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Domain Attributes Summary

This page provides a quick reference for all domain attributes across the 24 Triodian Metamodel domains. Use this as a lookup when modeling or implementing integrations.

How to Use This Reference​

Each domain section lists:

  • Core Attributes — Required and primary optional attributes
  • Key Enumerations — Standardized values for categorical attributes
  • Primary Relationships — How the domain connects to others

Core Domains​

Organization​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesOrganization unit name
descriptionstringYesUnit purpose and scope
orgTypeenumNoType of organizational unit
parentUnitreferenceNoParent in hierarchy
headCountintegerNoNumber of personnel
locationstringNoPrimary location
governanceModelstringNoHow the unit is governed
strategicAlignmentreferenceNoLink to strategy

Enumerations:

  • orgType: division, department, team, function, program, project, committee, working-group

Primary Relationships: Stakeholder (owns), Capabilities (provides), Services (delivers)


Stakeholder​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesStakeholder name or role
descriptionstringYesStakeholder context
stakeholderTypeenumNoIndividual, group, or role
emailstringNoContact email
influenceenumNoLevel of influence
interestenumNoLevel of interest
engagementenumNoCurrent engagement status
responsibilitiesarrayNoKey accountabilities

Enumerations:

  • stakeholderType: individual, group, role, organization, external
  • influence: high, medium, low
  • interest: high, medium, low
  • engagement: active, passive, resistant, supportive

Primary Relationships: Organization (belongs-to), Capabilities (owns), Information (stewards)


Capabilities​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesCapability name
descriptionstringYesWhat the capability does
ownerreferenceYesAccountable stakeholder/unit
capabilityLevelintegerNoHierarchy level (L1, L2, L3)
parentCapabilityreferenceNoParent capability
maturityLevelenumNoCurrent maturity
strategicImportanceenumNoStrategic priority
componentsarrayNoFunctions, processes, resources

Enumerations:

  • maturityLevel: initial, developing, defined, managed, optimizing
  • strategicImportance: critical, high, medium, low

Primary Relationships: Value Stream (enables), Technology (requires), Organization (owned-by)


Value Stream​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesValue stream name
descriptionstringYesEnd-to-end value delivery
ownerreferenceYesAccountable stakeholder
stagesarrayNoOrdered list of stages
triggeringEventstringNoWhat initiates the stream
outcomeValuestringNoValue delivered
stakeholdersarrayNoParticipating stakeholders

Stage Attributes:

  • stageName, stageDescription, enablingCapabilities, inputs, outputs, metrics

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (enabled-by), Stakeholder (involves), Performance (measured-by)


Information​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesInformation entity name
descriptionstringYesWhat the information represents
ownerreferenceYesData owner
informationTypeenumNoCategory of information
dataClassificationenumNoSecurity classification
custodianreferenceNoDay-to-day steward
qualityScorenumberNoData quality metric
retentionPeriodstringNoHow long to retain

Enumerations:

  • informationType: master-data, transactional, reference, analytical, event, document
  • dataClassification: public, internal, confidential, restricted

Primary Relationships: Policy (governed-by), Stakeholder (owned-by), Capabilities (supports)


Strategy​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesStrategy or objective name
descriptionstringYesStrategic intent
ownerreferenceYesStrategy owner
strategyTypeenumNoLevel of strategy
timeHorizonstringNoPlanning horizon
objectivesarrayNoKey objectives
kpisarrayNoSuccess measures
dependenciesarrayNoPrerequisite strategies

Enumerations:

  • strategyType: corporate, business-unit, functional, operational

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (realized-by), Initiatives (delivered-by), Performance (measured-by)


Performance​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesKPI or metric name
descriptionstringYesWhat is measured
ownerreferenceYesMetric owner
measurementTypeenumNoLeading or lagging
targetValuenumberNoTarget
currentValuenumberNoCurrent measurement
unitstringNoUnit of measure
frequencyenumNoMeasurement frequency
thresholdobjectNoWarning/critical thresholds

Enumerations:

  • measurementType: leading, lagging, outcome, output, input
  • frequency: real-time, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual

Primary Relationships: Strategy (measures), Capabilities (assesses), Value Stream (monitors)


Initiatives​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesInitiative name
descriptionstringYesWhat the initiative delivers
ownerreferenceYesInitiative sponsor
initiativeTypeenumNoCategory
statusenumNoCurrent status
startDatedateNoPlanned start
endDatedateNoPlanned completion
budgetnumberNoAllocated budget
benefitsarrayNoExpected benefits

Enumerations:

  • initiativeType: program, project, transformation, optimization, compliance
  • status: proposed, approved, in-progress, on-hold, completed, cancelled

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (transforms), Strategy (delivers), Stakeholder (sponsored-by)


Products​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesProduct name
descriptionstringYesProduct offering
ownerreferenceYesProduct owner
productTypeenumNoCategory
lifecycleenumNoCurrent lifecycle stage
targetMarketreferenceNoTarget customer segment
pricingobjectNoPricing model
featuresarrayNoProduct features

Enumerations:

  • productType: physical, digital, hybrid, data-product
  • lifecycle: concept, development, launch, growth, maturity, decline, retired

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (enabled-by), Customer (serves), Market (positioned-in)


Services​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesService name
descriptionstringYesService offering
ownerreferenceYesService owner
serviceTypeenumNoCategory
channelsarrayNoDelivery channels
slaTargetsobjectNoService level targets
availabilitystringNoAvailability hours
supportModelstringNoSupport approach

Enumerations:

  • serviceType: customer-facing, internal, shared, managed

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (delivered-by), Stakeholder (consumed-by), Channel (delivered-via)


Policy​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesPolicy name
descriptionstringYesPolicy purpose
ownerreferenceYesPolicy owner
policyTypeenumNoCategory
scopestringNoWhat the policy covers
requirementsarrayNoSpecific requirements
effectiveDatedateNoWhen policy is effective
reviewDatedateNoNext review date
complianceenumNoCompliance status

Enumerations:

  • policyType: governance, regulatory, operational, data, security, privacy
  • compliance: compliant, partial, non-compliant, not-assessed

Primary Relationships: Information (governs), Capabilities (constrains), Risk (mitigates)


Extended Domains​

Customer​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesCustomer segment name
descriptionstringYesSegment characteristics
segmentTypeenumNoSegment category
needsarrayNoCustomer needs
preferencesarrayNoPreferences
lifetime ValuenumberNoCLV metric
acquisitionCostnumberNoCAC metric

Primary Relationships: Products (purchases), Services (consumes), Value Stream (participates-in)


Market​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesMarket name
descriptionstringYesMarket characteristics
marketTypeenumNoCategory
sizenumberNoMarket size
growthRatenumberNoGrowth rate
competitorsarrayNoKey competitors
trendsarrayNoMarket trends

Primary Relationships: Products (targeted-by), Customer (contains), Strategy (influences)


Finance​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesFinancial item name
descriptionstringYesFinancial context
financeTypeenumNoCategory
amountnumberNoAmount
currencystringNoCurrency code
fiscalYearstringNoFiscal year
costCenterstringNoCost center
budgetCategoryenumNoBudget type

Enumerations:

  • financeType: revenue, cost, investment, budget, forecast
  • budgetCategory: capex, opex, personnel, infrastructure

Primary Relationships: Initiatives (funds), Capabilities (costs), Products (revenues)


Risk Management​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesRisk name
descriptionstringYesRisk description
ownerreferenceYesRisk owner
riskCategoryenumNoCategory
likelihoodenumNoProbability
impactenumNoSeverity
riskScorenumberNoCalculated score
controlsarrayNoMitigating controls
treatmentPlanstringNoResponse approach

Enumerations:

  • riskCategory: strategic, operational, financial, compliance, technology, reputational
  • likelihood: rare, unlikely, possible, likely, almost-certain
  • impact: insignificant, minor, moderate, major, catastrophic

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (threatens), Policy (mitigated-by), Controls (managed-by)


Technology​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesTechnology name
descriptionstringYesTechnology purpose
ownerreferenceYesTechnology owner
technologyTypeenumNoCategory
vendorstringNoVendor/provider
versionstringNoCurrent version
lifecycleenumNoLifecycle stage
integrationsarrayNoConnected systems

Enumerations:

  • technologyType: application, platform, infrastructure, data, security
  • lifecycle: emerging, current, strategic, legacy, retiring

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (enables), Information (stores), Services (delivers)


Supply Chain​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesSupply chain element
descriptionstringYesElement purpose
ownerreferenceYesElement owner
supplyChainTypeenumNoCategory
suppliersarrayNoKey suppliers
leadTimestringNoLead time
riskExposureenumNoSupply risk level

Primary Relationships: Products (supplies), Manufacturing (feeds), Risk (exposes)


People​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesRole or workforce segment
descriptionstringYesRole context
skillsarrayNoRequired skills
competenciesarrayNoRequired competencies
headcountintegerNoNumber of people
trainingNeedsarrayNoDevelopment needs
successionobjectNoSuccession planning

Primary Relationships: Organization (belongs-to), Capabilities (delivers), Initiatives (staffs)


Channel​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesChannel name
descriptionstringYesChannel purpose
channelTypeenumNoCategory
reachstringNoGeographic reach
costnumberNoChannel cost
effectivenessnumberNoEffectiveness score

Enumerations:

  • channelType: digital, physical, partner, direct, indirect

Primary Relationships: Products (distributes), Services (delivers), Customer (reaches)


Innovation​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesInnovation name
descriptionstringYesInnovation concept
innovationTypeenumNoCategory
stageenumNoDevelopment stage
investmentLevelnumberNoInvestment amount
expectedReturnnumberNoExpected ROI
timeHorizonenumNoHorizon category

Enumerations:

  • innovationType: product, process, business-model, technology
  • stage: ideation, concept, prototype, pilot, scale
  • timeHorizon: horizon-1, horizon-2, horizon-3

Primary Relationships: Capabilities (extends), Products (creates), Technology (leverages)


Sustainability​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesSustainability initiative
descriptionstringYesInitiative purpose
sustainabilityTypeenumNoESG category
targetsarrayNoSustainability targets
currentPerformanceobjectNoCurrent metrics
reportingFrameworkarrayNoReporting standards

Enumerations:

  • sustainabilityType: environmental, social, governance

Primary Relationships: Strategy (aligns-with), Performance (measured-by), Policy (governed-by)


Intelligence​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesIntelligence asset name
descriptionstringYesAsset purpose
intelligenceTypeenumNoCategory
sourcesarrayNoData sources
refreshFrequencyenumNoUpdate frequency
consumersarrayNoWho uses this

Enumerations:

  • intelligenceType: dashboard, report, analytics, model, insight

Primary Relationships: Information (derives-from), Performance (informs), Stakeholder (consumed-by)


Manufacturing​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesManufacturing element
descriptionstringYesElement purpose
manufacturingTypeenumNoCategory
capacityobjectNoProduction capacity
efficiencynumberNoEfficiency metric
qualityMetricsobjectNoQuality measures

Primary Relationships: Products (produces), Supply Chain (fed-by), Technology (automated-by)


Social Change​

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringYesSocial initiative name
descriptionstringYesInitiative purpose
impactAreaenumNoImpact category
beneficiariesarrayNoWho benefits
outcomesarrayNoExpected outcomes
partnershipsarrayNoPartner organizations

Enumerations:

  • impactArea: education, health, environment, economic, community

Primary Relationships: Strategy (aligns-with), Stakeholder (benefits), Sustainability (contributes-to)


Quick Lookup by Attribute Type​

Common Required Attributes​

All domains include:

  • title (string) — Entity name
  • description (string) — Entity description
  • owner (reference) — Accountable party (most domains)

Date Attributes​

DomainAttributeFormat
InitiativesstartDate, endDateISO 8601
PolicyeffectiveDate, reviewDateISO 8601
StrategytimeHorizonduration string

Numeric Attributes​

DomainAttributeUnit
Financeamountcurrency
PerformancetargetValue, currentValuevaries
RiskriskScore1-25 scale
OrganizationheadCountcount

Reference Attributes​

DomainAttributeTarget Domain
CapabilitiesparentCapabilityCapabilities
OrganizationparentUnitOrganization
ProductstargetMarketMarket
Value Streamstages.enablingCapabilitiesCapabilities