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PlantUML other commands

There are several other commands useful along with core commands for styling and layout. 

' List all ArchiMate icons

@startuml

listsprite

@enduml

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' Layout of the elements 

top to bottom direction

' New way of defining style of the elements. Style can be defined for all elements or specific type of element or an annotated element

<style>

element {

FontColor: green;

}

rectangle {

  MinimumWidth: 600;

   VerticalAlignment: left;

  HorizontalAlignment: center

}

</style>

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' A detailed example of styling 

@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
top to bottom direction

<style>
.a {
  MinimumWidth: 650;
  FontColor: blue;
  VerticalAlignment: left;
  HorizontalAlignment: center;
  BackGroundColor: #faf7f6;
  LineColor: #ff45ff;
  FontStyle: italic;
  LineStyle: 3;
  Padding: 0;
  Margin: 0;
}

.b {
  MinimumWidth: 600;
  
  VerticalAlignment: left;
  HorizontalAlignment: center;
  FontColor: green;
  LineColor: purple;
  LineStyle: dotted;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;

}


</style>

rectangle "OuterBox" as OuterBox <<a>>{


rectangle "Motivation Layer" as motivationLayer <<b>>{
 
    Motivation_Stakeholder(Stakeholder, "Project Manager")
    Motivation_Goal(Goal, "Increase Efficiency")
    Motivation_Requirement(Requirement, "Automate Task Assignments")
}

rectangle "Strategy Layer" as strategyLayer <<b>>{

    Strategy_Capability(Capability, "Task Automation")
    Strategy_Resource(Resource, "AI-based Task Engine")
}

rectangle "Business Layer" as businessLayer <<b>>{

    Business_Actor(Actor, "Employee")
    Business_Process(Process, "Task Assignment")
    Business_Service(Service, "Task Management Service")
}

rectangle "Application Layer" as applicationLayer <<b>>{

    Application_Component(AppComponent, "Task Management API")
    Application_Service(AppService, "Task Processing Service")
}

rectangle "Technology Layer" as technologyLayer <<b>> {

    Technology_Node(TechNode, "Cloud Server")
    Technology_Service(TechService, "Database Hosting")
}

}

Stakeholder -[hidden]- Capability
Capability -[hidden]- Actor
Actor -[hidden]- AppComponent
AppComponent -[hidden]- TechNode
@enduml

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' Putting elements in a box can be done by various methods: Grouping, rectangle, Mainframe, frame

' Creating a box around everything that is below mainframe 

mainframe This is a **mainframe**

' Creating a box with brackets so that elements inside brackets display in the box
Mainframe OuterFrame {
  frame a {
  }
  frame b {
  }
} 

Themes for Archimate in PlantUML
!theme archimate-handwriting from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/Archimate-PlantUML/master/themes
!theme archimate-alternate from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/Archimate-PlantUML/master/themes
!theme archimate-saturated from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/Archimate-PlantUML/master/themes
!theme archimate-lowsaturation from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/Archimate-PlantUML/master/themes

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