An information environment description is a visual description of which other objects a certain information object is related to. It usually contains a selection of surrounding objects and relationships to support a specific analysis.
Purpose
The information environment description is used to analyze relationships to other objects. It is also used to create relationships that cannot be accommodated in other models (to avoid messy composition models).
Way of working
- Place your information object in the center of the model.
- Use the EA tool function to extract the relationships and objects of interest.