Business Metadata

The non-technical definitions and descriptions of the data in the DW. Typically This would includes things such as business rules, data quality, data qualifications, load and refresh schedule, relationships to other data and business purpose. This information comes mainly from existing sources of data documentation such as CASE tools, data dictionaries and business system experts. See also metadata, technical metadata.

Business Problem

An opportunity for increased revenue or decreased costs that can be solved through enhanced decision support or analytical capabilities. Each iteration of a data warehouse should focus on a particular business problem.

Business Requirements

The needs or drivers identified as the objectives to be met by the DW. The end users and management within the business analysis activities in a DW project define these. Acceptance testing is used to ensure that the DW meets the established business requirements. 

Business Rule

An algorithm or logic statement rule which governs some aspect of a business function and can be expressed through some type of data transformation.