Linked.Archi Backstage Taxonomy
type: Ontology
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
preferred namespace prefix: bstax
description: SKOS taxonomy classifying Backstage Software Catalog entities by category (software entities, organizational entities) and relationship types.
created: 2026-04-16
publisher: Linked.Archi
source: software-catalog

Backstage Concept Scheme
type: ConceptScheme
definition: Classification of Backstage Software Catalog entities and relationships.
has top concept: Backstage Element
has top concept: Backstage Relationship

Backstage Element
type: Concept
top concept of: Backstage Concept Scheme
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

Software Entity
type: Concept
broader: Backstage Element
definition: Entities representing software artifacts in the catalog.
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

Component
type: Concept
definition: A deployable unit, service, library, or application.
broader: Software Entity
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

System
type: Concept
definition: A set of components and resources that provide business or technical value.
broader: Software Entity
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

API
type: Concept
definition: An API that is owned and maintained in the ecosystem.
broader: Software Entity
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

Resource
type: Concept
definition: A resource used by components or systems.
broader: Software Entity
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

Organizational Entity
type: Concept
broader: Backstage Element
definition: Entities representing organizational structure in the catalog.
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

Domain
type: Concept
definition: A high-level grouping aligned to business domains.
broader: Organizational Entity
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

User
type: Concept
definition: A human user in the Backstage ecosystem.
broader: Organizational Entity
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

Group
type: Concept
definition: A group of users such as a team, department, or tribe.
broader: Organizational Entity
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

Backstage Relationship
type: Concept
top concept of: Backstage Concept Scheme
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

Ownership
type: Concept
definition: An ownership relationship from an element to a group.
broader: Backstage Relationship
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

System Membership
type: Concept
definition: A membership relationship from a component to a system.
broader: Backstage Relationship
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

API Provision
type: Concept
definition: A provision relationship from a component to an API.
broader: Backstage Relationship
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

API Consumption
type: Concept
definition: A consumption relationship from a component to an API.
broader: Backstage Relationship
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

Resource Usage
type: Concept
definition: A usage relationship from a component to a resource.
broader: Backstage Relationship
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

Domain Membership
type: Concept
definition: A membership relationship from an element to a domain.
broader: Backstage Relationship
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme

Group Membership
type: Concept
definition: A membership relationship from a user to a group.
broader: Backstage Relationship
in scheme: Backstage Concept Scheme