Day 2 — Domain vs Data Element

1. What is a Domain? 2. What is a Data Element?

1. A Domain defines the technical properties of a field such as Data Type and Length. 2. A Data Element defines the business meaning of a field and provides field labels. Easy Trick 1. Domain = Technical Definition 2. Data Element = Business Definition

1. A Domain is created with Data Type CHAR and Length 15 for GST Number. 2. A Data Element called Customer GST Number is created and assigned to the field.

1. What is the difference between Domain and Data Element? 2. Can one Domain be used by multiple Data Elements?