerreferenceYesPolicy owner
policyTypeenumNoCategory
scopestringNoWhat the policy covers
requirementsarrayNoSpecific requirements
effectiveDatedateNoWhen policy is effective
reviewDatedateNoNext review date
complianceenumNoCompliance status

Enumerations:

  • policyType: governance, regulatory, operational, data, security, privacy
  • compliance: compliant, partial, non-compliant, not-assessed

Primary Relationships: Information (governs), Capabilities (constrains), Risk (mitigates)


Extended Domains

Customer

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesCustomer segment name
descriptionstringYesSegment characteristics
segmentTypeenumNoSegment category
needsarrayNoCustomer needs
preferencesarrayNoPreferences
lifetime ValuenumberNoCLV metric
acquisitionCostnumberNoCAC metric

Primary Relationships: Products (purchases), Services (consumes), Value Stream (participates-in)


Market

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesMarket name
descriptionstringYesMarket characteristics
marketTypeenumNoCategory
sizenumberNoMarket size
growthRatenumberNoGrowth rate
competitorsarrayNoKey competitors
trendsarrayNoMarket trends

Primary Relationships: Products (targeted-by), Customer (contains), Strategy (influences)


Finance

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesFinancial item name
descriptionstringYesFinancial context
financeTypeenumNoCategory
amountnumberNoAmount
currencystringNoCurrency code
fiscalYearstringNoFiscal year
costCenterstringNoCost center
budgetCategoryenumNoBudget type

Enumerations:

  • financeType: revenue, cost, investment, budget, forecast
  • budgetCategory: capex, opex, personnel, infrastructure

Primary Relationships: Initiatives (funds), Capabilities (costs), Products (revenues)


Risk Management

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesRisk name
descriptionstringYesRisk description
ownerreferenceYesRisk owner
riskCategoryenumNoCategory
likelihoodenumNoProbability
impactenumNoSeverity
riskScorenumberNoCalculated score
controlsarrayNoMitigating controls
treatmentPlanstringNoResponse approach

Enumerations:

  • riskCategory: strategic, operational, financial, compliance, technology, reputational
  • likelihood: rare, unlikely, possible, likely, almost-certain
  • impact: insignificant, minor, moderate, major, catastrophic

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (threatens), Policy (mitigated-by), Controls (managed-by)


Technology

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesTechnology name
descriptionstringYesTechnology purpose
ownerreferenceYesTechnology owner
technologyTypeenumNoCategory
vendorstringNoVendor/provider
versionstringNoCurrent version
lifecycleenumNoLifecycle stage
integrationsarrayNoConnected systems

Enumerations:

  • technologyType: application, platform, infrastructure, data, security
  • lifecycle: emerging, current, strategic, legacy, retiring

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (enables), Information (stores), Services (delivers)


Supply Chain

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesSupply chain element
descriptionstringYesElement purpose
ownerreferenceYesElement owner
supplyChainTypeenumNoCategory
suppliersarrayNoKey suppliers
leadTimestringNoLead time
riskExposureenumNoSupply risk level

Primary Relationships: Products (supplies), Manufacturing (feeds), Risk (exposes)


People

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesRole or workforce segment
descriptionstringYesRole context
skillsarrayNoRequired skills
competenciesarrayNoRequired competencies
headcountintegerNoNumber of people
trainingNeedsarrayNoDevelopment needs
successionobjectNoSuccession planning

Primary Relationships: Organization (belongs-to), Capabilities (delivers), Initiatives (staffs)


Channel

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesChannel name
descriptionstringYesChannel purpose
channelTypeenumNoCategory
reachstringNoGeographic reach
costnumberNoChannel cost
effectivenessnumberNoEffectiveness score

Enumerations:

  • channelType: digital, physical, partner, direct, indirect

Primary Relationships: Products (distributes), Services (delivers), Customer (reaches)


Innovation

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesInnovation name
descriptionstringYesInnovation concept
innovationTypeenumNoCategory
stageenumNoDevelopment stage
investmentLevelnumberNoInvestment amount
expectedReturnnumberNoExpected ROI
timeHorizonenumNoHorizon category

Enumerations:

  • innovationType: product, process, business-model, technology
  • stage: ideation, concept, prototype, pilot, scale
  • timeHorizon: horizon-1, horizon-2, horizon-3

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (extends), Products (creates), Technology (leverages)


Sustainability

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesSustainability initiative
descriptionstringYesInitiative purpose
sustainabilityTypeenumNoESG category
targetsarrayNoSustainability targets
currentPerformanceobjectNoCurrent metrics
reportingFrameworkarrayNoReporting standards

Enumerations:

  • sustainabilityType: environmental, social, governance

Primary Relationships: Strategy (aligns-with), Performance (measured-by), Policy (governed-by)


Intelligence

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesIntelligence asset name
descriptionstringYesAsset purpose
intelligenceTypeenumNoCategory
sourcesarrayNoData sources
refreshFrequencyenumNoUpdate frequency
consumersarrayNoWho uses this

Enumerations:

  • intelligenceType: dashboard, report, analytics, model, insight

Primary Relationships: Information (derives-from), Performance (informs), Stakeholder (consumed-by)


Manufacturing

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesManufacturing element
descriptionstringYesElement purpose
manufacturingTypeenumNoCategory
capacityobjectNoProduction capacity
efficiencynumberNoEfficiency metric
qualityMetricsobjectNoQuality measures

Primary Relationships: Products (produces), Supply Chain (fed-by), Technology (automated-by)


Social Change

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesSocial initiative name
descriptionstringYesInitiative purpose
impactAreaenumNoImpact category
beneficiariesarrayNoWho benefits
outcomesarrayNoExpected outcomes
partnershipsarrayNoPartner organizations

Enumerations:

  • impactArea: education, health, environment, economic, community

Primary Relationships: Strategy (aligns-with), Stakeholder (benefits), Sustainability (contributes-to)


Quick Lookup by Attribute Type

Common Required Attributes

All domains include:

  • title (string) — Entity name
  • description (string) — Entity description
  • owner (reference) — Accountable party (most domains)

Date Attributes

DomainAttributeFormat
InitiativesstartDate, endDateISO 8601
PolicyeffectiveDate, reviewDateISO 8601
StrategytimeHorizonduration string

Numeric Attributes

DomainAttributeUnit
Financeamountcurrency
PerformancetargetValue, currentValuevaries
RiskriskScore1-25 scale
OrganizationheadCountcount

Reference Attributes

DomainAttributeTarget Domain
CapabilitiesparentCapabilityCapabilities
OrganizationparentUnitOrganization
ProductstargetMarketMarket
Value Streamstages.enablingCapabilitiesCapabilities