Enable OAC to import and map business ontologies to semantic models, providing shared definitions of business concepts, relationships, classifications, and rules across subject areas.
Organizations often report on related data from multiple systems using inconsistent terminology and metric definitions. Ontology support would allow model developers to associate source fields, dimensions, and measures with governed business concepts, reuse approved definitions, and identify conflicting mappings.
Proposed capabilities include:
- Import standard ontology formats such as RDF/OWL (refer to Industry Ontology Team).
- Map ontology concepts and relationships to OAC semantic model objects, or use for top-down SM dev.
- Reuse business definitions, hierarchies, and terminology across subject areas.
- Validate mappings and flag potential relationship or aggregation issues.
- Provide ontology context to AI assistants to improve interpretation of business questions.
