archimedes(tm) an architecture publishing platform

An architecture publishing platform

Toine SchijvenaarsPartner ArchiXL / XL&Knowledgetschijvenaars@archixl.nl

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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

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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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How does ArchiMedes look like?

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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)

1818University wiki (ArchiMedes)

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Introduction XL&Knowledge

Introduction ArchiMedes as Architecture Publishing Platform

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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

2626GEMMA Software catalogue

2727Architecture tool

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