Universal Meta Data Models	5
	Contents	9
	Acknowledgments	15
	About the Authors	17
	Introduction	21
	How This Book Is Organized	22
	Who Should Read This Book	22
	Tools You Will Need	23
	What’s on the CD-ROM and Web Site	23
	Part I: Presenting the Managed Meta Data Environment	25
	Chapter 1: Overview of the Managed Meta Data Environment	27
	Evolution of the Managed Meta Data Environment	27
	Typical Managed Meta Data Environment Objectives	29
	Facing Corporate Challenges with an MME	33
	Summary	46
	Chapter 2: The Managed Meta Data Environment Architecture	47
	MME Overview	48
	MME Data Stewardship	73
	Capability Maturity Model and the MME	81
	MME and the Common Warehouse Metamodel	91
	Summary	95
	Chapter 3: Managed Meta Data Environment Applications	97
	MME Application Examples	97
	Case Studies: Two World-Class MME Initiatives	114
	Summary	132
	Part II: Universal Meta Models for the Meta Data Repository Environment	133
	Structure of Each Chapter in This Part	134
	Assumptions Made in Part Two	134
	Chapter 4: Universal Meta Model for Enterprise Systems	137
	Purpose of the Enterprise Systems Meta Model	137
	Enterprise Systems Model Assumptions	138
	Enterprise Systems Subject Areas	139
	Reports from the Enterprise Systems Meta Model	190
	Summary	199
	Chapter 5: Universal Meta Model for XML, Messaging, and Business Transactions	201
	Purpose of the XML Meta Models	202
	Model Assumptions	203
	Introduction to XML	203
	XML, Messaging, and Business Transactions Subject Areas	213
	Reports from the XML, Messaging, and Business Transactions Meta Model	255
	Summary	265
	Chapter 6: Universal Meta Model for IT Portfolio Management	267
	Purpose of the IT Portfolio Management Meta Model	268
	Assumptions in the IT Portfolio Management Meta Model	268
	IT Portfolio Management Subject Areas	269
	Reports from the IT Portfolio Management Meta Model	337
	Summary	348
	Chapter 7: Universal Meta Model for Business Rules, Business Meta Data, and Data Stewardship	349
	Purpose of the Business Rules, Business Meta Data, and Data Stewardship Meta Model	350
	Assumptions in the Business Rules, Business Meta Data, and Data Stewardship Models	351
	Business Rules, Business Meta Data, Data Stewardship Subject Areas	351
	Reports from the Business Rules, Business Meta Data, and Data Stewardship Meta Models	379
	Summary	390
	Chapter 8: The Complete Universal Meta Model	391
	A Complete High-Level Meta Model	392
	Implementation Considerations	397
	Data Quality Meta Data Mart	406
	OLAP Implementation of the Meta Data Mart	408
	Summary	415
	Conclusions	415
	Appendix A: Model Diagrams	417
	Appendix B: What’s on the CD-ROM?	435
	System Requirements	435
	Using the CD with Windows	436
	What’s on the CD	436
	Troubleshooting	439
	Appendix C: Glossary	441
	Appendix D: Recommended Reading	461
	Index	463