Hybrid Objects vs Redundant (Related) Elements

[Viking]

Hi

Maybe the used term is confusing. The term “hybrid object” is used for an Element that behaves appropriately in different contexts (e.g., as an BPMN Activity in an BPMN diagram and as an Archimate BusinessProcess in an Archimate Valuechain diagram.

I have a problems to understand and implement hybrid objects that they behave as expected (and they never do). So, wouldn’t it be much better using “redundant” elements and relate them to the “real” one with a relationship, for example “derived”, and flag the redundant element also with something like “derived”? In other words, let’s say the real element is represented as an Archimate Business Process. Now, I would like to use this element in a BPMN diagram. Instead of using (and creating before as an MDG) a hybrid object, I just create a BMPM Activity and relate this redundant element to the real one.