Archimate Foundation - Chapter 11-12-13 Flashcards
Archimate Foundation - Chapter 10-11-12, 13
What are the physical elements?
The physical elements are added as an extension to the Technology Layer for modeling the physical world.
What are the active structure, behaviour and passive structure elements of the physical layer?
Active structure is equipment, facility, and distribution network. There are no separate physical behavior elements defined; instead the behavior elements of the Technology Layer are used to model the behavior. The passive structure elements (material) are manipulated by behavior elements.
What is equipment?
One or more physical machines, tools, or instruments that can create, use, store, move, or transform materials. Equipment comprises all active processing elements that carry out physical processes in which materials (which are a special kind of technology object) are used or transformed. Equipment is a specialization of the node element from the Technology Layer. Therefore, it is possible to model nodes that are formed by a combination of IT infrastructure (devices, system software) and physical infrastructure (equipment); e.g., an MRI scanner at a hospital, a production plant with its control systems, etc. The name of a piece of equipment should preferably be a noun.
What is facility?
A physical structure or environment. A facility is a specialization of a node. It represents a physical resource that has the capability of facilitating (e.g., housing or locating) the use of equipment. It is typically used to model factories, buildings, or outdoor constructions that have an important role in production or distribution processes. Examples of facilities include a factory, a laboratory, a warehouse, a shopping mall, a cave, or a spaceship. Facilities may be composite; i.e., consist of sub-facilities. The name of a facility should preferably be a noun referring to the type of facility; e.g., “Rotterdam harbour oil refinery”.
What is distribution network?
A physical network used to transport materials or energy. A distribution network represents the physical distribution or transportation infrastructure. It embodies the physical realization of the logical paths between nodes.
What is Material?
Tangible physical matter or physical elements. Material represents tangible physical matter, with attributes such as size and weight. It is typically used to model raw materials and physical products, and also energy sources such as fuel. Material can be accessed by physical processes. The name of material should be a noun.
Describe the attached diagram.
An Assembly Line, modeled as equipment, and installed at a facility Manufacturing Plant, makes use of materials Pre-Assembled Circuit Board, Internal Antenna, and Plastic Case to produce material Vehicle Telematics Appliance. The appliance, initially located at the Manufacturing Plant facility, is subsequently transported to the facilities National Distribution Center and Local Distribution Center, making use of the distribution networks Overseas Shipping and Local Trucking. These distribution networks together realize the path Intermodal Freight.
Identify the type of physical elements in the list below:
………. A laboratory A. Equipment
………. A vehicle B. Facility
………. A circuit board C. Distribution network
………. A rail network D. Material
…..B…. A laboratory A. Equipment
…..A…. A vehicle B. Facility
…..D…. A circuit board C. Distribution network
…..C…. A rail network D. Material
Mark each of the following physical elements as Active Structure, Behavior, or Passive Structure.
Active Structure | Behavior | Passive Structure Equipment
Active Structure | Behavior | Passive Structure Facility
Active Structure | Behavior | Passive Structure Distribution network
Active Structure | Behavior | Passive Structure Material
Active Structure Equipment
Active Structure Facility
Active Structure Distribution network
Passive Structure Material
Match the following symbols to their definitions:
………. It represents tangible physical matter, with attributes such as size and weight.
………. A specialization of a node that can carry out physical processes in which materials are used or transformed.
………. A specialization of a node. It represents a physical resource that has the capability of facilitating the use of equipment.
………. It connects two or more nodes. It may realize one or more paths.
…..B…. It represents tangible physical matter, with attributes such as size and weight.
…..C…. A specialization of a node that can carry out physical processes in which materials are used or transformed.
…..D…. A specialization of a node. It represents a physical resource that has the capability of facilitating the use of equipment.
…..A…. It connects two or more nodes. It may realize one or more paths.
In your own words explain how behavior is modeled using physical elements.
In the physical elements metamodel, what is the direct relationship defined between material and technology object?
A. Access
B. Assignment
C. Realization
D. Specialization
D Material is a specialization of a technology object.
Which of the following is the main active structure element within the physical elements?
A. Distribution network
B. Equipment
C. Facility
D. Material
B The equipment element is the main active structure element within the
physical elements. This element is used to model structural entities in this
layer. It is used to model any physical machinery, tools, instruments, or
implements.
Complete the sentence: A facility is a specialization of a ……….
A. distribution network
B. node
C. technology process
D. technology service
B. A facility is a specialization of a node. It represents a physical resource
that has the capability of facilitating (e.g., housing or locating) the use of
equipment.
What is defined as one or more physical machines, tools, or instruments that can create, use, store, move, or transform materials?
A. Distribution network
B. Equipment
C. Facility
D. Material
B. Equipment is defined as one or more physical machines, tools, or instruments that can create, use, store, move, or transform materials.
Which ones are the main relationships between the business layer, the application layer and the technology layer?
There are two main types of relationships between these layers:
- Serving relationships, between application service and the different types of business behavior elements, and between application interface and business role; vice versa, serving relationships between business service and application behavior elements, and between business interface and application component. These relationships represent the behavioral and structural aspects of the support of the business by applications.
- Realization relationships, from an application process or function to a business process or function, or from a data object or a technology object to a business object, to indicate that the data object is a digital representation of the corresponding business object, or the technology object is a physical representation of the business object.
In addition, there may be an aggregation relationship between a product and an application or technology service, and a data or technology object, to indicate that these services or objects can be offered directly to a customer as part of the product.
Describe the following diagram.
Due to derived relationships,5 it is also possible to draw relationships directly between the Business and Technology Layers. For example, if a business object is realized by a data object, which in turn is realized by a technology object, this technology object indirectly realizes the business object.
Serving” relationships show how the higher layers make use of the services of lower layers
Describe the following diagram.
The view shows the linkage between the Application Layer and Business
Layer. This shows the used by relationship and the realization relationship linking the layers. In this example, the “Billing data” data object realizes the “Invoice” business object, indicating that the data object is a digital representation of the business object.
Describe the following diagram.
The view shows the linkage between the Application Layer and Business
Layer. This shows the used by relationship and the realization relationship linking the layers. In this example, the “Billing data” data object realizes the “Invoice” business object, indicating that the data object is a digital representation of the business object.
Describe the following diagram.
The view shows the linkage between the Application Layer and the
Technology Layer. This example shows how an artifact can realize an application component. In this case it shows that there is an implementation relationship between the Technology and Application Layers.
Describe the following diagram.
The view shows the linkage between the Application Layer and the
Technology Layer. This example shows how infrastructure services, the “Messaging service” and “Data access service”, are used by the application components.
Sketch the following concept:
“An Insurance Policy is created from information that is stored in a Policy data object that is part of a Policy Management application.”
Describe the implementation and migration elements, including their notation
The central behavior element is a work package. A work package is a behavior element that has a clearly defined beginning and end date, and a well-defined set of goals or results.
Work packages may be triggered or interrupted by an implementation event. Also, work packages may raise events that trigger other behavior. Unlike a work package, an event is instantaneous: it does not have duration.
The plateau element is included to support the different states of an architecture in the TOGAF framework, namely the Baseline, Target, and Transition Architecture states.
A gap is an outcome of the gap analysis technique and forms an important input for the implementation and migration planning. The gap element is linked to two plateaus (e.g., Baseline and Target Architecture, or two subsequent Transition Architectures), and represents the differences between these plateaus.
Describe what the diagram is representing
shows a model of a work package that models a program to rationalize the
application portfolio. This program consists of two projects that are executed sequentially (the completion of the first triggers the second), each of them also modeled as a work package (and grouped together by nesting). First, a project is carried out to integrate the back-office systems (except for the CRM systems) into a single back-office system. Next, a project is carried out to integrate the CRM systems.
Describe what the diagram is representing
shows the use of the gap element to model the gap between a Baseline and Target
Architecture. This shows which of the elements of the architecture are added to or removed from the Baseline.
Describe the following diagram
shows that the Next Generation Services Program work package is composed of
three other work packages. An implementation event Program Approved triggers the first work package, Architecture And Planning, which triggers the work package Application Services Layer Development, which triggers the work package Business Services Development, which triggers the implementation event Program Completed. The Program Approved implementation event also provides a deliverable Program Brief, as input for the first work package. Work
package Architecture And Planning realizes three deliverables: Business Plan, Architecture, and Roadmap (which is accessed by the Application Services Layer Development work package),
which collectively realize the plateau Strategic Plan Complete. This plateau follows the initial plateau Baseline, filling the gap Knowledge Of How To Address Customer Needs. Similarly, the other work packages realize other deliverables that realize the subsequent plateaus.
Sketch a model that would describe the following scenario:
The current Customer Management System is running on an antiquated system that is no longer supported by the vendor. By the end of this year, an assessment will be conducted to determine the current state of the Customer Management System. Within six months after that, the new host platform will be installed. Six months after that, the data will be migrated to the new Customer Relationship Management System. At that time, the system will be admitted into the production environment.
For the scenario described below create a model that describes the overall change.The current Customer Management System is running on an antiquated system that is no longer supported by the vendor. By the end of this year, an assessment will be conducted to determine the current state of the Customer Management System. Within six months after that, the new host platform will be installed. Six months after that, the data will be migrated to the new Customer Relationship Management System. At that time, the system will be admitted into the production environment.
The work is being conducted as a Customer Service project team within a large program called Customer Enhancement. The goal of the Customer Enhancement program is to improve customer interaction.
Describe the diagram below
The architect communicates with the stakeholder to understand and document their concerns.
The viewpoint mechanism is used to identify purpose and content and to help define and classify the viewpoint. The viewpoint governs the construction and design of the view. The view is a description of the architecture addressing stakeholder concerns and is governed by the viewpoint.
