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An architecture publishing platform Toine Schijvenaars Partner ArchiXL / XL&Knowledge [email protected]
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Introduction XL&Knowledge
Introduction ArchiMedes as Architecture Publishing Platform
Showcase of ArchiMedes
Agenda
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About us…• ArchiXL
– Independent Dutch Consultancy company – Specialised in Enterprise Architecture (EA)– Located in Amersfoort– Customers mainly from (semi)public sector and finance – Started using SMW internally as EA repository
• XL&Knowledge (“Excellent knowledge”)– Knowledge management label for ArchiXL– Knowledge management world is much larger than only EA– SMW as knowledge management platform
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Introduction XL&Knowledge
Introduction ArchiMedes as Architecture Publishing Platform
Showcase of ArchiMedes
Agenda
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Why ArchiMedes?• It’s about enterprise architecture (EA)
– ISO/IEC 42010:2007 defines "architecture" as:"The fundamental organization of a system, embodied in its components, their relationships to each other and the environment, and the principles governing its design and evolution.”
• EA models are often locked up in architecture tools• EA is a key part of an organization• EA is about knowledge for everyone in the organization• But most important …....
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Architects are crazy about architecture models!!!
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What is ArchiMedes?Turn-key platform for publishing architecture models and views• Importing (in ArchiMate Exchange File Format) from architecture tools• Maintaining• Discussing and co-creating• Exporting (in ArchiMate Exchange File Format• User friendly publication• Combine EA with other knowledge, like processes, CMDB etc.• And all the other benefits of SMW!
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ArchiMedes and ArchiMate, the language
• Architecture is described with ArchiMate, an open standard for modelling Enterprise Architecture
• The Architecture repository is managed in an ArchiMate tool that supports The Open Group ArchiMate Exchange File Format (AEF).
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XL&Knowledge: WikiXL platform
ArchiMedes™ ISMS
SmartConnect™
SmartCore™
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ArchiMedes uses SmartConnect™ for ArchiMate
SmartConnect pipeline
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Some details• Data export:
– ArchiMate tool creates XML file with model data and (view) metadata
– Special page in WikiXL platform import these files• Pipeline architecture
– SmartConnect™ provides a pipeline architecture for transforming an export from another environment to a SmartCore™ structure
– Tasks performed by the pipeline:• Reading in the export• Filtering out unnecessary and/or unwanted elements• Mapping and transforming the source structure to the target
structure• Importing the elements as wiki pages
– Each step in the pipeline can be tailored towards customer requirements
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ArchiMedes (www.wikixl.nl/wiki/archimedes)
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ArchiMedes (www.wikixl.nl/wiki/archimedes)
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ArchiMedes (www.wikixl.nl/wiki/archimedes)
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ArchiMedes (www.wikixl.nl/wiki/archimedes)
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ArchiMedes (www.wikixl.nl/wiki/archimedes)
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Introduction ArchiMedes as Architecture Publishing Platform
Showcase of ArchiMedes
Agenda
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ArchiMedes and GEMMA• GEMMA
– GEMeentelijke Model Architecture– a.k.a. Reference Enterprise Architecture for Dutch municipalities– Association of Dutch Municipalities
• Used by 392 Dutch municipalities (100% coverage)• GEMMA is maintained in an Enterprise Architecture tool (first ARIS, now
BiZZdesign)• GEMMA is published in ArchiMedes on the WikiXL (SMW) platform
– and is called GEMMA Online• GEMMA also facilitates the GEMMA Software catalogue for municipalities
– What kind of application systems are there in this field?– Which kind of IT standards are mandatory and which recommended?– What kind of functionality is mandatory?– What kind of security requirements should be applied according to Dutch law?– Etc…
• And also for Flemish municiplaties (200+)
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Overview GEMMA Online and Software catalogue
GEMMA Online
ArchiMedes
GEMMA Software Catalogue
Enterprise Architecture Tool
Suppliers Municipalities
Available software packages
Usedsoftware packages
Reference model
(published)
Reference model
(design)Software packages
Request for subset of metamodel
GEMM
A API
Request to prepare view with software packages mapped
on view
Request to prepare model export:
Reference model plus software
packages
Reference model
(published)Metamodel in
AEF (XML)
Enterprise Architecture Tool
Municipality
Municipalities
Generatedview
Reference model
(design) plus
municipial software packages
Metamodel and
software packages in AEF (XML)
JSON
SVG
XML/AEF
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Demo• GEMMA Online with ArchiMedes• Requests from GEMMA Software catalogue to ArchiMedes• Show the result in an architecture tool (Archi)
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2525GEMMA Software catalogue
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2727Architecture tool
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