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Information Planning requires integration in two senses, (1) linking the information requirements identified in the business system into further application detail [‘vertical integration’] and (2) comprehensive modelling of relevant aspects, such that consistency is maintained at all levels [‘horizontal integration’]. These requirements may be satisfied by a framework that recognizes both the organizational information usage and the formalized (computerizable) systems that will serve it. Metamodels are discussed that provide a formal basis for such an all-embracing approach. They are illustrated by a prototype tool for capturing an organizational description, from which a broad specification of application systems may be derived by semi-automated means.
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Verrijn-Stuart, A.A., Ramackers, G.J. (1992). Model integration in information planning tools. In: Loucopoulos, P. (eds) Advanced Information Systems Engineering. CAiSE 1992. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 593. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0035149
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