Describing a Software Technology
A software technology is a basic component necessary for operation of business applications. Software technologies include all basic software such as: application server, electronic mail server, software components for presentation, data entry, storage, business information sharing, operating systems, middleware, navigators, etc.Accessing the list of software technologies
To access the list of software technologies from the Application Architecture navigation pane:
Select Technical Architecture > Technologies.The list of software technologies appears in the edit area.
The properties of a technology
The complete description of a technology is accessed from its properties pages.
The Characteristics property page of a software technology provides access to:
• its Owner, by default during creation of the technologie, the current library.
• its Name,
• the text of its Description.
• its Owned Realizations which represent the list of functionalities, or logical applications, covered by this software technology.
A software technology is described by the Use which is used to obtain the list of technical architectures that use the software technology.
For more details on technical architectures, see and Creating an Application Technical Architecture.