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One of the primary reasons for having structured data is to provide the ability to automate decision support and reasoning across information models, data types, and the terminology associated with the attributes of each data type. For the ECCF registry to provide maximal value to end users, it is necessary to support common decision support functions across the enterprise and to extend that through services to the end users.  In effect the semantic infrastructure must provide the tools to support Decision Support solutions.One of the primary reasons for having structured data is to provide the ability to automate decision support and reasoning across information models, data types

, and the terminology associated with the attributes of each data type. For the ECCF registry to provide maximal value to end users, it is necessary to support common decision support functions across the enterprise and to extend that through services to the end users.  In effect the semantic infrastructure must provide the tools to support Decision Support solutions.
Identify sources of valued information.  Using the semantic metadata as a source, reasoning systems need to be able to identify the sources of information which are key to a given decision support solution.  The services, models, and annotations provide definitions which can identify candidate sources for integration.
Common representations and transformations. To make decision support services viable, it is necessary that information be consistent and provide the ability to transform data for use in various tools and reasoning solutions.
Support for classification. The system provides for data classification, discovering new data 
Identify sources of valued information.  Using the semantic metadata as a source, reasoning systems need to be able to identify the sources of information which are key to a given decision support solution.  The services, models, and annotations provide definitions which can identify candidate sources for integration.

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Integration with Service Registries. Since the artifact metadata provides definitions of data, the service registry provide the data access needed to process information.  If a given artifact is a service, the decision support system determines the necessary definitions to integrate a service into decision support for the gathering of data.

Decision Support Functions

• Query artifact metadata to locate useful artifacts for decision support.
• Query service metadata to locate services matching artifacts and metadata definitions
• Create a decision support definition
• Create a decision support session
• Provide scheduling and access information to choreographer
• Selection of rules and rule system environment
• Execution of reasoning systems against gathered data providing classification and additional data

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