TOGAF Extension Improvements

[andersd7]

Using UML to describe Enterprise Architectures is not easy.  I was hoping the TOGAF extension would help provide guidance on being able to simplify this task.  Your product does provide a head start, however I believe the following suggestions should be considered in a future release.

• TOGAF elements should be included in a UML Profile so that the elements can be extended if required

• Extend the number/variety of reference or example models to help link TOGAF concepts and how they have been applied in UML.  eg the Enterprise Continuum

• Provide a model of how each of the TOGAF elements relate to one another.  I get the impression when I look at the different diagram types and the associated toolbox, there has been no attempt to provide linkage.  eg I was modelling an application which is used by the business and wasn't sure if it was solutions building block, an architecture building block, an asset, a system, base line architecture, target architecture.  It could well be any number of these depending upon the view point, but to achieve this I would need to treat them as separate elements.

• Include the TOGAF Architecture Principles as per http://www.opengroup.org/architecture/togaf8-doc/arch/chap29.html#tag_30_06