Overview of Impact Analysis
Objects in the registry can be linked via associations. For example, when you create a new version of an asset, CentraSite generates a unidirectional "supersedes" association between the new and old version.
CentraSite offers the possibility of viewing associations between the registry objects and hence identifying the impact when updating or deleting an asset in the catalog. This is called impact analysis.
The impact analysis feature enables you to easily navigate and visualize the associations between the catalog assets and registry objects. This feature helps you to:
Understand asset-to-objects associations by displaying the associations that exist between the catalog assets and other registry objects.
Check that existing associations between the assets and objects are not violated when you make changes in the registry. Also, check the external links from registry objects to supporting documents.
Determine the impact that updating or deleting an asset would have on its related objects.
You can visualize the currently defined associations for an asset with other registry objects, either in graphical or tabular form. The graphical representation is enabled via a Flash-based web browser.
Note that apart from the assets, you can also view the impact analysis for other CentraSite objects like organizations, users, groups and roles through the object's context menu.
