Describing a Resource Architecture Environment
A business architecture environment represents the relationships of a business functional area with its partners.Creating a resource architecture environment
To create a resource architecture environment using the Infrastructure navigation menu:
1. Select Infrastructure > Resource Architecture.
The tree of resource architectures appears.
2. Select the resource architecture that interests you.
3. Open the Environment property page.
The list of resource architecture environments appears.
4. Click New.
The new resource architecture environment appears in the list.
5. Open the properties of the resource architecture environment to modify its Name and its Owner.
The properties of a resource architecture environment
The Characteristics properties page of resource architecture environment provides access to:
• its Owner, by default during creation of the object, the current enterprise.
• its Name,
• the text of its Description.
With Hopex IT Architecture, a resource architecture environment is described by the following property pages:
• The Component page which provides access to the list of internal and partner components of resource architecture environment.
• The page Component which provides access to the diagrams.
• The Reports page provides access to the reports available for object.
To create a resource architecture environment diagram
To create a resource architecture environment diagram:
1. Open the Environments page of the resource architecture that interests you.
2. Select the resource architecture environment that interests you and click Create Diagram.
3. Select Structured diagram.
The resource architecture environment diagram appears.
Describing a resource architecture environment diagram
Adding a Resource Architecture
A resource architecture is the combination of physical and organizational assets configured to supply a capability.To add a resource architecture to a resource architecture diagram environment:
1. In the objects toolbar of the resource architecture environment, click Resource Architecture.
2. Click in the frame of the resource architecture environment described.
A dialog box prompts you to select the implemented resource architecture. You can select an existing resource architecture or create a new one.
In the case where the resource architecture you want to use does not yet exist in the repository, simply enter its name.3. Click OK.
Creating a Partner Resource Architecture
To describe that an external resource architecture is implemented in the described environment, you will add a resource architecture partner component in the environment diagram.
A partner resource architecture is the installation of an external resource architecture in another resource architecture or an environment.To create a Partner Resource Architecture:
1. In the resource architecture environment diagram toolbar, click Partner Resource and select Resource Architecture.
2. Click in the frame of the resource architecture environment described.
An addition dialog box prompts you to select a resource architecture to add. You can enter the name of a new resource architecture.
3. Click OK.
Creating a human asset
To describe that the resource architecture environment services are used by customers, for example, you will create a position type or an org-unit.
A position type represents a status assigned to an individual or a group of individuals with the aim of defining an organization or a hierarchy.An org-unit represents a person or a group of persons that intervenes in the enterprise business processes or information system. An org-unit can be internal or external to the enterprise. An internal org-unit is an organizational element of enterprise structure such as a management, department, or job function. It is defined at a level depending on the degree of detail to be provided on the organization (see org-unit type). Example: financial management, sales management, marketing department, account manager. An external org-unit is an external entity that exchanges flows with the enterprise. Example: customer, supplier, government office.For more details on creating a human asset, see Adding an Org-Unit or a Position Type.Describing communications
The elements below allow you to describe the technical and organizational communications:
• Ports and network channels,
For further details, see Describing technical communications.• Service interactions, service and request points,
For further details, see Describing the services communications.A Service Interaction represents an interaction for service purpose between entities in a specific context inside or outside a company. These entities can be enterprise org-units, applications, activities or processes, as well as external org-units. The content of this interaction is described in a service interface.