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   <Header>
      <Title>Enterprise Modeler</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2289508">
         <Level1>Enterprise Modeler</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The Dynamic Enterprise Modeler contains the following building
		blocks:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Master data.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Repository.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Enterprise structure models.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Business models.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Data models.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Workflow Management System.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>These building blocks
	  must be used in a certain order to work according to the concept of the Dynamic
	  Enterprise Modeler and to build an enterprise model. Before any Enterprise
	  Structure Model or <Link href="/baanerp/tg/glossary/glossary#000006" role="glossary">business model</Link> can be
	  created, the necessary master and repository data must be defined. First, a
	  version must be defined in the master data that will serve as the current
	  modeling version in which the model items, enterprise structure model, and
	  business model can be created. The <Link href="/baanerp/tg/glossary/glossary#000061" role="glossary">model item</Link> that are used to
	  create business models must be defined in the repository. This data includes
	  among others business control diagrams, business functions, <Link href="/baanerp/tg/glossary/glossary#000067" role="glossary">business process</Link>, and rules.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The next step is to
	  create enterprise structure models and define one as the operational enterprise
	  structure model This is the enterprise structure model from a specific version
	  that reflects your current organization. An enterprise structure model is a
	  geographical representation of the different sites in a multi-site environment,
	  and is used to create the multi-site setup for the ERP applications. Every site
	  is represented by an <Link href="/baanerp/tg/glossary/glossary#000073" role="glossary">enterprise</Link> unit. This
	  supports the concept of splitting up a logistical company over multiple
	  countries. An enterprise unit is defined as an group of entities that are used
	  in the ERP system. Entities can be departments, work centers, warehouses, and
	  projects. Moreover, a business model can be linked to an enterprise unit. At
	  runtime the operational enterprise-structure model is used by the applications
	  to determine prices and currencies when goods are transferred from one
	  enterprise unit to another.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The next step is to
	  acquire one or more <Link href="/baanerp/tg/glossary/glossary#000086" role="glossary">reference models</Link> that
	  represent the best-practice situation of organizations with a certain
	  organization typology. Each reference model consists of a business control
	  model, <Link href="/baanerp/tg/glossary/glossary#000094" role="glossary">business-function model</Link>, and
	  a business process model. Respectively, these models describe the primary
	  processes, business functions, and the working order of the activities needed
	  to fulfill the business functions. The business function models and business
	  process models of the reference models are built by copying functions and
	  processes from the <Link href="/baanerp/tg/glossary/glossary#000093" role="glossary">repository</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Next, the project models representing the situation of one
		specific organization can be created. Project models are similar to reference
		models, except for the fact that they are specific to one organization in
		particular. In project models you can also define business function variants
		representing different ways of accomplishing a business function. For these
		variants, optimization relationships can be defined, which represent the
		recommended paths that must be followed when switching from one way of working
		to a more optimized manner. The business function models and business process
		models of the project models can be built in the following two ways:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>By copying business functions and business processes from the
		repository in which these model items were created.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>By modifying business functions and business processes from one
		or more acquired reference models.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>Finally, you can create
	  a data model which gives information about the physical and/or logical data
	  model of the ERP package combination to which the enterprise model applies that
	  you have created. It describes the permanent storage components on multiple
	  abstraction levels and aims at showing the meaning and relevance of data for a
	  company.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The following topics are available:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tg/onlinemanual/000019" role="manual">Enterprise model</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tg/onlinemanual/000026" role="manual">Generate ERP user and system logon</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tg/onlinemanual/000037" role="manual">Dynamic conditions</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tg/onlinemanual/000038" role="manual">authorizations by activity and business process</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tg/onlinemanual/000041" role="manual">Versions</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tg/onlinemanual/000050" role="manual">Components</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tg/onlinemanual/000051" role="manual">Static conditions</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tg/onlinemanual/000052" role="manual">To set up the dynamic menu browser</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/tg/onlinemanual/000053" role="manual">Import, export and conversion of components</Link>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph/>
      <Paragraph/>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>