Archimate Business Layer

Concept Name	Notation	Comment
Business Actor		A business actor is defined as an organizational entity capable of (actively) performing a behavior.
Business Role		A business role is defined as a named specific behavior of a business actor participating in a particular context
Business Collaboration		Business collaboration is defined as a (temporary) configuration of two or more business roles resulting in specific collective behavior in a particular context
Business Interface		A business interface declares how a business role can connect with its environment
Location		A Location is defined as a conceptual point or extent in space
Business Object		A business object is defined as a unit of information that has relevance from a business perspective

Concept Name	Notation	Comment
Business Process		A business process is defined as a unit of internal behavior or collection of causally-related units of internal behavior intended to produce a defined set of products and services.
Business Activity		A business activity is an elementary step of a business process. It expresses how a business activity contributes to the value chain represented by this process. It cannot be broken down.
Business Function		A business function is defined as a unit of internal behavior that groups behavior according to, for example, required skills, knowledge, resources, etc., and is performed by a single role within the organization.
Business Interaction		Business interaction is defined as a unit of behavior performed by a collaboration of two or more business roles.
Business Event		A business event is defined as something that happens (internally or externally) and influences behavior (business process, business function, business interaction)
Business Service		A business service is defined as the externally visible (“logical”) functionality, which is meaningful to the environment and is realized by business behavior (business process, business function, or business interaction).

Concept Name	Notation	Comment
Representation	Not implemented	Representation is defined as the perceptible form of the information carried by a business object.
Meaning	Not implemented	Meaning is defined as the knowledge or expertise present in the representation of a business object, given a particular context.
Value	Not implemented	Value is defined as that which makes some party appreciate a service or product, possibly in relation to providing it, but more typically to acquiring it.
Product		A product is defined as a coherent collection of services, accompanied by a contract/set of agreements, which is offered as a whole to (internal or external) customers.
Contract	Not implemented	A contract is defined as a formal or informal specification of an agreement that specifies the rights and obligations associated with a product.