Describing Logical Applications with Hopex IT Architecture
A logical application is a set of application functionalities that is independent of a particular implementation. For example, the classification of all purchase request processing applications implemented in an enterprise.
Accessing the list of logical applications with Hopex IT Architecture
To access the list of logical application form Inventories navigation menu:
1. Select Software > Logical Software Architectures and unfold the Logical Application System folder.
2. Unfold the logical application system tree that interests you and unfold the Logical Application Component folder
Creating a logical application
To create a logical application from the Inventories navigation menu:
1. Select Software > Logical Software Architectures.
The list of logical application systems appears.
2. Open the Components property page of the application system of your choice.
3. In the list of component types, select Logical Application Component and click New.
The Create a Logical Application window appears.
4. Enter the Name of your logical application and click OK.
The new logical application appears in the list.
Logical Application Properties
The Characteristics properties page of the logical application provides access to:
• its Name,
• its Owner, by default during creation of a logical application, the current library.
• the text of its Description.
With Hopex IT Architecture, a logical application is described by the following pages:
• the Properties page, used to specify the properties that appear in the diagrams at the bottom of the described object frame.
• the Implementation page is used to specify the logical or physical elements that implement the logical application.
• The following pages are available: Components, Executed Processes as well as Reports.
