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ArchiMate Layers and Relationships
 
ArchiMate Motivation Layer Elements
ArchiMate Strategy Layer Elements
ArchiMate Business Layer Elements
ArchiMate Application Layer Elements
ArchiMate Technology Layer Elements
ArchiMate Physical Layer Elements
ArchiMate Implementation & Migration Layer Elements
Other ArchiMate Elements
ArchiMate Relationships
Structural Relationships
Dependency Relationships
Dynamic Relationships
Other Relationships
This chapter provides definition and illustration of the generic set of concepts of ArchiMate 3.1. They provide a proper basis for visualization, analysis, tooling, and use of these concepts.
The ArchiMate language defines three main layers, based on specializations of the core concepts:
• The Business Layer offers products and services to external customers, which are realized in the organization by business processes performed by business actors. See ArchiMate Business Layer Elements.
• The Application Layer supports the business layer with application services which are realized by (software) applications. See ArchiMate Application Layer Elements.
• The Technology Layer offers infrastructure services (e.g., processing, storage, and communication services) needed to run applications, realized by computer and communication hardware and system software. See ArchiMate Technology Layer Elements.
The other ArchiMate Layers are:
• The Motivation Layer, see ArchiMate Motivation Layer Elements,
• The Strategy Layer, see ArchiMate Strategy Layer Elements,
• The Physical Layer, see ArchiMate Physical Layer Elements,
• The Implementation & Migration Layer, see ArchiMate Implementation & Migration Layer Elements.
Examples of use of the elements included in each layer is described in HOPEX for the ArchiMate® Framework Viewpoints.