Creating an ArchiMate View
The ArchiMate® Views can be ordered in dedicated folders.
To create an ArchiMate® View:
1. In the Models navigation menu, expand the Models folder and the ArchiMate® Model folder that interests you.
2. Select the View folder and click New > View.
The Creation of View dialog box appears.
3. In the Viewpoint field, select the viewpoint that interest you and click OK.
*the Layered viewpoint is selected by default.
The Name of the new view is automatically computed and can be modified.
The view diagram opens in the edition area.
 
A View is represented by only one diagram.
The diagram of a view is activated based on the selected Viewpoint setup. Additional views can be manually activated, or default views can be deactivated.
To activate the views window:
1. In a diagram, click Views and details button.
The list of object types to be displayed appears.
2. Select (or clear) the object types you wish to display (or not).
*For more details on object types available in a viewpoint, see The properties of a viewpoint.