The composition relationship indicates that an element consists of one or more other concepts. Example below shows the two ways to express that the Financial Processing function is composed of three sub-functions: The composition relationship has been inspired by the…
Structural relationships represent the ‘static’ coherence within an architecture. The composing concept (the ‘from’ side of the relationship) is always an element; the composed concept (the ‘to’ side of the relationship) may in some cases also be another relationship. Nesting…
ArchiMate defines a core set of generic relationships, each of which can connect a predefined set of source and target concepts: The relationships are classified as follows: Structural relationships – model the static construction or composition of concepts of the same…
A New GitBook Target for ArchiMate Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Here is the Table of Contents: 20 ARTICLES What is ArchiMate? Why ArchiMate? What is Service Concepts in ArchiMate How to Group Services into Product in ArchiMate? What is Aspects…
Notational Cues in ArchiMate In addition to the colors, other notational cues can be used to distinguish between the layers of the framework. A letter ‘M’, ‘S’, ‘B’, ‘A’, ‘T’, ‘P’, or ‘I’ in the top-left corner of an element…
The physical elements are added as an extension to the Technology Layer for modeling the physical world. There are only active and passive structure element concepts in the physical elements and there are no separate physical behavior elements are defined…
The implementation and migration elements support the implementation and migration of architectures which includes: Work Package Implementation Event Deliverable Gap Plateau Work Package Concept A work package is a behavior element that has a clearly defined beginning and end date,…
The implementation and migration elements support the implementation and migration of architectures. This includes: The Concepts for modeling implementation programs Projects to support program Portfolio Project management A plateau concept to support migration planning The Figure below gives an overview…
Physical concepts describe the Physical Elements, which include concepts relevant for the modeling of physical concepts like machines and physical installations. The physical elements are added as an extension to the Technology Layer for modeling the physical world. The Figure below…
The additional concepts: Resource, Capability and Course of Action introduced in the new strategy layer makes ArchiMate 3.0 more relevant for capability-based planning and strategic activities within the enterprise. The enterprise architects now can take advantage of them for ensuring the alignment of…
