Molly, The reference you provide is a much more extensive and detailed presentation of the subject than my paper. It is, at its title indicates, a view of "Information Architecture". Rich in details, the presentation here almost has "too many notes." :-)
My paper approaches the subject under the rubric "Information Management Architecture" and takes the view that emphasis should be on architecture as a PROCESS, not as a static structure. The lack of appreciation for this distinction often acts as a barrier to reaching consensus on information management strategy. Likewise, the architecture as a process view enhances the development of a properly balanced system of appropriately centralized responsibilities, and an essential flow of decentralized responsibilities. Regards, Richard. > From: Molly Cheah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:36:45 +0800 > To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Configurability of fields in FileMan > > Are the documents you referred to at this web-site? The documents were > last revised in 2000, but some of the frameworks were marked "as is" and > some "to be" With current date 2005, its hard to tell if those marked > "to be" had been implemented. > Health Information Architecture > http://www.va.gov/vha-ita/ita-p.html > >> The Architecture provides a technical framework to promote one >> technology vision across the VHA so that corporate systems and systems >> across VISNs are interoperable. The framework is designed to be >> flexible, and is updated as new needs are identified. > > Molly > > Richard G. DAVIS wrote: > >> I have given this issue a fairly extensive treatment in an IT architecture >> document I prepared some years ago for the DVA. That paper was reviewed by >> VistA IT architects during its development. Some on this list may have >> copies on hand. The paper is a serious read, and not to be considered a >> 'one-pass' discussion. The document is imperfect, and could benefit greatly >> from a second, major edition. Even so, it does answer your question and >> expands substantially on what I have been saying here lately. If you really >> want to invest the time and energy, perhaps that document can be located for >> you. >> >> Regards, >> >> Richard. >> >> >> >>> From: Jim Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:29:11 -0700 (PDT) >>> To: <hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Configurability of fields in FileMan >>> >>> Richard Davis wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Today, the core database within VistA does not contain a generalized >>>> "business-rule" engine as a centralized, high level, tabled driven module >>>> that controls all data storage and retrieval. Classical DHCP applications >>>> and the VistA modules of today are obliged to embed their business rules in >>>> M(UMPS) routines where they are extremely difficult to manage. >>>> >>>> No amount of "open" design in DHCP/VistA can overcome this shortcoming of >>>> the missing business rule engine. >>>> >>>> >>> Please give more description and some examples of what you think is missing >>> and how it >>> might be added. >>> >>> --------------------------------------- >>> Jim Self >>> Systems Architect, Lead Developer >>> VMTH Computer Services, UC Davis >>> (http://www.vmth.ucdavis.edu/us/jaself) >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by: New Crystal Reports XI. >>> Version 11 adds new functionality designed to reduce time involved in >>> creating, integrating, and deploying reporting solutions. 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