HOPEX IT Architecture V2 > Architecture Specification > Modeling IT Infrastructures > Describing a Resource Architecture > Describing a Resource Architecture Environment
Describing a Resource Architecture Environment
*A business architecture environment represents the relationships of a business functional area with its partners.
Creating a resource architecture environment 
To create a resource architecture environment:
1. From the Infrastructure navigation pane, select Infrastructure > Resource Architecture Environments.
The list of resource architecture environments appears.
2. Click New.
The Creation of a Resource Architecture Environment window opens.
3. Enter the Name of your environment as well as its Owner and click OK.
The new architecture environment appears in the list.
To create a resource architecture environment diagram 
To create a resource architecture environment diagram:
*Right-click the resource architecture environment and select New > Resource Architecture Environment Diagram.
The diagram opens in the edit area.
Adding a Resource Architecture
*A resource architecture is the combination of physical and organizational assets configured to supply a capability.
To add a resource architecture, such as a call center, to a resource architecture environment:
1. In the objects toolbar of the resource architecture environment, click Resource Architecture.
2. Click in the frame of the resource architecture environment described.
An addition dialog box prompts you to choose the resource architecture implemented (for example, "eCommerce purchase"). You can select an existing resource architecture or create a new one.
*In the case where the resource architecture you want to use does not yet exist in the repository, simply enter its name.
3. Click OK.
Creating a Partner Resource Architecture
To describe that an external resource architecture, such as a processing center for purchase requests, is implemented in the call center environment, you will add a partner resource architecture component type in the environment diagram.
*A partner resource architecture is the installation of an external resource architecture in another resource architecture or an environment.
To create a Partner Resource Architecture:
1. In the objects toolbar of the resource architecture environment diagram, click Partner Resource and select Resource Architecture.
2. Click in the frame of the resource architecture environment described.
An addition dialog box prompts you to select a resource architecture to add. You can enter the name of a new resource architecture.
3. Click OK.
Creating a human asset
To describe that the resource architecture environment services are used by customers, for example, you will create a position type or an org-unit.
*A position type represents a status assigned to an individual or a group of individuals with the aim of defining an organization or a hierarchy.
*An org-unit represents a person or a group of persons that intervenes in the enterprise business processes or information system. An org-unit can be internal or external to the enterprise. An internal org-unit is an organizational element of enterprise structure such as a management, department, or job function. It is defined at a level depending on the degree of detail to be provided on the organization (see org-unit type). Example: financial management, sales management, marketing department, account manager. An external org-unit is an external entity that exchanges flows with the enterprise. Example: customer, supplier, government office.
*For more details on creating a human asset, see Adding an Org-Unit or a Position Type.