Representation
A representation represents a perceptible form of the information carried by a business object.

Representations (for example, messages or documents) are the perceptible carriers of information that are related to business objects.

If relevant, representations can be classified in various ways; for example, in terms of medium (electronic, paper, audio, etc.) or format (HTML, ASCII, PDF, RTF, etc.).

A single business object can have a number of different representations.

Also, a single representation can realize one or more specific business objects.

A meaning can be associated with a representation that carries this meaning.

The name of a representation is preferably a noun.

: Representation (architecture_autodiagram)
Figure 70 : Representation (architecture_autodiagram)
RepresentationBusinessPassiveStructureElement