Object Model Characteristics

The standard (out-of-the-box) object model consists of certain characteristics.

The following list describes key characteristics of object models:

  • The business entity and sub-process object types are recursive.
  • The Issue, Signature, File, and Link object types can be associated to any primary object type.
  • Object types can contain single valued and multi-valued enumerated string data types.
Note: Depending on your configuration, the object model that you see may be different.

Table 1 lists the primary object types that are shared across all solutions. The list is followed by Figure 1 showing the object model and relationship among primary objects. All objects have a direct parent-child relationship.

Table 1. Primary Object Types
Object Type Label
SOXBusEntity (recursive) Business Entity
SOXProcess Process
SOXSubprocess (recursive) Sub-Process
SOXRisk Risk
SOXControl Control
SOXTest Test Plan
SOXTestResult Test Result
RiskAssessment Risk Assessment
Figure 1. Primary Object Relationships
Primary object relationships

Table 2 lists the secondary object types that are shared across all solutions. The list is followed by Figure 2 showing the secondary objects without links to the primary objects because the joins are formed in the reporting tool.

Table 2. Secondary Object Type
Object Type Label
SOXIssue Issue
SOXTask Action Item
SOXSignature Signature
SOXExternalDocument Link
ProjectActionItem Action Item
SOXDocument File
Milestone Milestone
Figure 2. Secondary Objects
Secondary objects

This model represents the basic relationship of objects within IBM OpenPages® with Watson™. For the exact relationships for your own system either obtain the object model diagram that was created during the system installation process or examine the object relationships from the Administrator > Object Types menu.