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Relationships and Relationship Connectors
Structural Relationships Notation
Composition Represents that an element consists of one or more other concepts.
Aggregation Represents that an element combines one or more other concepts.
Assignment Represents the allocation of responsibility, performance of behavior,
storage, or execution.
Realization Represents that an element plays a critical role in the creation,
achievement, sustenance, or operation of a more abstract element.
Dependency Relationships Notation
Serving Represents that an element provides its functionality to another
element.
Access Represents the ability of behavior and active structure elements to
observe or act upon passive structure elements. d d
Influence Represents that an element affects the implementation or achievement u u
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m m
of some motivation element. md dm
Association Respesents an unspecified relationship, or one that is not represented yu uy
m m
by another ArchiMate relationship. m m
Dynamic Relationships y Notation y
Triggering Represents a temporal or causal relationship between elements.

Flow Represents transfer from one element to another.
Other Relationships Notation
Specialization Represents that an element is a particular kind of another element.
Relationship Connectors Notation
Junction Used to connect relationships of the same type.
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Motivation Elements
Element efinition Notation
Stakeholder Represents the role of an individual, team, or organization
(or classes thereof) that represents their interests in the
Stakeholder
effects of the architecture. Stakeholder
Driver Represents an external or internal condition that motivates

an organization to define its goals and implement the
Driver Driver
changes necessary to achieve them.
Assessment Represents the result of an analysis of the state of affairs

of the enterprise with respect to some driver.
Assessment Assessment
Goal Represents a high-level statement of intent, direction, or

desired end state for an organization and its stakeholders.
Goal Goal
Outcome Represents an end result, effect, or consequence of a

certain state of affairs. Outcome
Outco
me
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Motivation Elements – continued
Principle Represents a statement of intent defining a general
property that applies to any system in a certain context in Principle
the architecture.
Principle
Requirement Represents a statement of need defining a property

that applies to a specific system as described by the Requirement
architecture.
Requirement
Constraint Represents a limitation on aspects of the architecture, its

implementation process, or its realization. Constraint Constraint
Meaning Represents the knowledge or expertise present in, or the

interpretation given to, a concept in a particular context. Meaning Meaning
Value Represents the relative worth, utility, or importance of a

concept. Value Value
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Strategy Layer Elements
Resource Represents an asset owned or controlled by an individual
or organization.
Resource Resource
Capability Represents an ability that an active structure element, such

as an organization, person, or system, possesses. Capability Capability
Value Stream Represents a sequence of activities that create an overall

result for a customer, stakeholder, or end user. Value
Stream Value Stream
Course of Action Represents an approach or plan for configuring some

capabilities and resources of the enterprise, undertaken to Course of
achieve a goal. Action
Course of Action
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Business Layer Elements
Business Actor Represents a business entity that is capable of performing Busin
ess
Actor
Business
behavior. Actor
Business Role Represents the responsibility for performing specific

Business
behavior, to which an actor can be assigned, or the part an Role
actor plays in a particular action or event.
Business Role
Business Represents an aggregate of two or more business internal

Collaboration active structure elements that work together to perform Business
Collaboration Business Collaboration
collective behavior.
Business Interface Represents a point of access where a business service is
made available to the environment. Business
Interface Business Interface
Business Process Represents a sequence of business behaviors that

Business
achieves a specific result such as a defined set of products Process Business Process
or business services.
Business Function Represents a collection of business behavior based on a
chosen set of criteria (typically required business resources Business
and/or competencies), closely aligned to an organization, Function Business
Function
but not necessarily explicitly governed by the organization.
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Business Layer Elements – continued
Business Represents a unit of collective business behavior performed
Business
Interaction by (a collaboration of) two or more business actors, business
Interaction Business Interaction
roles, or business collaborations.

Business Event Represents a business-related state change.
Business
Event Business Event
Business Service Represents explicitly defined behavior that a business role,

business actor, or business collaboration exposes to its Business
Service Business Service
environment.
Business Object Represents a concept used within a particular business
Business
domain.
Object Business Object
Contract Represents a formal or informal specification of an agreement

between a provider and a consumer that specifies the rights
Contract
and obligations associated with a product and establishes Contract
functional and non-functional parameters for interaction.

Representation Represents a perceptible form of the information carried by a
business object. Representation Representation
Product Represents a coherent collection of services and/or passive

structure elements, accompanied by a contract, which is Product
offered as a whole to (internal or external) customers.
Product
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Application Layer Elements
Application Represents an encapsulation of application functionality
Application
Component aligned to implementation structure, which is modular and Component Application Component
replaceable.
Application Represents an aggregate of two or more application internal
Application
Collaboration active structure elements that work together to perform Collaboration Application Collaboration
collective application behavior.

Application Represents a point of access where application services are
Application
Interface made available to a user, another application component, or a Interface Application Interface
node.
Application Represents automated behavior that can be performed by an Application
Function application component. Function Application Function
Application Represents a unit of collective application behavior performed Application

Interaction by (a collaboration of) two or more application components. Interaction
Application Interaction
Application Process Represents a sequence of application behaviors that achieves Application

a specific result. Process Application Process
Application Event Represents an application state change. Application

Event Application Event
Application Service Represents an explicitly defined exposed application behavior. Application

Service Application Service
Data Object Represents data structured for automated processing.

Data Object
Data Object
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Technology Layer Elements
Node Represents a computational or physical resource that hosts,
manipulates, or interacts with other computational or physical Node Node
resources.
Device Represents a physical IT resource upon which system software
and artifacts may be stored or deployed for execution. Device Device
System Software Represents software that provides or contributes to an

environment for storing, executing, and using software or data System
Software
System Software
deployed within it.

Technology Represents an aggregate of two or more technology internal
Collaboration active structure elements that work together to perform collective Technology
Collaboration Technology Collaboration
technology behavior.
Technology Interface Represents a point of access where technology services
offered by a technology internal active structure element can be Technology
Interface Technology Interface
accessed.
Path Represents a link between two or more technology internal active
structure elements, through which these elements can exchange Path Path
data, energy, or material.

Communication Represents a set of structures and behaviors that connects
Network devices or system software for transmission, routing, and Communication
Network
Communication Network
reception of data.
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Technology Layer Elements – continued
Technology Represents a collection of technology behavior that can
Technology
Function be performed by a technology internal active structure Function Technology Function
element.
Technology Represents a sequence of technology behaviors that
Technology
Process achieves a specific result. Process Technology Process
Technology Represents a unit of collective technology behavior

Technology
Interaction performed by (a collaboration of) two or more technology Interaction
Technology Interaction
internal active structure elements.

Technology Event Represents a technology state change.
Technology
Event Technology Event
Technology Represents an explicitly defined exposed technology

Technology
Service behavior. Service Technology Service
Artifact Represents a piece of data that is used or produced in

a software development process, or by deployment and Artifact Artifact
operation of an IT system.
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Technology Layer Elements – continued
Equipment Represents one or more physical machines, tools, or
instruments that can create, use, store, move, or transform Equipment Equipment
materials.
Facility Represents a physical structure or environment.

Facility Facility
Distribution Represents a physical network used to transport materials

Network or energy. Distribution
Network Distribution Network
Material Represents tangible physical matter or energy.

Material Material
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Implementation and Migration Layer Elements
Work Package Represents a series of actions identified and designed to
achieve specific results within specified time and resource Work
Package
Work
Package
constraints.
Deliverable Represents a precisely defined result of a work package.
Deliverable Deliverable
Implementation Represents a state change related to implementation or

Event migration. Implementation
Event Implementation Event
Plateau Represents a relatively stable state of the architecture that

exists during a limited period of time. Plateau Plateau
Gap Represents a statement of difference between two

plateaus. Gap Gap
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Composite Elements
Grouping The grouping element aggregates or composes concepts that
belong together based on some common characteristic.
Grouping Grouping
Location A location represents a conceptual or physical place or

position where concepts are located (e.g., structure elements) Location
or performed (e.g., behavior elements).
Location
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Triggering Represents a temporal or causal relationship between elements.

ArchiMate® 3.2 Specification

Driver Represents an external or internal condition that motivates

changes necessary to achieve them.

Assessment Represents the result of an analysis of the state of affairs

Goal Represents a high-level statement of intent, direction, or

Outcome Represents an end result, effect, or consequence of a

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Requirement Represents a statement of need defining a property

Constraint Represents a limitation on aspects of the architecture, its

Meaning Represents the knowledge or expertise present in, or the

Value Represents the relative worth, utility, or importance of a

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Capability Represents an ability that an active structure element, such

Value Stream Represents a sequence of activities that create an overall

Course of Action Represents an approach or plan for configuring some

ArchiMate® 3.2 Specification

Business Role Represents the responsibility for performing specific

Business Represents an aggregate of two or more business internal

Business Process Represents a sequence of business behaviors that

but not necessarily explicitly governed by the organization.

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roles, or business collaborations.

Business Service Represents explicitly defined behavior that a business role,

Contract Represents a formal or informal specification of an agreement

functional and non-functional parameters for interaction.

Product Represents a coherent collection of services and/or passive

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collective application behavior.

Application Represents a unit of collective application behavior performed Application

Application Process Represents a sequence of application behaviors that achieves Application

Application Event Represents an application state change. Application

Application Service Represents an explicitly defined exposed application behavior. Application

Data Object Represents data structured for automated processing.

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System Software Represents software that provides or contributes to an

deployed within it.

data, energy, or material.

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Technology Represents a unit of collective technology behavior

internal active structure elements.

Technology Represents an explicitly defined exposed technology

Artifact Represents a piece of data that is used or produced in

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Facility Represents a physical structure or environment.

Distribution Represents a physical network used to transport materials

Material Represents tangible physical matter or energy.

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Implementation Represents a state change related to implementation or

Plateau Represents a relatively stable state of the architecture that

Gap Represents a statement of difference between two

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Location A location represents a conceptual or physical place or

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