Elements described in the diagrams
Service oriented architectures diagrams are based on two types of concept:
• Elements Described in the diagram, either equipment or organizational, that are owned by a system, such as: system application use, end user or application component. Objects associated with these elements can be modified without impacting the elements themselves or their environment.
• Objects Associated to described elements, that represent real objects. These are application systems, logical application systems, service operations, org-units or applications.
In the example of purchasing requests processing, "Purchasing Management Platform" and "Payment Management" are uses of the application system. These application systems themselves describe different resources: application components and application system use.
Described Objects pop-up menu
In all diagrams presented in this guide, the pop-up menus of the majority of components (for example Application Component) present:
• commands specific to the object type used by the component (for example Application)
• commands relating to the component itself
• commands relating to the graphics
Described element properties
To access the object that defines the component of a system:
1. Open the properties dialog box of the component (for example an Application Component) and select the Characteristics tab.
The object that defines the component (in this case an Application) appears in the Application Used field.
2. Click the arrow at the right of the Application Used field to access the pop-up menu of the object used, or to replace it without changing the current component.