The Technology Layer has been extended with elements for modeling the physical world; for example, manufacturing, logistics, and other physical environments. The Figure below shows an example of physical elements. Note that: All the elements shown in the example except…
The strategy Layer include elements for capability, resource, and course of action which are added to support modeling strategy, capability-based planning, and related domains. This supports the increased usage of Enterprise Architecture in supporting strategy execution, and is in line…
The TOGAF framework and the ArchiMate model Origin of TOGAF The Open Group Architecture Framework(TOGAF) is aframework for enterprise architecture hat provides an approach for designing, planning, implementing, and governing an enterprise information technology architecture. TOGAF is a high level…
In the example model below, you can see the integration from the technology layer, with e.g. the mainframe on which the database runs, via the application layer, with e.g. the policy administration, all the way up to the business layer,…
In ArchiMate, you can group a collection of services to form (financial or information) products as illustrated in the example below: In the Figure above, a group of six services together with the insurance policy contract forms a product called…
ArchiMate has a layered and service-oriented look on architectural models. The higher layers make use of services that are provided by the lower layers. Although, at an abstract level, the concepts that are used within each layer are similar, we…
Organisations need to adapt increasingly fast and anticipate changing customer requirements and business goals. This need influences the entire chain of activities of a business, from the organisational structure to the network infrastructure. How can you control the impact of…
The flow relationship represents transfer from one element to another. The example below shows a Claim Assessment function, which forwards decisions about the claims to the Claim Settlement function. In order to determine the order in which the claims should…
The triggering relationship describes a temporal or causal relationship between elements. The example below illustrates that triggering relationships are mostly used to model causal dependencies between (sub-)processes and/or events: he triggering relationship is used to model the temporal or causal…
The dynamic relationships describe temporal dependencies between elements within the architecture. Two types of dynamic relationships are distinguished: triggering flow Related Articles: What is ArchiMate? Full ArchiMate Viewpoints Guide ArchiMate 3 Update What’s New in ArchiMate 3? Using ArchiMate Tool…
