HOPEX Aquila EN

A Capacity Configuration is a combination of physical assets and organization configured to provide a capability.

To access Capacity Configurations:

1. From the navigation menu, select Resources > Taxonomy - Structure (Hardware).

2. Click the Hardware (Macro) tab.

3. Click the Capability Configurations sub-tab.

The list of Capacity Configurations of the Enterprise is displayed.

The components that can be used to describe a Capacity Configuration in a Capacity Configuration Internal Architecture Diagram.

• Capacity Configuration

• Facility

A Facility is a model of site of interest for the enterprise. Examples: Data Center, Factory or Outlet

For more details on Facilities, see Describing a Facility.

• Resource Configuration

A Resource Configuration is a set of physical and human resources configured to provide a business capability.

For more details on Resource Configurations, see Describing a Resource Configuration.

• IT Infrastructure

An IT Infrastructure is composed of several connected computer devices (IT network nodes or computing systems) and computer networks.

For more details on IT infrastructures, see Describing an IT Infrastructure.

• Computer Networks

An IT network is set of IT equipment components (e.g.: routers, switches, firewalls) that allow remote communications between computing devices (e.g.: IT server). An IT network can be broken down into sub-networks.

For more details on IT infrastructures, see Describing an IT network.

• Hardware

An IT Infrastructure is composed of several connected computer devices (IT network nodes or computing systems) and computer networks.

For more details on Hardwares, see Describing an Hardware.

To describe that a Capacity Configuration uses operators, you will create:

An organization represents a person or a group of persons that intervenes in the enterprise Personnel Functions or information system. An organization can be internal or external to the enterprise. An internal organization is an organizational element of the enterprise structure such as a department, a service, or a workstation. An internal organization is defined based on how detailed you require your view of the enterprise to be (cf org-unit-type). Example: financial management, sales management, marketing department, account manager. An external organization is an organization that exchanges flows with the enterprise. Example: Customer, Supplier, Government Office.

A Post is a type of status assigned to an individual or a group of individuals which defines a job in an organization or hierarchy.

A Capacity Configuration is created to assure one or several services. Expected and realized services are represented by:

• service points

A service point is a point from which a system receives a request from another system and provides the requested service.

• request points

A request point is a point by which an agent requests a service from potential suppliers.

For more details, see Describing Service and Request Points.

In a Capacity Configuration internal architecture diagram, Service Interactions enable representation of exchanges between organizational entities.

A Service Interaction represents an interaction for service purpose between entities in a specific context inside or outside a company. These entities can be enterprise org-units, applications, activities or Personnel Functions, as well as external org-units. The content of this interaction is described in an Interface.

Exchange terms are defined by a service interface assigned to the service interaction.

An Interface is a template of a contract between entities (organizational, IT …). The contract is described by available operations which can be triggered trough messages exchanged by roles (vendor, buyer..).

You can define service interactions between:

• Two components of Capacity Configuration type to represent exchanges between these entities,

• A component of Capacity Configuration type and an IT infrastructure to represent the terms of use of the equipment resource by the organizational resource.

• two components of IT infrastructure type to represent the terms of use of one IT resource by another in the context of the modeled Capacity Configuration.

• a service point and one or more Capacity Configuration type components to represent implementation of the service within the Capacity Configuration,

• a component of Capacity Configuration type and a request point to represent that the entity calls a resource of an external organization.

For further details, see Creating a Service Interaction from a diagram.

Network channels support the transfer of information from one hardware asset to another.

A Network Channel is a physical connector between resource elements. It supports service interactions defining communication protocols between physical resources It connects external resource elements through their Communication Ports.

Communication ports enable connection of Capacity Configuration physical assets with external equipment elements.

A Communication Port is a physical point of communication with a resource. It adheres to the specific communication protocol. A communication port implements service and requests points.

For more details ont Ports and Network Channels, see Describing technical communications.

A Facility is a model of site of interest for the enterprise. Examples: Data Center, Factory or Outlet

To access Facilities:

1. From the navigation menu, select Resources > Taxonomy - Structure (Hardware).

2. Click the Hardware (Macro) tab.

3. Click the Facilities sub-tab.

The list of Facilities of the Enterprise is displayed.

In a Facility diagram, you can insert:

• IT Infrastructures; see Describing Hardware (Mezzo)

An IT Infrastructure is composed of several connected computer devices (IT network nodes or computing systems) and computer networks.

• Computer Networks

An IT network is set of IT equipment components (e.g.: routers, switches, firewalls) that allow remote communications between computing devices (e.g.: IT server). An IT network can be broken down into sub-networks.

For more details on IT infrastructures, see Describing an IT network.

• Hardware

An IT Infrastructure is composed of several connected computer devices (IT network nodes or computing systems) and computer networks.

For more details on Hardwares, see Describing an Hardware.

• Organization and Post

An organization represents a person or a group of persons that intervenes in the enterprise Personnel Functions or information system. An organization can be internal or external to the enterprise. An internal organization is an organizational element of the enterprise structure such as a department, a service, or a workstation. An internal organization is defined based on how detailed you require your view of the enterprise to be (cf org-unit-type). Example: financial management, sales management, marketing department, account manager. An external organization is an organization that exchanges flows with the enterprise. Example: Customer, Supplier, Government Office.

A Post is a type of status assigned to an individual or a group of individuals which defines a job in an organization or hierarchy.

• service points and request points

A service point is a point from which a system receives a request from another system and provides the requested service.

A request point is a point by which an agent requests a service from potential suppliers.

For more details, see Describing Service and Request Points.

Network channels support the transfer of information from one hardware asset to another.

A Network Channel is a physical connector between resource elements. It supports service interactions defining communication protocols between physical resources It connects external resource elements through their Communication Ports.

Communication ports enable connection of Capacity Configuration physical assets with external equipment elements.

A Communication Port is a physical point of communication with a resource. It adheres to the specific communication protocol. A communication port implements service and requests points.

For more details ont Ports and Network Channels, see Describing technical communications.

A Resource Configuration is a set of physical and human resources configured to provide a business capability.

To access Resource Configurations:

1. From the navigation menu, select Resources > Taxonomy - Structure (Hardware).

2. Click the Hardware (Macro) tab.

3. Click the Resource Configurations sub-tab.

The list of Resource Configurationss of the Enterprise is displayed.

In a resource configuration diagram, you can insert:

• IT Infrastructures; see Describing Hardware (Mezzo)

An IT Infrastructure is composed of several connected computer devices (IT network nodes or computing systems) and computer networks.

• Computer Networks

An IT network is set of IT equipment components (e.g.: routers, switches, firewalls) that allow remote communications between computing devices (e.g.: IT server). An IT network can be broken down into sub-networks.

For more details on IT infrastructures, see Describing an IT network.

• Hardware

An IT Infrastructure is composed of several connected computer devices (IT network nodes or computing systems) and computer networks.

For more details on Hardwares, see Describing an Hardware.

• Position types or Org-Units.

An organization represents a person or a group of persons that intervenes in the enterprise Personnel Functions or information system. An organization can be internal or external to the enterprise. An internal organization is an organizational element of the enterprise structure such as a department, a service, or a workstation. An internal organization is defined based on how detailed you require your view of the enterprise to be (cf org-unit-type). Example: financial management, sales management, marketing department, account manager. An external organization is an organization that exchanges flows with the enterprise. Example: Customer, Supplier, Government Office.

A Post is a type of status assigned to an individual or a group of individuals which defines a job in an organization or hierarchy.

• Ports and network channels, see Describing technical communications.

• service and request points, see Describing Service and Request Points.

• Service Interaction, see Connecting a Service Interaction to a Network Channel.

A Service Interaction represents an interaction for service purpose between entities in a specific context inside or outside a company. These entities can be enterprise org-units, applications, activities or processes, as well as external org-units. The content of this interaction is described in a service interface.