HOPEX Archimate (EN) : The HOPEX Implementation of ArchiMate : ArchiMate layers and Relationships : Archimate RelationShips
   
Archimate RelationShips
Structural RelationShips
 
Concept Name
Notation
Comment
Association
Association models a relationship between objects that is not covered by another, more specific relationship.
 
note: this has only been implemented between data objects in the Information Structure Viewpoint.
Access
The access relationship models the access of behavioral concepts to business or data objects.
Used by
The used by relationship models the use of services by processes, functions, or interactions and the access to interfaces by roles, components, or collaborations.
Realization
The realization relationship links a logical entity with a more concrete entity that realizes it.
Assignment
The assignment relationship links units of behavior with active elements (e.g., roles, components) that perform them, or roles with actors that fulfill them.
Aggregation
The aggregation relationship indicates that an object groups a number of other objects.
Composition
The composition relationship indicates that an object consists of a number of other objects.
 
Dynamic RelationShips
 
Concept Name
Notation
Comment
Flow
The flow relationship describes the exchange or transfer of, for example, information or value between processes, function, interactions, and events
Interaction
The interaction relationship defines that two components are interactiong according to an interface protocol, using respective interfaces based on provided/requireded services.
Triggering
The triggering relationship describes the temporal or causal relations between processes, functions, interactions, and events.
Other RelationShips
 
Concept Name
Notation
Comment
Junction
A junction is used to connect relationships of the same type.
Not implemented in this version of HOPEX Archimate
Specialization
The specialization relationship indicates that an object is a specialization of another object.