Clarity on reporting systems: The Essential Model
The aim of this white paper is to describe the essence of a reporting system in terms of an essential model. A model is to be understood as a simplified image of an original – in our case a reporting system and its environment – with the purpose of clearly elaborating the core aspects of such systems. The model becomes essential when it shows only those elements that exist because of a „business reason“ and not because of technological or organisational circumstances. An essential model answers the question of „what“ and not „how“.
