Describing implementation of a business capability
This involves connecting the business capability, which corresponds to what we know how to do or what we want to do and which represents the goal to be achieved, to the means of implementation represented by applications (or logical applications at a conceptual level) or application systems (or logical application systems).
Conceptual representations are made before organizational and technical choices are made.Creating a business capability realization
A business capability can be achieved either by an application or application system, or at a conceptual level, by a logical application or application system.
To associate an application with a business capability, you must create a business capability map realization.
The creation of a business map represents the organization of physical agents (Application Systems) or logical (Business Function) agents that implements the business capacities of the map.To specify that a business capability is fulfilled by an existing application:
1. Open the Implementation property page of the business capability that interests you.
2. Click New.
The creation window for a business capability realization opens.
3. Select Reusing an existing....
4. Select the Application object type.
5. Select the application that interests you and click OK.
The capability realization appears in the list with the name of the selected application.
Analyzing enterprise capability implementation
HOPEX IT Architecture provides reports to display realization coverage of business capability elements by operational elements such as applications, and according to different perspectives: Organizational, Business/Data, Logical/Physical Application, etc.
For more details on fulfillment reports for enterprise capabilities, see "Business Capabilities reports", page 174.