0460 Governance Execution Points¶

A governance execution point defines specific activity that is implementing a requirement of the governance program.

ExecutionPoint classification¶

An execution point is represented by the ExecutionPoint classification, attached to the Referenceable that implements it. It has one attribute:

• qualifiedName - the qualified name of the governance definition that this execution point implements.

Execution points label the implementation components that carry out a requirement of the governance program - typically elements such as:

• Governance Action Process Steps
• Engine Actions
• Processes

Recording the qualifiedName of the governance definition alongside the running component makes it possible to correlate the component's activity with the governance definitions it serves, and can be used to drive additional audit logging while that component runs. The governance definitions referred to are usually Governance Controls.

The three subtypes below distinguish what kind of activity the component performs.

ControlPoint classification¶

ControlPoint describes a decision that must be made to resolve a situation. The decision is typically passed to a human, but it could be an analytical process.

VerificationPoint classification¶

VerificationPoint describes a test that must be made to determine whether a particular condition is true. The result is logged, and follow-on actions are typically initiated if the result is not what was expected.

EnforcementPoint classification¶

EnforcementPoint describes an action that is taken to enforce a governance control.

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