Enterprise Architecture & Liaison
Enterprise Master Data
- Enterprise Data Model (pdf)
- Master Data Catalogue List view (pdf)
- MD Catalogue User Guide (doc)
- Master Data Governance Framework (pdf)
Definition
Data that is shared across the organisation to support the daily operational and strategic activities of the University. The classification and description of enterprise master data identifies the authoritative source of truth and allows for appropriate sharing across the organization
Purpose
- Facilitate the ability to share authoritative data across the organisation.
- To provide the University with a catalogue of the core business data within the organisation, including description and the identified authoritative trusted source of truth.
- Provide visibility to core business data sets from a broader enterprise view, to support sharing and ‘one university’ view.
- Assist CSU Organisational Units and Staff in identifying and obtaining the data required to support strategic and operational activities.
- Support the ability to share data that is reliable, flexible and scalable to meet business needs
Benefits
The ultimate goal of enterprise architecture is in maximizing the capabilities of the organisation as a whole. Enterprise master data supports this goal by extending the capability to share data across the enterprise and realize the benefits of:
- Improved visibility to the core business data sets
- managed and sustainable access to authoritative (master) data
- less data recreation, duplication and redundancy
- maximising the investment returns in data management, through reuse and availability
- improved data integrity
- efficiency gains in the maintenance of data
What does Enterprise Master Data look like?
Enterprise master data is generally described two ways:
- As a data entity, an ‘object or thing’ that is of importance to the organisation eg. Student, Staff, Subject Enrolment. Also is referred to as a Master Data Entity.
- As a data attribute or characteristic, a specific piece of data that describes an aspect of an object or thing, such as Student Name, Subject Number. Also is referred to as a Master Data Attribute or field.
Currently the enterprise master data catalogue is tasked at defining data that needs to be shared across the organization.
Available Enterprise Master Data
CSU Staff can access a list view of the Enterprise Master Data Catalogue - MD Catalogue List View.xls. A more detailed description of Enterprise Master Data is available to Data Custodians, Business Analysts, Solution Architects and Business Representatives. Contact EA&L for access to the detailed view of the Master Data Catalogue.
There is an ongoing effort to identify and expand the enterprise master data set in alignment with the University’s strategic and operational goals, as a result, over time updated versions of the Enterprise Master Data Catalogue are released.
Accessing Enterprise Master Data
The Enterprise Master Data Catalogue is readily available to inform discussions on initiatives or improvements. To enable an application to be set up to access enterprise master data, this is managed through the relevant University change management processes.
More Information
For further information or clarification on enterprise master data at CSU please contact the Information Architect or any member of the EA&L team.