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Node ArchiMate

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.

Specialization ArchiMate

The specialization relationship has been inspired by the generalization relationship in UML class diagrams, but is applicable to specialize a wider range of concepts. The specialization relationship can relate any instance of a concept with another instance of the same concept.
A specialization relationship is always allowed between two instances of the same element.
Alternatively, a specialization relationship can be expressed by nesting the specialized element inside the generic element.

Business Process Cooperation Viewpoint : Archimate

Purpose: Designing, deciding

Concerns: Dependencies between business processes, consistency and completeness, responsibilities

Scope: Multiple layer/Multiple aspect

The business process cooperation viewpoint is used to show the relationships of one or more business processes with each other and/or with their environment. It can be used both to create a high-level design of business processes within their context and to provide an operational manager responsible for one or more such processes with insight into their dependencies. Important aspects of business process cooperation are:

Causal relationships between the main business processes of the enterprise
Mapping of business processes onto business functions
Realization of services by business processes
Use of shared data

Each of these can be regarded as a “sub-viewpoint” of the business process cooperation viewpoint.