Describing an Enterprise Architecture
The enterprise architecture is described through the architecture description of each transformation stage that represent the architecture evolution over the time.
A transformation stage is defined by a number of components that represent its architecture. This consists of:
• The lists of exhibited business capabilities;
An exhibited business capability is exhibited by an Enterprise Stage with quantified measure (KPI) and potential geopolitical scope (Site) for a defined market segment (Business Partner).
• the business architecture environment;
A business architecture environment represents the relationships of a business functional area with its partners.
• the solution building block environments.
Describing the operating architecture
The business architecture environment contains the elements that define the enterprise model (operational model) for the current stage.
The elements constituting the enterprise operational model are:
• the enterprise ecosystem defined by the service interactions with the partners,
• the business function architectures,
• the business functions.
To describe the business architecture environment for a transformation stage:
1. Open the Architecture Description property page of the transformation stage.
2. In the Functional Architecture section, click the right arrow of the Operational Model field.
3. Click Connect a business architecture environment.
A selection window opens.
4. Select the business environment architecture that interests you and click Connect.
The business architecture environment is connected to the transformation stage.
Describing physical solutions
The possibilities to describe physical solution depend on the product licenses that you have, for example:
For example, with Hopex IT Architecture, you have access to:
• Logical Application System Environments
• Application System Environments
• Resource Architecture Environments.
To connect technical or application architecture building blocks to an transformation stage:
1. Open the Architecture Description property page of the transformation stage.
2. In the Functional Architecture section, click Connect.
A selection window opens.
3. Select the environment type concerned and click Find.
A business architecture environment represents the relationships of a business functional area with its partners.
A resource architecture is the combination of physical and organizational assets configured to supply a capability.
An application system environment allows presenting the other application systems, applications or microservices with which this application system can interact.
A logical application system environment presents a logical application system use context. It describes the service interactions between the logical application system and its external partners, which allows it to fulfill its mission and ensure the expected functionalities.
4. Select the environment that interests you and click Connect.
The environment is connected to the transformation stage as well as to all the building blocks that it comprises.
For more details on how to associate an exhibited business capability with a transformation stage, see Creating an exhibited business capability.