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HansKappert

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According to the Archimate 3 specification a Node can consist of Devices, System Software and a Technology Interface. Sparx EA 14 (Trial) will not let me model that.
When I add a Archimate 2 model, I can model a node consisting of a Device, System Software and Infrastructure Interface (old naming).

How come?
« Last Edit: January 08, 2019, 01:07:51 am by HansKappert »

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Re: Archimate 3: Node element cannot be composed of Technology Interface?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2019, 11:03:53 pm »
Did you try shift+Drag ?

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Re: Archimate 3: Node element cannot be composed of Technology Interface?
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2019, 12:38:44 am »
Shift+drag-ging the little arrow from Node to Technology Interface element gives the same Quick Linker context menu. It only contains "Triggers", "Served by", "triggered by" and "Associated with" 

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Re: Archimate 3: Node element cannot be composed of Technology Interface?
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2019, 01:04:25 am »
Ah, I now managed to do it just by clicking on the "Composition" Structural Relationships in the toolbox and then in the diagram drag from "Node" to "Technology Interface". So it seems that this is just missing from the "Quick linker" context menu.
I consider this a bug, unless there is a way to configure the "Quick linker"

Also, when dragging the arrow from Node (and a lot of other Technology elements) into a void place of the diagram, the context menu shows a lot of possible relationships (yes, also "Composed of"), but the submenu only shows "Node" again, and not "Technology Interface" or "Device". So here things are missing too.