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Enterprise Architect => General Board => Topic started by: Glassboy on April 23, 2021, 09:41:45 am

Title: EA 15.2 What's happened to the Archimate Technology Object?
Post by: Glassboy on April 23, 2021, 09:41:45 am

This morning I've been doing a bit of network documentation.  I created an ArchiMate_Path object to describe a connection between two sites (ArchiMate_Facility).  I then went to create a ArchiMate Technology Object to represent the Circuit ID.  Hmm it's not on any tool box.  So I dropped on a class, and changed its stereotype to get a Technology Object (yah!).  However, I quickly discovered that I can not link it to anything.

I know objects aren't meant to to manifest directly in viewpoints, but network links are multi-layered.  One connection may be delivered by one or more underlying physical connections.  It was a very useful work around in previous versions of EA.

Title: Re: EA 15.2 What's happened to the Archimate Technology Object?
Post by: KP on April 23, 2021, 10:46:57 am

In ArchiMate 3, Technology Object is an abstract concept. Concrete specializations are Artifact and Material.

Title: Re: EA 15.2 What's happened to the Archimate Technology Object?
Post by: Sunshine on April 23, 2021, 11:20:32 am

If you really need to try disabling the strict setting.