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Example 2: ArchiMate relationships with elements and notes

 

Diagram


Code:

@startuml

!includeurl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/Archimate-PlantUML/master/Archimate.puml

!theme archimate-standard from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/Archimate-PlantUML/master/themes


title ArchiMate Relationships with Notes



<style>

interface {

    shadowing 0

    backgroundcolor transparent

    linecolor transparent

    FontColor transparent

}



rectangle{

  MinimumWidth: 650;

  HorizontalAlignment: left


}


element{

    HorizontalAlignment: left;

    MinimumWidth : 150;

    Padding: 25

}

</style>


left to right direction


rectangle Other {

    Business_Role(Role_SeniorManager, "Senior Manager")

    Business_Role(Role_Manager, "Manager")

}


rectangle Dynamic {

    Business_Event(Event_CustomerRequest, "Customer Request")

    Business_Process(Process_OrderProcessing, "Order Processing")

    Business_Function(Function_PaymentProcessing, "Payment Processing")

    Application_Service(Service_Billing, "Billing Service")

} 


rectangle Dependency {

    Application_Component(Component_CRM, "CRM System")

    Application_Function(Function_CustomerDB, "Customer Database")

    Application_Service(Service_OrderMgmt, "Order Management")

    Application_Function(Function_InventoryDB, "Inventory Database")

    Business_Process(Process_CampaignManagement, "Campaign Management")

    Application_Component(Component_CMS, "CMS Platform")

    Business_Actor(Actor_Customer, "Customer")

    Application_Interface(Interface_UserPortal, "User Portal")

    Business_Process(Process_ProductDevelopment, "Product Development")

    Business_Process(Process_BrandStrategy, "Brand Strategy")

    Business_Role(Role_Consultant, "Consultant")

    Business_Process(Process_Advisory, "Advisory Process")

    Application_Component(Application_BI_Tool, "BI Analytics Tool")

    Application_Collaboration(Database_Analytics, "Analytics Database")

    Technology_Node(Technology_LoadBalancer, "Load Balancer")

    Technology_Service(Service_WebHosting, "Web Hosting Service")

}


rectangle Structural {

    Application_Service(Service_CloudStorage, "Cloud Storage Service")

    Technology_Node(Technology_ObjectStorage, "Object Storage Node")

    Application_Component(Component_ERP, "ERP System")

    Application_Component(Component_HRManagement, "HR Management System")

    Business_Actor(Actor_SalesLead, "Sales Lead")

    Business_Role(Role_SalesRepresentative, "Sales Representative")

    Business_Process(Process_ProjectManagement, "Project Management")

    Business_Function(Function_TaskTracking, "Task Tracking")

}


' Relationships with Descriptions

Rel_Specialization(Role_SeniorManager, Role_Manager, "Specialization")

note on link

A Senior Manager is a specialized form of Manager.

end note


Rel_Triggering(Event_CustomerRequest, Process_OrderProcessing, "Triggering")

note on link

A customer request triggers order processing.

end note


Rel_Flow(Function_PaymentProcessing, Service_Billing, "Flow")

note on link

Payment processing flows into billing service.

end note


Rel_Access_w(Component_CRM, Function_CustomerDB, "Access_w")

note on link

CRM System can write data to Customer Database.

end note


Rel_Access_rw(Service_OrderMgmt, Function_InventoryDB, "Access_rw")

note on link

Order Management can read and write Inventory Database.

end note


Rel_Access_r(Process_CampaignManagement, Component_CMS, "Access_r")

note on link

Campaign Management reads data from CMS.

end note


Rel_Access(Actor_Customer, Interface_UserPortal, "Access")

note on link

Customers interact with the User Portal.

end note


Rel_Influence(Process_ProductDevelopment, Process_BrandStrategy, "Influence")

note on link

Product Development influences Brand Strategy.

end note


Rel_Association_dir(Role_Consultant, Process_Advisory, "Association_dir")

note on link

Consultants are associated with Advisory Process (one-way).

end note


Rel_Association(Application_BI_Tool, Database_Analytics, "Association")

note on link

BI Analytics Tool is associated with Analytics Database.

end note


Rel_Serving(Technology_LoadBalancer, Service_WebHosting, "Serving")

note on link

Load Balancer provides services to Web Hosting.

end note


' Corrected: Realization should be from Technology Node to Application Service

Rel_Realization(Technology_ObjectStorage, Service_CloudStorage, "Realization")

note on link

Object Storage Node realizes the Cloud Storage Service.

end note


' Changed: HR Management now as Application Component with Composition relationship

Rel_Composition(Component_ERP, Component_HRManagement, "Composition")

note on link

ERP System is composed of HR Management System.

end note


Rel_Assignment(Actor_SalesLead, Role_SalesRepresentative, "Assignment")

note on link

Sales Lead is assigned as a Sales Representative.

end note


Rel_Aggregation(Process_ProjectManagement, Function_TaskTracking, "Aggregation")

note on link

Project Management aggregates Task Tracking.

end note


@enduml


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