Consulting Hopex for the ArchiMate® Framework Property pages
Hopex for the ArchiMate® Framework provides information about each object in the property pages associated to the object.
The properties of a viewpoint
The ArchiMate Functional Administrator can define viewpoints selecting which MetaClasses (Concepts: Element or Relationships) are available on the viewpoint.
For more details on Hopex for the ArchiMate® Framework viewpoints customization, see Creating or Modifying a Viewpoint. The viewpoint property page provides access to the basic characteristics and contained elements:
• its Name,
• its Purpose, the possible values are:
• Deciding
• Designing
• Informing
• its Content, the possible values are:
• Coherence
• Details
• Overview
• the text of the viewpoint Description.
• the list of MetaClasses defining the type of ArchiMate® objects available for the viewpoint,
• the list of Specified Views.
The properties of a model
The model property page provides access to the basic characteristics and contained elements:
• its Name,
• its Owner, by default on creation of the model, the current Library or Enterprise.
• the Persons sections provides the list of persons (System) using this model as the default one.
For more details, see Defining the default ArchiMate Model for a user.• The EA Elements section providing the list of EA Elements owned by the model. See The Characteristics properties of ArchiMate® EA Elements enable the mapping of shared inventory objects..
• The Standalone Elements section providing the list of standalone Element owned by the model. See The Characteristics properties of ArchiMate® EA Elements enable the mapping of shared inventory objects..
• The Views section providing the list of Views owned by the model.
• The Sub-Folders section providing the list of Sub-Folders owned by the model. See Using Hopex for the ArchiMate® Framework Folders.
The properties of ArchiMate® Elements
The Characteristics property page of an ArchiMate® Element provides access to:
• its Name,
• its Owner, by default on creation of the ArchiMate® Element, the current model.
• the text of its Description.
With Hopex for the ArchiMate® Framework, an ArchiMate® Element is described by the following pages:
• the Outgoing Relationships property page provides access to outgoing relationships of the various types presented in separate sections
• Structural relationships,
• Dependency relationships,
• Dynamic relationships,
• Other relationships.
• Incoming Relationships property page provides access to incoming relationships, same as for outgoing.
The properties of Relationships
The property page of an ArchiMate® relationships provides access to:
• its Source Concept or Element,
• its Target Concept or Element,
• an attribute or additional object link, if any
• influence type
• access type
• flow Carried Contents.
• the text of its Description.
The properties of Junction
The property page of an ArchiMate® junction provides access to:
• its Name,
• its Owner, by default on creation of the junction, the current model.
• the text of its Description,
With Hopex for the ArchiMate® Framework, an ArchiMate® junction is described by the following pages:
• the Outgoing Relationships property page provides access to outgoing relationships of the various types presented in separate sections
• Structural relationships,
• Dependency relationships,
• Dynamic relationships,
• Other relationships.
• Incoming Relationships property page provides access to incoming relationships, same as for outgoing.