Written for Administrators to look up the names
Engagement dependency
Links an engagement to a scope item it supports. This is what answers "what breaks if this supplier fails", and exposes concentration when several items rest on one supplier.
Belongs to one engagement and one scope item.
Fields
| Field | Type | Meaning | Example 1 | Example 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
number | autonumber | Unique identifier | DEP-051 | DEP-067 |
engagement | reference to x_irm_engagement | Engagement depended on | ENG-022 | ENG-040 |
scope_item | reference to x_irm_scope_item | What depends on it | SCP-110 (Customer Tracking Portal) | SCP-318 (Payroll process) |
dependency_type | choice | Hosts, performs, supplies data or supplies people | Hosts the service | Performs the process |
impact_if_lost | text | What happens on failure | Customers cannot track consignments | Monthly pay run for 1,400 staff is at risk |
substitutability | text | How hard the supplier is to replace | Hard; about six months to migrate | Moderate; about three months |