The Technology Layer describes system software applications and infrastructure. Whenever applicable, the ArchiMate language has drawn analogies with the Business and Application Layers. Technology Layer Example In this example, structural, behavioral, and informational concepts of the Technology Layer are illustrated.…
Motivation Extension Example In this example, there are two key stakeholders, the “ (1) CEO” and the “ (2) CFO”. The “ (1) CEO” has “ (3) Customer satisfaction” as a driver, with an associated goal of “ (5) Improve…
ArchiSurance – Business Layer Example In this example, (1) Client and (2) ArchiSurance are business actors, the active entities that perform behavior such as business processes or functions. A business role is assigned to each actor. (1) Client has the…
ArchiSurance – Application Layer Example In this example below, both structural and behavioral concepts of the Application Layer are illustrated. “(1) Web front end” is the application interface that provides access to the application service called “(2) Policy creation service”. It…
Active Structure Concept Notation Application component A modular, deployable, and replaceable part of a software system that encapsulates its behavior and data and exposes these through a set of interfaces. Application collaboration An aggregate of two or more application…
The metamodel gives an overview of the application layer concepts and their relationships. Many of the concepts have been inspired by the UML 2.0 standard, as this is the dominant language and the de facto standard for describing software applications. As I mentioned…
ArchiMate Notation ArchiMate 3 – Technology Layer Notations Name Representation Definition * Node A computational or physical resource that hosts, manipulates, or interacts with other computational or physical resources. Device A physical IT resource upon which system software and artifacts…
Informational Concepts are passive entities which provide a way to link the operational side of an organization to its business goals and the products (through behavior entities) that it offers to its customers. In the Metamodel above, you can see…
A behavior element is defined as a unit of activity performed by one or more active structure elements. The active structure concepts are assigned to behavioral concepts, to show who or what performs the behavior as shown in the metamodel below: Internal…
The structure aspect at the business layer refers to the static structure of an organization, in terms of the entities that make up the organization and their relationships. Two types of entities are distinguished: Activity and passive entities Active Entity…
