ArchiMate 3.1 layering

In this article, we will explain briefly what has changed in the ArchiMate 3.1 layering.

• The layering of the object browser is divided into four main areas: Generic, Vision & Strategy, Architecture, and Dictionaries. 
  • Generic, this area contains the Location objects, which have been transferred from the Business layer.
  • Vision & Strategy, this area contains the following layers: Motivation, Strategy, Migration & Implementation.
    • Motivation layer changes: 
      • "Outcome", "Meaning" and "Value" will be added to this layer. Value and Meaning have been transferred from the Business layer.
    • Strategy layer changes: 
      • New objects added to this new layer are: "Resource", "Capability", "Course of Action", and "Value Stream".
    • Migration & Implementation layer changes:
      • The new object "Implementation Event" will be added to this layer.
        
        
  • Architecture, this area contains the following layers: Business, Application, Technology, and Physical layer.
    • Business layer changes: 
      • Object "Location" will be moved to the Generic layer. 
      • Objects "Meaning" and "Value" will be transferred to the motivation extension.
    • Application Layer changes: 
      • Objects "Application Process" and "Application Event" will be added to this layer. 
    • Technology layer changes: 
      
      • Objects: "Communication Path", "Infrastructure Interface", "Infrastructure Function" and "Infrastructure Service" will be renamed to respectively: "Path", "Technology Interface", "Technology Function" and "Technology service"
      • Objects "Technology Process" and "Technology Event" will be added to this layer. 
    • Physical Layer changes:
      • Objects "Equipment", "Facility", "Distribution Network" and "Material" will be added to this layer. 
        
        
  • Dictionaries is only shown if you have the data module. The following layer appears in the Dictionaries: the logical data dictionaries.

For admins

Which object definitions may need an upgrade for ArchiMate 3.1 is made visible by an exclamation mark behind the definition in the template tool.

To check the current status, go to Admin > Templates and click on the library icon:

Upgrade the definitions that have an exclamation mark behind them.

Note: The new ArchiMate 3.1 content must then be enabled for use and linked to appropriate user roles.