SAP LeanIX Meta Model

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to start adding data to SAP LeanIX

The SAP LeanIX Meta Model

At the core of SAP LeanIX is the pre-defined Meta Model, ensuring a fast time-to-value for starting and maintaining organization's enterprise architecture work with SAP LeanIX. In essence, a Meta Model serves as a foundational framework to describe and define the various components, relationships, and principles that constitute an organization's architecture.

Our SAP LeanIX Meta Model, built on best practices and knowledge derived from our collaboration with over 1,000 customers, offers clear guidance for documenting all elements of your organization's enterprise architecture. Adhering to our modeling guidelines enables your organization to capture the architecture to the highest standards, providing the insights you need through our SAP LeanIX Reports and Diagrams.

Note

We recommend our customers stick with the default or a closely aligned Meta Model, lean and non-complex. Introducing additional Fact Sheet Types not only increases the complexity of your architecture but also hinders overall understanding within the organization.

Download an overview poster on LeanIX Meta Model:

SAP LeanIX poster: Unlock EA Value Faster with the LeanIX Meta Model

General Modeling Guidelines

SAP LeanIX modeling guidelines help to understand how the Meta Model works, how to utilize it and how to interpret key concepts like Fact Sheet Attributes, hierarchies, parent-child relations, and others.

Additional Information

Note

Throughout this course, you will be introduced to where to find your go-to resources for effectively modeling your organization with SAP LeanIX.