Discovering the TOGAF 9 navigation tree
The standard components provided by the TOGAF library of HOPEX Suite for TOGAF can be accessed from the dedicated TOGAF 9 navigation window. These components include the different TOGAF projects, the ADM methods, the TOGAF 9 dictionaries, etc.
To launch the TOGAF 9 navigation window:
In the HOPEX menu bar, click View > Navigation Windows > TOGAF 9.The navigation window appears in the workspace.
By default, theTOGAF 9 navigation window displays the repository in which the TOGAF 9 framework has been imported.
It also displays other folders that are available for the framework.
Expand any of the folders to see its content.
If the TOGAF 9 - Data framework was not imported into the repository, the "TOGAF - 9 Dictionaries", "Technical Reference Model (TRM)", "Book Templates" and "TOGAF 9 Architecture Principles" folders will be empty.• Projects
The Projects folder contains the TOGAF projects of the repository. Each project is created with a "Contents" folder which contains the architecture objects that are attached to the particular project.
Each TOGAF project contains a first set of sub-projects that are linked to the phases of the method used for the project.
• ADM Methods
This folder displays all the ADM methods available in the repository. This includes the ADM method imported with the TOGAF 9 data add-on as well as any other variant of this method created for use in the repository. The system diagram as well as the phases for each method is also displayed.
Each phase is displayed with its system diagram, the required deliverables of the phase as well as the steps to be followed to complete the phase.
• Dictionaries
This folder contains the different components of the TOGAF 9 dictionaries which include the abbreviations of terms, as well as terms and their definitions that can be attached to objects of the repository.
• Technical Reference model (TRM)
This folder contains the City plan that represents the Technical reference model used to provide the model and taxonomy of generic IT platform services.
• Book Templates
This folder contains the book templates used to create deliverables in the form of books. The different components of each book are also displayed, for example, chapters, paragraphs, diagrams, analyses, etc.
• Architecture Principles
This folder includes the different principles that apply to the TOGAF architecture. These principles represent different objectives that should be met by the architecture.
The principles are divided into seven categories: Application, Business, Data, Guiding, Integration, Security, Technology.