Starting with the transformation to client-server systems from mainframes and later with the advent of e-Business and J2EE, large enterprises moved predominantly into a highly network based distributed network computing environment with firewalls and demilitarized zones.

Currently, most of the applications have a web front-end and, looking at the deployment

architecture of these applications, it is very common to find three distinct layers in the network landscape; namely a web presentation layer, an business logic or application layer, and a backend data store layer. It is a common practice for applications to be deployed and hosted in a shared and common infrastructure environment.

HOPEX TOGAF.

Below are the different views available in this type of diagram using the Views and details command. These views are listed in their order of appearance in the Display dialog box. For each view the various object types and links are listed.