ArchiMate Metamodel
Composite elements consist of other concepts, possibly from multiple aspects or layers of the language.
Grouping and location are generic composite elements.
Composite elements can themselves aggregate or compose other composite elements.
Figure 4 : Composite Elements
The Archimate metamodel was not specified using UML, particularly for the description of possible relationships between Archimate concepts.
In order to describe in a readable way allowed relationships between elements, UML Information flows were used. These information flows convey the allowed relationship metaclasses.
In this figure, Composite elements can themselves aggregate or compose other composite elements.
Class | Summary |
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Composite elements consist of other concepts, possibly from multiple aspects or layers of the language. | |
The grouping element aggregates concepts that belong together based on some common characteristic. | |
A location is a place or position where structure elements can be located or behavior can be performed. |