Phase C, Information Systems ArchitectureDerived from ArchiMate

ArchiMate Application Cooperation Viewpoint

Map the application landscape as components joined by named information flows and the data objects they share.

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ArchiMate Application Cooperation viewpoint: the application landscape

The Application Cooperation viewpoint maps the application landscape: the components, the information that flows between them and the data objects they share.

ArchiMate Application Cooperation viewpoint: the application landscape The ArchiMate 3.2 Application Cooperation viewpoint for London Grid Distribution. Six application components sit in two rows: the Connections portal, the Meter data service and the Asset register above; the CRM, the Billing engine and the GIS below. Labelled information flows join them: enquiries flow to the CRM, meter reads flow to the Billing engine and asset updates flow to the GIS. A shared Connection application data object between the rows is accessed by both the Connections portal and the CRM. Derived from the ArchiMate 3.2 Specification by The Open Group. Enquiries Meter reads Asset updates accesses accesses APPLICATION COMPONENT Connections portal Customer connection requests APPLICATION COMPONENT Meter data service Collects half hourly reads APPLICATION COMPONENT Asset register Master record of plant APPLICATION COMPONENT CRM Tracks customer contacts APPLICATION COMPONENT Billing engine Use of system charges APPLICATION COMPONENT GIS Network geography and maps DATA OBJECT Connection application Derived from the ArchiMate 3.2 Specification, The Open Group

Use this view to spot duplicated systems and missing integrations. Each arrow names the information that moves, so the same picture doubles as an integration inventory for the whole estate.

In Phase C, when you need one picture of how applications exchange information across the estate.

What you need and what you get

You'll need

  • The application portfolio
  • The information flows and shared data objects

You'll get

  • An application landscape diagram
  • A named integration inventory

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Derived from

  • The Open GroupArchiMate 3.2 Specification, Application Cooperation ViewpointSource

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