Nodes are active structure elements that perform technology behavior and execute, store, and process technology objects such as artifacts. For instance, nodes are used to model application platforms, defined by the TOGAF framework as: “a collection of technology components of hardware and software that provide the services used to support applications”.
Nodes can be interconnected by paths. A node may be assigned to an artifact to model that the artifact is deployed on the node.
The name of a node should preferably be a noun. A node may consist of sub-nodes.
Artifacts deployed on a node may either be drawn inside the node or connected to it with an assignment relationship.
Node properties
The Node tab
| Property | Metamodel name | Description |
| Short description | ShortDescription | |
| Implements | Implements | Links to: All templates. |
| BreaksDownTo | BreaksDownTo | Links to: All templates. |