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| 1 | Utility_v1 .0.0_Data Dictionary | |
| 2 | Note: Dat a dictiona ry can be found as p art of the Utility S DD; link b elow. | |
| 3 | 1. Overvie w | |
| 4 | The purpos e of this document i s to defin e Data Dic tionary (D D) definit ions. The goal is t o consiste ntly defin e data and make stan dardized d ata availa ble across the enter prise. | |
| 5 | 2. Data Di ctionary | |
| 6 | By definit ion, a dat a dictiona ry is a co llection o f descript ions of th e data obj ects or it ems in a d ata model for the be nefit of p rogrammers and other s who need to refer to them. W hen develo ping progr ams that u se the dat a model, a data dict ionary can be consul ted to und erstand wh ere a data item fits in the st ructure, w hat values it may co ntain, and , in essen ce, what t he data it em means i n real-wor ld terms. | |
| 7 | An establi shed data dictionary provides numerous b enefits: | |
| 8 | Improved d ata qualit y | |
| 9 | Easy acces s to trust ed data | |
| 10 | Improved d ocumentati on and con trol | |
| 11 | Reduced da ta redunda ncy | |
| 12 | Reuse of d ata | |
| 13 | Consistenc y in data use | |
| 14 | Easier dat a analysis | |
| 15 | Enforcemen t of stand ards | |
| 16 | Better mea ns of esti mating the effect of change | |
| 17 | 3. Data Dic tionary Lo cation: L ink to Dat a Dictiona ry Section of SDD | |
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