7 1/2 X 9 1/4 in Business Metadata
The Quest for Business Understanding
Section I: Rationale and Planning
1. What is Bus iness Metadata
a. What is Metadata?
i. A br ief history of metadata
ii. Types of Metadata
1. Technical
2. Business
3. Structured versus Unstructured MD
b. What is Business MD?
i. Som e examples and usage
c. When does data become MD?
d. Who are the users of business metadata?
e. A grid of metadata
f. Business metadata and reference files
2. The Value and Benefits of Business Metadata
a. M etadata Provides Context:
i. Example: the number '42'
ii. The road sign analogy
iii. The library card ca talog analogy
b. Business Metadata Provides Historical Pers pective
c. Contextual Benefits in Analytical Processing
i. Simple Reports
ii. Drill Downs
ii i. Exception Reporting
iv. Heuristic Analysis