Using the Business Capability Maps with HOPEX IT Architecture
A business capability map is a set of business capabilities with their dependencies which 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 menu:
Select Capabilities > Business Capabilities.The business capability map list appears
Creating a business capability map
To create a Business capability map from the Capabilities navigation menu:
1. Select Capabilities > Business Capabilities.
The business capability map list appears
2. Click the New button.
The Creation of Business Capability Map window appears.
3. Enter the Name of the new business capability map and click OK.
The new business capability map appears in the list.
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 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.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 structure.
To create a business capability map diagram:
1. Open the Diagrams page of the business capability map that interests you.
2. Click Create a diagram.
3. Select Capability Structure.
The Business Capability Map Diagram appears. The frame of the business capability map described appears in the diagram.
You can construct this diagram in tabular input mode.For more details on the use of tabular input, see Diagrams in Tabular Entry Mode.