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ArchiMate® Layers and Relationships
 
ArchiMate® Motivation Layer Elements
ArchiMate® Strategy Layer Elements
ArchiMate® Business Layer Elements
ArchiMate® Application Layer Elements
ArchiMate® Technology Layer Elements
ArchiMate® Physical Layer Elements
ArchiMate® Implementation & Migration Layer Elements
Other ArchiMate® Elements
ArchiMate® Relationships
Structural Relationships
Dependency Relationships
Dynamic Relationships
Other Relationships
This chapter provides definition and illustration of the generic set of concepts of ArchiMate 3.0.1. They provide a proper basis for visualization, analysis, tooling, and use of these concepts.
The ArchiMate® language defines three main layers, based on specializations of the core concepts:
• The Business Layer offers products and services to external customers, which are realized in the organization by business processes performed by business actors. See ArchiMate® Business Layer Elements.
• The Application Layer supports the business layer with application services which are realized by (software) applications. See ArchiMate® Application Layer Elements.
• The Technology Layer offers infrastructure services (e.g., processing, storage, and communication services) needed to run applications, realized by computer and communication hardware and system software. See ArchiMate® Technology Layer Elements.
The other ArchiMate® Layers are:
• The Motivation Layer, see ArchiMate® Motivation Layer Elements,
• The Strategy Layer, see ArchiMate® Strategy Layer Elements,
• The Physical Layer, see ArchiMate® Physical Layer Elements,
• The Implementation & Migration Layer, see ArchiMate® Implementation & Migration Layer Elements.
Examples of use of the elements included in each layer is described in "HOPEX for the ArchiMate® Framework Viewpoints", page 57.