{"id":1860,"date":"2020-04-19T13:17:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T20:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/?post_type=tva_lesson&#038;p=1860"},"modified":"2020-04-19T13:17:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T20:17:07","slug":"foundational-attributes","status":"publish","type":"tva_lesson","link":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/course\/foundational-attributes\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundational Attributes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The attributes covered in this lesson should be included in your first iteration of the Business Glossary. 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Usually includes &#8220;is a&#8230;&#8221; and\/or &#8220;has a&#8230;&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> The particulars of the physical place where a person or organization can be found or contacted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tied to reference data:<\/strong>&nbsp;No<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory:<\/strong> Yes&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Status<\/h3>\n<p>The state or stage of a term<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> Published<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tied to reference data:<\/strong> Yes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory:<\/strong> Yes&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Owner<\/h3>\n<p>The entity who has ownership over the definition of the term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> Records Manager<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tied to reference data:<\/strong> Yes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory:<\/strong> Yes&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Data Steward<\/h3>\n<p>The individual maintaining the definition for this term and its use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> Records Coordinator<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tied to reference data:<\/strong>&nbsp;No<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory:<\/strong> Yes&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Synonym<\/h3>\n<p>A term name with the same meaning of an already defined term name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong>&nbsp;Physical Mailing Address<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tied to reference data:<\/strong>&nbsp;No<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory:<\/strong> No<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Abbreviation<\/h3>\n<p>The shortened form of the term name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> Addr<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tied to reference data:<\/strong>&nbsp;No<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory:<\/strong> Yes&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Acronym<\/h3>\n<p>The abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> PMA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tied to reference data:<\/strong>&nbsp;No<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory:<\/strong> Yes&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Definition Source<\/h3>\n<p>The origin the definition is obtained from or inspired by.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> ISO standard; 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