• Introduction TO HOPEX IT Architecture
  • Presentation of HOPEX IT Architecture
    • The Scope Covered by HOPEX IT Architecture
    • Summary of Activities and Deliverables of HOPEX IT Architecture
    • Structure and positioning of the HOPEX IT Architecture solution
    • HOPEX IT Architecture Profiles
    • Business Roles of HOPEX IT Architecture
  • The HOPEX IT Architecture Method
    • Describing Application Architecture
      • Application system environment description
      • Describing application systems
    • Describing Applications
      • Describing flow scenarios
      • Describing the structure of an application and its services
    • Defining the Deployment Architecture of an Application
    • Building the Logical Architecture
      • Structure diagram of the logical application system
      • Logical application system environment diagram
    • Analyzing the functional coverage of the architecture implemented
      • Describing Business Capabilities
      • Identifying the technological capabilities associated to business capabilities
      • Identifying the applications associated with functionalities
    • Defining the technical infrastructure
      • Resource Architecture Environment Diagram
      • Describing Resource Architectures
      • IT infrastructure assembly structure diagram
      • Computing Device Assembly Diagram
    • Designing applications
      • Using UML formalism
      • Describing batch processing
      • Describing the list of services and interfaces
      • Describing application processes
    • Managing service catalogs
  • HOPEX IT Architecture Desktop Presentation
    • Connecting to the solution
    • HOPEX IT Architecture Desktop Presentation
      • Presentation of the Solution Architect workspace
      • Presenting the Solution Architecture Functional Administrator workspace menus
      • Presentation of the Application Designer workspace
      • Presenting the Application Viewer workspace
    • Switching between Profiles
  • Before starting with HOPEX IT Architecture
    • Defining the Work Environment
      • Accessing the list of libraries with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Accessing the list of enterprises with HOPEX IT Architecture
    • Using Org-units
      • Creating an org-unit
      • Internal org-unit/external entity
    • Using IT architecture diagrams
      • Creating a structure diagram
      • Diagram commands with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Auto Layout in architecture diagrams
      • Environment diagram initialization
      • Creating a Sketching diagram with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Creating an ArchiMate@ diagram with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Using diagram comparison
    • HOPEX IT Architecture properties pages content
    • Using duplication with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Using duplication with HOPEX IT Architecture in batch mode
    • Using service catalogs
      • Implementation of service catalogs
      • Defining a service catalog
      • Creating a technology services catalog
      • Adding a service catalog item
      • Service catalog reports
    • Using Workflows
    • Define a Policy Framework with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Defining a Business Policy with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Defining an Architecture Principle
    • Defining Data Categories
    • Defining Methodological Domains
    • Importing components with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Structure of the import/export Excel templates of HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Importing computing devices or technologies with Excel
    • Using Tools of Conversion towards HOPEX Aquila
• Architecture Specification
  • Modeling Applications and System Architectures
    • HOPEX IT Architecture Concepts Overview
      • Application
      • Application System
    • Describing an Application with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Creating an Application with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • The properties of an application with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Defining Application Functional Scope
      • Describing structure and services of an application
      • Describing an Application Environment with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Describing an Application Environment
        • Accessing the List of Application Environments
        • Creating an application environment
        • Application environment properties
        • Application Environment Diagram presentation
      • Specifying the Risks associated with an Application
    • Describing System architecture
      • Describing an Application System
      • Creating an Application System
      • Application System Properties
      • Creating an application system structure diagram
      • Using a Scenario of Application System Flows
      • Describing an Application System Environment with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Accessing the list of application system environments
        • Creating an application system environment
        • Application system environment properties
        • Application system environment diagrams
  • Modeling application architectures
    • Describing data flows
      • Defining a data flow and its usages
        • Flow qualification
        • Associating a service interface used to an application flow
      • Using a Scenario of Application Flows Diagram
        • Creating a Scenario of Application Flows diagram
        • Adding an IT service to the scenario of application flows
        • Creating an application flow with content
        • Accessing a flow properties
        • Creating an application flow channel
        • Creating a System Triggering Event
        • Adding an application data store to the scenario of application system flows
        • Creating an application data channel
      • Using communication systems
        • Accessing the list of communication systems
        • Communication System Properties
        • Creating a Software Communication Chain diagram
        • Connecting a software communication chain from a scenario of flow
      • Using a flow scenario sequence diagram
        • Creating a flow scenario sequence diagram
        • Instances of applications, IT services or interfaces
        • Message instance
    • Describing the structure and services of an application
      • Application structure diagram
        • Creating an Application Structure Diagram
        • The components of an Application Structure Diagram
        • Adding an IT Service to an application structure diagram
      • Describing an IT Service with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • IT Service diagrams
        • Accessing IT Services list
        • IT Service properties
        • Using IT Service Structure Diagram
      • Describing a microservice with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Microservice diagrams
        • Accessing the list of microservices
        • Microservice properties with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Using a Microservice Structure Diagram
      • Creating an application Use Case Diagram
    • Describing System Processes
      • Managing System Processes with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Accessing system processes
        • Creating a system process diagram
      • Specifying the behavior of a task in a System Process
        • Behaviors
        • Task type
      • Modeling Tasks of a System Process
        • Functional Modeling Example
        • Display the diagram describing a step in the system process
      • Modeling Tasks of an IT Service
    • Managing Data
      • Using Data Stores
        • Introduction to the data store concept
        • Usage contexts
        • Creating a local data store
        • Creating a external data store
        • Describing access to a data store
      • Access Data Stores supports
        • Accessing to data areas with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Accessing the list of file structures with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Accessing to NoSQL data domains with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Accessing the list of relational schemes with HOPEX IT Architecture
  • Modeling technical architectures
    • Describing an Application Deployment Architecture
      • Accessing the application deployment architectures
      • Describing an Application Deployment Architecture and its diagram
        • Creating an Application Deployment Architecture
      • Using an application deployment architecture diagram
        • Adding a deployable application package in an application deployment architecture diagram
        • Adding technical ports
        • Describing package connections
      • Describing a Deployable Application Package
    • Describing an Application Deployment Environment
      • Accessing the list of application deployment environments
      • Describing an Application Deployment Environment
        • Creating an Application Deployment Environment
      • Using an Application Deployment Environment Diagram
    • Describing an Application System Deployment Architecture
      • Accessing the list of application system deployment architectures
      • Describing an Application System Deployment Architecture
      • Properties of an application system deployment architecture
    • Deployment Architecture Templates
      • Accessing the list of deployment architecture templates
      • Describing an Application Deployment Template
        • Components of an Application Deployment Template
        • Creating an Application Deployment Template
      • Presentation of standard Deployment Architecture Templates
        • “3 Tiers Architecture (RDBMS)” Application deployment template
        • “Mobile Application Architecture” Application deployment template
        • “Standard Web Application Architecture” Application deployment template
      • Using an Application Deployment Template
    • Describing Software Technologies
      • Describing a Software Technology
        • Accessing the list of software technologies
        • The properties of a software technology
      • Describing a Technology Stack
        • Accessing the list of technology stacks
        • Properties of a software technology stack
    • Using Cloud Services
      • Accessing the list of Cloud Services
      • Cloud Service properties
  • Aligning IT and Business
    • Describing Logical Application Architecture
      • Describing a Logical Application System with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Accessing the list of logical application systems with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Creating a Logical Application System
        • Logical Application System Properties
        • Describing a logical application system structure
      • Describing Logical Applications with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Accessing the list of logical applications with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Creating a logical application
        • Logical Application Properties
      • Logical Application System Environment Description
        • Example of logical application system environment
        • Accessing the list of logical application system environments
        • Creating a logical application system environment
        • Logical application system environment properties
        • Using the Logical Application System Environment Diagram
    • Describing Business Capabilities with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Business capabilities examples with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Using the Business Capability Maps with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Accessing the list of business capability maps
        • Creating a business capability map
        • The properties of a business capability map
        • Creating a business capability map diagram
      • Using Business Capabilities with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Accessing the list of business capabilities with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Creating a business capability
        • Describing a business capability
        • Defining the functionalities associated with Business Capabilities
    • Using Functionalities with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Describing a Functionality Map with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Accessing the list of functionality maps with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Creating a functionality map
        • Creating a functionality map diagram
        • The properties of a functionality map
      • Describing functionalities with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Creating a Functionality Diagram with HOPEX IT Architecture
      • Describing a Technology Capability Map with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Accessing the list of technology capability maps with HOPEX IT Architecture
        • Describing a technology capability
        • Describing a hardware capability
    • Using fulfillment mechanisms
      • Describing Fulfillment of a Business Capability
        • Creating Fulfillment of a Business capability
        • Analyzing enterprise capability implementation
      • Describing the fulfillment of a Functionality
        • Creating Fulfillment of a Functionality
        • Identifying the applications associated with functionalities
      • Access to implementations from a service point
  • Modeling IT Infrastructures
    • Describing Resource Architectures
      • Describing Resource Architectures
        • Creating a Resource Architecture Assembly Diagram:
        • Using a Resource Architecture Assembly Diagram
      • Describing a Resource Architecture Environment
        • Creating a resource architecture environment
        • The properties of a resource architecture environment
        • To create a resource architecture environment diagram
        • Describing a resource architecture environment diagram
      • Describing a resource configuration
        • Creating a resource configuration
        • Creating a resource configuration diagram
        • Using a Resource Configuration Diagram
      • Describing an Hardware
        • Creating an Hardware
        • Creating a Hardware Assembly Structure Diagram
        • Using a hardware assembly structure diagram
    • Describing IT Infrastructures
      • Describing an IT infrastructure
        • Creating an IT infrastructure
        • Creating an Infrastructure Assembly Structure Diagram
        • Using an infrastructure assembly structure diagram
      • Describing an IT network
        • Creating an IT network
        • Creating an IT network
      • Describing a Facility
        • Creating a facility
        • To create a resource configuration diagram from a facility
    • Describing the Computing Devices
      • Describing a Computing Device
        • Accessing the list of computing devices
        • Creating an Computer Device
        • Creating a Computing Device Assembly Diagram
      • Describing a Computer Network Device
        • Accessing the list of computer network devices
        • Creating a Computer Network Device
    • Describing communications in an IT Infrastructure
      • Describing the services communications
        • Service interactions
        • Service points
        • Request points
      • Describing technical communications
        • Communication ports
        • Network channels
        • Network communication protocols
      • Connecting a Service Interaction to a Network Channel
  • Accessing the Software Design
    • UML modeling of data
      • UML package
      • Data models
      • Data areas
    • Describing Batch Processing
      • Defining a Batch Process
      • Building a Batch Planning Structure Diagram
        • Creating a batch planning structure diagram
        • Adding a call for batch processing in the diagram
        • Defining batch sequencing
      • Creating a Batch Program Structure Diagram
        • Creating a batch program structure diagram
        • Adding a programming call to the diagram
      • Using system process batch realizations
    • Defining User Interfaces
      • Creating a user interface
      • Building a User Interface Diagram
      • Drawing the Interface Diagram
        • User interface element
        • User interface event
  • Describing information exchanges
    • Managing Service Interactions
      • Creating a Service interaction
      • Describing Service and Request Points
        • Service points
        • Request points
        • Creating a Service Point or a Request Point
    • Describing a service interface
      • Examples of Service Interface Diagrams (BPMN)
        • Example of Service Interface Diagram (BPMN)
        • Example of an advanced service interface communication
      • Accessing the list of service interfaces
      • Creating a service interface
        • Creating a service interface in standard mode from a diagram
      • Building a Service Interface Diagram (BPMN)
        • Creating a Service Interface Diagram (BPMN)
        • Defining a Service operation or a Service interface
    • Describing a Service Operation
      • Accessing the list of service operations
      • Creating a service operation
      • Describing a Service Operation
        • Creating a Service Operation Diagram (BPMN)
        • Creating a message flow with content
        • Managing events, gateways and sequence flows
    • Using a Service Interface Template
      • Presentation of standard service interface Templates
        • The service interface template “One way communication”
        • The service interface template “Request-Response”
        • The service interface template “Publish-Subscribe”
      • Accessing the list of service interface templates
      • Creating a service interface from a service interface template
      • Creating a Service Interface Template
      • Creating a Service Operation Template
  • HOPEX IT Architecture Reports
    • Application Architecture Reports
      • Technical Architecture Matrix
      • Application Exchange Density
      • Exchange Consistency Structure Scenario
      • Content Consistency (Structure)
      • Content Consistency (Scenario)
      • External Contents Matrix (Structure)
      • External Contents Matrix (Scenario)
      • External Service Interface Matrix
      • Graph of Flows between Agents
      • Graph Flows of an Agent
      • Flow Process Rationalization
      • Graph of Service Interactions between Agents
      • Graph of Service Interactions of an Agent
    • Reports on the Architecture Functional Coverage
      • Building Block Breakdown report
      • Overlapping Applications
      • Business Capability Breakdown Report
    • Infrastructures Reports
      • Infrastructure Description Report
      • Application Technology Requirements x IT Infrastructure Provided Technologies Matrix
      • Network Channel x Service Interactions
      • Network Channel x Package Connection Matrix
    • Deployment Architecture Reports
      • Deployment Architecture Report
      • Deployment architecture matrix
      • Package Connection x Service Interactions Matrix
      • Package Connection x Resource Flow Matrix
• UML modeling
  • About UML implementation
    • Overview
      • Analyzing use cases
      • Identifying objects
      • Describing behaviors
      • Representing interactions between objects
      • Dividing classes between packages
      • Defining interfaces
      • Specifying deployment
    • Organization of UML Diagrams
      • General organization
      • Detailed specification
      • Technical specification and deployment
      • UML diagram entry points
  • Use Case Diagram
    • Creating a Use Case Diagram
      • Creating a Package
      • Creating the Use Case Diagram of a Package
    • Use Case Diagram Elements
      • Actors
      • Use Cases
        • Zooming in on a use case
      • Packages
      • Participations
        • Examples of participation
        • Creating participations
        • Multiplicities of a participation
      • Use Case Associations: Extensions and Uses
        • Inclusion relationship
        • Extend Relation
      • Generalizations
      • Interfaces
        • Creating an Interface
        • Connecting an interface to a use case
  • The Class Diagram
    • Presentation of the Class Diagram
      • The Class Diagram: summary
      • Creating a Class Diagram
    • Classes
      • Definition: Class
      • Creating a Class
        • Finding an existing class
      • Class Properties
        • Class characteristics page
        • Other properties pages
      • Class Stereotype
        • Stereotype display option
    • Attributes
      • Definition: Attribute
      • Specifying Class Attributes
        • Creating a standard attribute
        • Creating a computed attribute
        • Inherited attributes
      • Attribute Properties
        • Attribute type
    • Operations
      • Definition of an Operation
      • Specifying Class Operations
        • Inherited operations
      • Operation Properties
      • Operation or Signal Signatures
        • Signature syntax
      • Operation Parameters
      • Operation Methods (opaque behavior)
      • Operation Conditions
        • Operation Exceptions
      • Displaying Class Attributes and Operations
    • Signals
      • Defining a Signal
      • Specifying Class Signals
        • Creating a sent or received signal
        • Signal Properties
        • Signal parameters
    • Associations
      • Creating an Association
      • Roles (or Association Ends)
      • Multiplicity of a Role
        • Specifying role multiplicity
      • Association End Navigability
        • Specifying navigability for a role
      • Association End Aggregation
        • Specifying role aggregation
      • Association End Composition
      • Role Changeability
      • Role Order
      • Role Static Property
      • Role Qualifier
      • Overloading a Role
      • Association Classes
      • Displaying an N-ary Association
      • Reflexive Associations
        • Creating a reflexive association
    • The Parts
      • Creating a Part between two Classes
      • Defining the Identifier of a Class via a Part
      • Multiplicities of the Associated Classes
        • Multiplicity of the class referenced by the part
        • Multiplicity of the owner class of the part
      • Aggregation and Composition Relationships
        • Associated multiplicities
    • Generalizations
      • What is a Generalization?
        • Example
      • Multiple Subclasses - Generalization
      • Advantages of Subclasses - Generalization
      • Multiple Inheritance - Generalization
      • Creating a generalization
      • Discriminator - Generalization
    • Specifying Interfaces
      • Creating an Interface
        • Connecting an interface to a class
    • Specifying Dependencies
    • Specifying Parameterized Classes
    • Constraints
    • Object Diagram
      • Objects
        • Creating an object (instance)
        • Instance properties
        • Value of an attribute
      • Links
        • Creating a link
        • Link properties
        • Role properties
  • Structure and Deployment Diagrams
    • The Package Diagram
      • Creating a Package Diagram
      • Defining Packages
      • Defining Classes
      • Specifying Dependencies in a Package Diagram
    • The Component Diagram
      • Creating a Component Diagram
      • Components
      • Interfaces
        • Creating component interfaces
        • Linking interfaces to other objects
        • Connecting interfaces
      • Ports
      • Connectors
        • Delegate connector
        • Assembly connector
    • Composite Structure Diagram
      • Creating a Composite Structure Diagram
      • Parts
      • Collaborations
        • Collaboration use
        • Collaboration use example
      • Dependency links
  • State Machine Diagram
    • Presentation of the State Machine Diagram
      • Creating a State Machine Diagram
    • States
      • Creating a State
        • State types
        • Pseudo-states
      • Detailing Behavior of a State
      • State Properties
    • State Transitions
      • Creating a Transition
      • Transition Types
        • External transition
        • Internal transition
        • Local transition
      • Transition Effects
        • Transition Effect Display
      • Transition Triggering Event
  • Activity Diagram
    • Activity Diagram
      • Creating an Activity Diagram
    • Partitions
      • Creating a Partition
      • Partition Properties
    • Nodes
      • Object nodes
        • Creating an Action
        • Modifying the Action Type
      • Parameter nodes
      • Control nodes
        • Control node types
      • Object nodes: Input, Output and Exchange Pins
        • Input pin
        • Output pin
        • Exchange pin
      • Flows
        • Control flow
        • Object flows
  • Interaction Diagrams
    • Interactions
      • Creating an Interaction
      • Creating an Interaction Diagram
    • Sequence Diagram
      • Creating a Sequence Diagram
      • Lifelines
        • Creating a lifeline
        • Lifeline properties
      • Messages
        • Examples of exchanged messages
        • Creating a message
        • Message types
      • Execution Specification
        • Creating an execution specification
      • Occurrence specification
        • Calculating sequence numbers
      • Combined Fragment
        • Creating a combined fragment
        • Interaction operator type
        • Interaction operands
      • Interaction Use
      • Gate
      • Continuation
    • Communication Diagram
      • Example
      • Diagram objects
    • Interaction Overview Diagram
  • The deployment diagram
    • Presentation of the Deployment Diagram
      • Creating a Deployment Diagram
      • Deployment Diagram Objects
        • Node
        • Communication path
        • Component
        • Artifact
        • Manifestation
        • Deployment specification
        • Configuration
  • Attribute type
    • Primitive Types
      • Prerequisite: Importing the Primitive Types
      • Defining a Primitive Type
    • Packages and Primitive Types
      • Packages
    • Defining New Primitive Types
      • Compound Primitive Type
  • HOPEX XMI 2.1 Import for UML2
    • XMI Import Overview
      • Prerequisites
      • Scope of XMI Import
    • Importing XMI and UML Files
    • HOPEX/XMI Object Mapping
      • Class Diagram
      • Use Case Diagram
      • Composite Structure and Communication Diagram
      • State Machine
      • Sequence, Communication and Interaction Overview Diagram
      • Activity and Interaction Overview Diagram
      • Package Diagram
      • Component Diagram
      • Deployment Diagram
      • Object Diagram
  • HOPEX XMI 2.1 Export for UML2
    • XMI Export Overview
      • Prerequisites
      • Scope of XMI Export
    • Exporting XMI Files
      • Export for Eclipse with UML2 plugin
      • Export for other tools
    • HOPEX/XMI Object Mapping