| Attribute | Description | Physical Name | Domain | Data Type | Foreign Key Table |
| BusinessActivityCode (AK)(PK) | An abbreviated alpha numeric code that defines a category of business activity. In the US this code would be the NAICS (North American Industry ClassificationSystem) which is a numeric system. In ARTS we have generalized the structure so reatilers around the world may adopt different national standards for classifying business activity. | CD_BSN_ACTV | Code | varchar(20) | |
| BusinessActivityCodeDescription | Short description of the BusinessActivity entity type instance. | DE_BSN_ACTV | DescriptionShort | varchar(255) | |
| IssuingAgencyName | The name of the agency responsible for issuing and maintaining the list of code values for this list. | NM_ISSG_AGY | Name | varchar(40) | |
| BusinessActivityCodeListName (AK) | The name assigned to this BusinessActivity instance's code list. For example in the US the value would be 'NAICS', in the UK 'SIC 3'. | NM_BSN_ACTV_CD_LST | DescriptionShort | varchar(255) | |