Checklist: Business Entities
This checklist helps make sure that All Business Entities are identified and modeled correctly.
Relationships
Main Description


Check Items
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
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
Does the business entity represent persistent information
  Will it be discarded shortly after use?