Capture component group data

Technology portfolios are defined in Alfabet via component groups that bundle components. Each component can be assigned to multiple component groups. The components should be bundled in component groups that are relevant to the goals for the portfolio assessment process.

Users with the user profiles Portfolio Manager, and Portfolio Admin can add and edit component groups in Alfabet. Click for an overview of permission concepts.

Add component groups to the repository

You can add a new component group from anywhere in the product via the orange New button in the header. Or go to Technology Architecture > Component Groups:

Add a component group at the top-level of the hierarchy. Click the root node of the explorer and click the New button. The edit panel opens on the right where you can define basic data. The Name attribute is mandatory.
Create a new component group as a child (subordinate) of this component group. Click the parent component group in the explorer, go to Overview > Subordinate Component Groups view. Click New > Create New Component Group.
Make an existing component group a child (subordinate) of this component group. Click the parent component group in the explorer, go to Overview > Subordinate Component Groups view. Click New > Move Existing Component Group Here. A selector opens where you can chose a component group and move it to this componente group. The component group you chose is now a child of the component group you are working with.
Edit a component group. Edit the component group directly in the data table. Or select the checkbox for the component group you want to edit and click the Edit button to open the edit panel.
Navigate to the component group's content area.Click the Navigate button next to a component group to open its content area. Specify the component group's attributes as well as the relationships that the component group has to other assets in the repository.

Try to capture as much information as possible about the component group because complete data considerably improves the results of business questions and other analytics.

Specify the component group's attributes

Once a component group is in the repository, you can define more details about the it in the Component Groups data workbench.

data workbench

A data workbench is a data table that allows you to capture, edit, and understand large amounts of data.

Per default, the data workbench displays only a set of basic attributes. You can add more columns to capture other attributes directly in the data workbench via the Structure column. Click to learn about how to use data workbenches.

Or you can select an individual component group in the data workbench and navigate to its content area and specify and analyze the component group in detail. In the data workbench, click the Navigate button to open the component group's content area. Go to the Overview page.

content area

A content area is a view with a collection of tabbed pages. Each page may have multiple content items such as cards and views. Every asset has a content area where the asset's attributes can be defined as well as other relevant views to capture information.

Define the component group's basic data.

Name: (Mandatory) Enter a meaningful name for the component group so that users understand its purpose.

Parent Component Group: Specify the component group that is the parent of this component group in the component group hierarchy.

Description: Provide information about the component group so that other users understand its purpose.

Authorized Access tab: The user who creates the component group is the authorized user per default. This can be changed. Select one or more authorized user groups that shall have write permissions to the object. All users in the authorized user group can edit the component group.
authorized user
An authorized user has primary responsibility to maintain the data for an object. Typically this is the user that has created the object. The authorized user as well as members of authorized user groups have write permissions to objects they are responsible for.
authorized user group
An authorized user group is a set of users that have been granted write permissions to an object. More than one authorized user group may be specified for an object.

Assign components to component groups for analysis

Components must already be in the repository in order to assign them to a component group. Click here for details about capturing component data.

Component groups logically structure and bundle the components and allow you to assess the technology portfolio. You can assign components to multiple component groups in order to analyze your components from various perspectives.

Click the navigate button of the component group to open the content area. Go to Overview > Asset Grouping. In the Components field, enter the name of the component you want to assign to the component group. Or click in the field to open the selector and select each component that you want to assign to the component group. Click outside of the selector to close it and update the Asset Grouping field.