How To Model Definition

How To Model Definition

Model Definition

To create or update a Model Definition, the enabled user (usually an administrator) can access the dedicated interface from the main menu:
KPI Model -> Model Definition

Create the Model

To create the new Model definition, click on the Add button , from the Model List panel.

Root Node

The first operation to do, after an new model definition creation, is to add the Root Node of the model.

Fill the properties presented in the Detail tab form and click the Save button

• Label: unique identifier for the node
• Code: mnemonic code, it will be displayed in the tree view (it's mandatory and it must be different for the sibling nodes)
• Description: the description of the node
• KPI: specify the KPI to bind to the current model node. It's possible to drag and drop one from the KPI list (expanded panel on the right). The KPI has to be already available, otherwise create one using the KPI Detail form.
• Node Type: select one of the available types (Root or Generic node). These values are pre-configured into the platform but they are customizable. For example, defining a CMMI model the node types values could be: CMMI-Root, CMMI-Area, CMMI-Practices, CMMI-Metric; defining a Goal Question Metrics Model the node types values could be: GQM-Root, Goal, Question, Metric.

Generic Node

To add children nodes to a node or remove a node, right-click on the node to open the contextual menu.

The screenshots below refer to an example of adding two nodes that identifies the type of service:

• NSD-NewSoftwareDevelopment
• MSHD-SwMaintenanceAndHelpDesk

Add the two children nodes:

To complete the example model, the KPI nodes (UC-SLA-..) are added below the two service nodes: