Actor Co-operation Viewpoint
The Actor Co-operation viewpoint focuses on the relations of actors with each other within a Business Collaboration. It is very useful in determining external dependencies and collaborations and shows the value chain or network in which the actor operates.
Concepts and Relations
An important use of the Actor Co-operation viewpoint is in showing how a number of cooperating business actors and/or application components together realize a business process.
The ArchiMate concepts used in an Actor Co-operation viewpoint Diagram and their relations are described below.
This viewpoint describes a Business Collaboration.
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)
In the context of an Actor Co-operation viewpoint, a
Business Service is assigned to a
Business InterfaceAn
Application Interface declares how a component can connect with its environment.
An
Application Service may be assigned to an
Application Interface.
An
Application Interface is owned by an
Application Component. The composition link between the
Application Interface and the
Application Component indicates that an
Application Component is a set of
Application Interfaces.
An
Application Component is defined as a modular, deployable, and replaceable part of a system that encapsulates its contents and exposes its functionality through a set of interfaces.
Example Presentation
The "Claim Registration Service" is available on the company portal. The Business service is assigned to an Application Interface noted "Insurance web services". This interface is used by the "Claim administration" application component and the corresponding application service is noted "Claim administration service".
