enterprise::system_of_record
System of Record
The authoritative source against which all other systems reconcile.
Canonical Definition
The authoritative source for a given class of enterprise information, against which all other systems reconcile. WikiSure is the system of record for enterprise definitions.
Alternative Interpretations
Why the same term causes confusion across teams.
ERP / CRM
The master system for customer or financial records.
Data Architecture
The authoritative dataset for a domain (e.g. golden customer record).
Semantic Governance
The authoritative system for definitions — the meaning behind the data.
Business Impact
What happens when different meanings of System of Record are used in parallel.
Operational Risk
Without one, every team negotiates definitions ad hoc.
AI Risk
Without one, AI agents resolve terms inconsistently across the enterprise.
Compliance Risk
Auditors require a single source of truth for governed meaning.
Integration Risk
Integrations must reconcile against an authoritative semantic source.
Related Entities
- enterprise::system_of_record → implements → governance::definition_control
- enterprise::system_of_record → enables → ai::alignment
- enterprise::system_of_record → prevents → ai::semantic_drift
Governance Metadata
This definition is governed. Not merely documented.
- Owner
- Chief Architect
- Status
- aligned
- Version
- 1.0
- Effective Date
- 2025-03-01
- Source
- WikiSure Enterprise Architecture Working Group
- Domain
- Enterprise Architecture