Using the Business Capability Maps with HOPEX IT Architecture
A business capability map is a set of business capabilities with their dependencies that, together, define a framework for an enterprise stage.Accessing the list of business capability maps
To access the list of business capability maps from Capabilities navigation pane:
Select Business Capabilities in the navigation menu.The list of Capabilities maps appears in the edit area.
Creating a business capability map
To create a business capability map:
1. Select Capabilities > Business Capabilities in the navigation menu.
The list of Capabilities maps appears in the edit area.
2. Click the New button.
3. In the creation dialog box, enter the name of the business capabilities map and click OK.
The new business capability map is added to the list of existing capability maps.
The properties of a business capability map
The Characteristics property page of Capabilities map provides access to:
• its Owner, by default during creation of the object, the current enterprise.
• its Name,
• the text of its Description.
With HOPEX IT Architecture, a business capability map is described by the following pages:
• the Structure page that specifies the list of business capability map components owned and the dependencies between them.
For more details on business capability map components, see Creating a business capability map.• The Capability usage page, which is used to identify the enterprises that use this capability map.
• the Fulfillment page, which provides access to the application environments or logical application system that implement the capability map.
For more details on managing a business capability map fulfillment, see Creating Fulfillment of a Business capability.• the Assignment page, which is used to specify the managers of the capability map.
For more details on other property pages proposed by HOPEX IT Architecture, see HOPEX IT Architecture properties pages content.Creating a business capability map diagram
A business capability map can be described by two types of diagram.
• A business capability decomposition tree is a diagram that describes the tree structure of a business capability. Focusing on a particular business capability, this type of diagram enables summary representation of business capability breakdown into sub-business capabilities.
• A business capability map diagram that describes the set of business capabilities of the described map.
To create a business capability map diagram:
1. Right-click the business capability map that interests you and select New > Diagram.
2. Select Business Capability Map Diagram.
The diagram opens in the edit area. The frame of the business capability map described appears in the diagram.
You can construct this diagram in tabular input mode.Tabular input is available with the HOPEX Web Front-End module. For more information on using tabular entry, see the "Entering a diagram in tabular mode" in the HOPEX Common Features guide.