What Should and Should Not Be Under CMII?
By Vince Guess
For CMII purposes, the various types of information used by an enterprise can be segregated into three categories as shown below. The first two categories are under CMII; the third is not.
ECR and ECN-type forms are used to manage information contained in the first category. The second category of information is managed without such forms but is still under CMII.
The second category is under CMII because (a) each data element has ownership, (b) access is controlled, (c) each entry is validated and (d) a transaction history is retained.Why CMII is Needed
The results cannot be right if the information used to achieve those results is not right. The role of CMII is to assure that each document and/or information set required to achieve the results is right, plus to accommodate change and to keep it right.
ECR and ECN forms are simply standardized templates which make it easier to manage complex information and assure that integrity is retained.
Information in Category I is complex and must be structured. ECR and ECN forms are designed to handle that complexity. The needed level of integrity cannot be achieved with Category II methods.
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