ArchiMate Quick Reference Guide
ArchiMate Quick Reference Guide
Elements
The collective Makes a A business Business Business A state change Exposes A passive element
BUSINESS LAYER
effort of business process behavior behaviors that triggers other that has relevance
multiple rules service performed by based on that achieve or interrupts business from a business
working on a available to the multiple roles resources a specific other business elements’ perspective
single goal environment rather than outcome, as behaviors functionality
flow in BPMN
Pre-Sales Service Verify Claim Assign Pay Invoice New Invoice Payment Invoice
Examples
(Billing and
Accounting)
TECHNOLOGY LAYER
Multiple Specifies Behavior The internal Similar to the Instantaneous Exposes the Represents the
nodes how the of multiple behavior of a Technology element that functionality type of physical
cooperating functionality nodes working node can be Function can trigger/in- of a node Objects that can
to perform a of a node can together in a described by but more terrupt other and makes it be manipulated
collaborative be accessed technology a Technology focussed on technology accessible by the Technology
task. collaboration Function sequences components Layer
Access Control Data Formats Communica- Grant Data Authorize Request for Data Artifact
Examples
(User and Data tion Pattern Access User Data Access Management
Management)
Server 1
Customer Customer
Database 1 Windows Server Management Verify Order
Administration
2013 System
Inventory
Management
Lan Internet Data Access System Send
Service Good(s)
Back-up Server
Process
Billing Payment
Database 2 Linux
Enterprise
Java Beans
Financial Transaction
Customer‘s Bank
Application API
Two connected Servers with different Software Three Services that make use of Application The Order Process and its
and Data Storage Systems offer data access to the Components are provided to the Business individual steps served by
application components through a Service. Processes. A Transaction Interface allows the application services.
communication with the bank.
Aggregation: An Element has other Access: The access relationship models the
elements, e.g. department, employees --> ability of behavior and active structure
employees exist without department elements to observe or act upon passive
structure elements
Assignment: The assignment relationship
expresses the allocation of responsibility, Dynamic Connections
performance of behavior, or execution Triggering: The triggering relationship
describes a temporal or causal relationship
Realization: The realization relationship
between elements
indicates that an entity plays a critical role
in the creation, achievement, maintenance, Flow: The flow relationship represents
or operation of a more abstract entity transfer from one element to another