Architecture

To get you started, this topic gives you an overview of erwin DI Business User Portal's (BUP) architecture and its modules. You can integrate erwin Data Intelligence Suite (DI Suite) with erwin DI BUP and access the information stored in erwin DI Suite.

The following diagram shows a high-level modular architecture of the application.

The following table gives an overview of erwin DI BUP modules and their functions.

Modules	Function
Metadata	It displays the scanned or imported metadata, and its associations, lineage, mappings, and mind maps.
Mappings	It displays mapping projects, mapping specifications, test specifications, and source and target details.
Business Terms	It displays business terms, their associations, and mind maps.
Business Policies	It displays business policies, their associations, and mind maps.
Business Rules	It displays business rules, their associations, and mind maps.
Custom Assets	It displays custom asset types, custom object details, associations, and mind maps.
Reference Data	It displays codesets as valid values, code crosswalks, and reference data.
Releases	It displays release projects, release details, and release object details.
Requirements	It displays requirement projects and their details.
Reports	It displays reports that and their details.