Describing Logical Applications With HOPEX IT Architecture
A logical application is a set of application functionalities that is independent of a particular implementation. For example, the classification of all purchase request processing applications implemented in an enterprise.Accessing the list of logical applications with HOPEX IT Architecture
To access the list of logical applications form the Capabilities navigation pane:
1. Select Logical Architecture in the navigation menu.
2. Expand the Logical Applications folder.
The tree of logical applications appears in the edit area.
Creating a logical application
To create a logical application:
1. From the Capabilities navigation pane:
2. Select Logical Architecture in the navigation menu.
3. Select the Logical Application folder and click New > Logical Application.
The Create a Logical Application window appears.
4. Enter the Name of your logical application and click OK.
The new logical application appears in the list.
Logical Application Properties
The Characteristics properties page of the logical application provides access to:
• its Name,
• its Owner, by default during creation of a logical application, the current library.
• the text of its Description.
With HOPEX IT Architecture, a logical application is described by the following pages:
• the Properties page, used to specify the properties that appear in the diagrams at the bottom of the described object frame.
• the Implementation page is used to specify the logical or physical elements that implement the logical application.
• The Components, Executed Processes , KPI Dimension, Service and request points as weel as Reports pages are also available.
For more details on other property pages proposed by HOPEX IT Architecture, see HOPEX IT Architecture properties pages content.