An Enterprise Information System Data Architecture Guide
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2001-TR-018DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6571913.v1Abstract
Data architecture defines how data is stored, managed, and used in a system. It establishes common guidelines for data operations that make it possible to predict, model, gauge, and control the flow of data in the system. This is even more important when system components are developed by or acquired from different contractors or vendors. This report describes a sample data architecture in terms of a collection of generic architectural patterns that both define and constrain how data is managed in a system that uses the Java2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) platform and the Open Applications Group Integration Specification (OAGIS). Each of these data architectural patterns illustrates a common data operation and how it is implemented in a system.
Cite This SEI Report
Lewis, G., Comella-Dorda, S., Place, P., Plakosh, D., & Seacord, R. (2001, October 1). An Enterprise Information System Data Architecture Guide. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2001-TR-018). Retrieved September 13, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571913.v1.
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author={Lewis, Grace and Comella-Dorda, Santiago and Place, Pat and Plakosh, Daniel and Seacord, Robert},
title={An Enterprise Information System Data Architecture Guide},
month={Oct},
year={2001},
number={{CMU/SEI-2001-TR-018},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
doi={10.1184/R1/6571913.v1},
url={https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571913.v1},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-13}
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Lewis, Grace, Santiago Comella-Dorda, Pat Place, Daniel Plakosh, and Robert Seacord. "An Enterprise Information System Data Architecture Guide." (CMU/SEI-2001-TR-018). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, October 1, 2001. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571913.v1.
G. Lewis, S. Comella-Dorda, P. Place, D. Plakosh, and R. Seacord, "An Enterprise Information System Data Architecture Guide," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-2001-TR-018, 1-Oct-2001 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571913.v1. [Accessed: 13-Sep-2026].
Lewis, Grace, Santiago Comella-Dorda, Pat Place, Daniel Plakosh, and Robert Seacord. "An Enterprise Information System Data Architecture Guide." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2001-TR-018). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Oct. 2001. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571913.v1. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.
Lewis, Grace; Comella-Dorda, Santiago; Place, Pat; Plakosh, Daniel; & Seacord, Robert. An Enterprise Information System Data Architecture Guide. CMU/SEI-2001-TR-018. Software Engineering Institute. 2001. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6571913.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571913.v1