Consulting HOPEX ArchiMate Property pages
HOPEX ArchiMate provides information about each object in the property pages associated to the object.
The properties of a viewpoint
The ArchiMate Functional Administrator can define viewpoints selecting which MetaClasses (Concepts: Element or Relationships) are available on the viewpoint.
For more details on HOPEX ArchiMate viewpoints customization, see "Creating or Modifying a Viewpoint", page 83. The viewpoint property page provides access to the basic characteristics and contained elements:
• its Name,
• its Purpose, the possible values are:
• Deciding
• Designing
• Informing
• its Content, the possible values are:
• Coherence
• Details
• Overview
• the text of the viewpoint Description.
• the list of MetaClasses defining the type of ArchiMate objects available for the viewpoint,
• the list of Specified Views.
The properties of a model
The model property page provides access to the basic characteristics and contained elements:
• its Name,
• its Owner, by default on creation of the model, the current Library or Enterprise.
• the list of its EA Elements,
• the list of its Standalone Elements,
• the list of its Views.
The properties of ArchiMate Elements
The Characteristics property page of an ArchiMate Element provides access to:
• its Name,
• its Owner, by default on creation of the ArchiMate Element, the current model.
• the text of its Description.
With HOPEX ArchiMate, an ArchiMate Element is described by the following pages:
• the Outgoing Relationships property page provides access to outgoing relationships of the various types presented in separate sections
• Structural relationships,
• Dependency relationships,
• Dynamic relationships,
• Other relationships.
• Incoming Relationships property page provides access to incoming relationships, same as for outgoing.
The properties of Relationships
The property page of an ArchiMate relationships provides access to:
• its Source Element or concept,
• its Target Element or concept,
• an attribute or additional object link, if any
• influence type
• access type
• flow Carried Contents.
• the text of its Description.
The properties of Junction
The property page of an ArchiMate junction provides access to:
• its Name,
• its Owner, by default on creation of the junction, the current model.
• the text of its Description,
With HOPEX ArchiMate, an ArchiMate junction is described by the following pages:
• the Outgoing Relationships property page provides access to outgoing relationships of the various types presented in separate sections
• Structural relationships,
• Dependency relationships,
• Dynamic relationships,
• Other relationships.
• Incoming Relationships property page provides access to incoming relationships, same as for outgoing.