Archimate multiple object instances

[davisr_uk]

Hi,
Does anyone know if there is a way to have multiple instances of a model object in an Archimate diagram in EA? It is certainly allowed by the specification but I don't seem to be able to do it.
For example, if I have a business process that involves multiiple notifications to roles or actors via an email interface at separate points in the process. I don't want to have to link everything to the same email interface object in the diagram because it quickly becomes messy which isn't really the point of an Archimate diagram. Neither do I want to create multiple email interface objects in the model.
Is there any way around this? I've tried adding objects from the model as instances rather than simple links but the shape you just get a blank box rather than the Archimate representation.

[qwerty]

Not really. What you can do is to create multiple diagrams each containing one appearance of the object that shall appear multiply. Then place these diagrams in a single diagram as Diagram Frames.

q.

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Have a look at the way EA does this with BPMN Object References.  Each DataObject Reference has a tagged value providing the reference back to the real DataObject.

Sounds like a very similar requirement.

HTH,
Paolo