Checklist: Business Entities
This checklist helps make sure that All Business Entities are identified and modeled correctly.
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Is the name and description of the business entity clear and understandable  
Is each relationship to/from the business entity used in the workflow of at least one business use case realization  
Does the business entity participate in at least one business use case realization  
Expand Does the business entity have an owner  
That is, a business worker who is responsible for the business entity?
Does the business entity get created before it gets used or manipulated  
Do significant state changes trigger a business event  
Have all appropriate attributes been identified  
Does the business entity have the appropriate relationships with related business workers, business events, and other business entities  
Considering the entire business, are all things in it, such as products, documents, and contracts, modeled as business entities  
Does the business entity contribute to the parent business system  
Does the business entity represent significant information within the business  
Will the business entity be updated or referenced at some stage  
ExpandDoes the business entity represent persistent information  
  Will it be discarded shortly after use?