Part 1: Instructions
As you go about answering the questions, please keep in mind the following:
- This form is based on the
ArchiMate 2.0 Tool Certification Conformance Requirements, which is in
turn based on the ArchiMate 2.0 Specification
- Detailed instructions for
completion of this statement begin immediately below
- If you have any questions or concerns,
you can send mail to the ArchiMate Certification Administrator at The Open Group.
First, enter the name, and organization of the author of this completed Conformance Statement (the "Applicant"),
along with the name and version of the tool to which this statement
refers. Please submit a separate conformance statement for each
major tool version.
| Identifying Information |
| Applicant Name |
Organization |
Tool Name and Major Version |
| Angus Chan |
Visual Paradigm International Ltd. |
ArchiMetric |
Then, review and complete Part 2: Conformance Requirements and Part 3: Recommended Capabilities below.
- After each requirement and each capability is a table with the heading "Applicant Responses". The first row under each heading is labeled "Tool Conformance" for the requirements and "Tool Capability" for the capabilities. In the right-hand column of each of these rows, please indicate "Full", "Partial", or "None".
Please keep in mind that Open Group tool certification requires full
compliance with all Conformance Requirements in Part 1.
The second row under the heading is labeled "Explanation" In the right-hand column of each of these rows, please describe concisely:
- The extent to which the tool fulfills the requirement or
recommendation as specified in the referenced portions of the ArchiMate
2.0 Specification.
- Any and all add-on products, as well as any and all configuration or
other preparation required for your tool to support the specified
functionality
- How the tool provides the specified functionality to its users,
including the major user interface and internal components involved
- Any functional limitations, such as restrictions on using the
specified functionality in combination with other tool functionality
Part 2: Conformance Requirements
For certification, a tool must fulfill all of the requirements as specified in the tables below.
2.1 Concept Coverage
2.1.1
|
A conforming product shall support
all of the concepts defined in the ArchiMate specification Chapters 3,
4, and 5 (Core), Section 10.2 (Motivation extension), and section 11.2
(Implementation & Migration extension). |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports all the ArchiMate concepts mentioned in Core as well as the Extensions. |
2.2 Relationship Coverage
| 2.2.1 |
A conforming product shall allow
the ArchiMate concepts to be connected by means of the relationships
defined in the ArchiMate Specification Chapter 7 and section 10.3,
according to the constraints in Appendix B. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports connections between ArchiMate concepts by means of the relationships defined in the specification and including all constraints. |
| 2.2.2 |
For each supported ArchiMate
relationship as defined in requirement 2.2.1 above, if the
relationship applies to multiple combinations of ArchiMate concepts, the
user of a conforming product shall be able to reuse the same
relationship symbol and method to connect each supported
combination of concepts as denoted by their concept symbols. For
example, ArchiMate defines the association relationship for nearly all
pairs of ArchiMate concepts. However, the user of a conforming
product shall be able to use a single line symbol to connect all pairs
of concepts for which ArchiMate defines the association relationship. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports reusing the same relationship symbol for all supported combinations. |
2.3 Language Notation
| 2.3.1 |
A conforming product shall
implement the vocabulary, notation, syntax and semantics of the visual
modeling language described in Chapters 3-7, Chapters 10-11, and
Appendix A of the ArchiMate Specification. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric implements the vocabulary, notation, syntax and semantics of the visual modeling language described in the ArchiMate Specification. |
| 2.3.2 |
A conforming product shall support
nesting as an alternative representation of relationship types as
described in sections 7.1.1, 7.1.2 and 7.1.3 of the ArchiMate
Specification. The conforming product shall clearly indicate which
relationships are defined by each nesting instance, and, in updatable
views, shall enable user control of relationships to be created,
modified, or deleted. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports nesting as an alternative representation of relationship types. |
| 2.3.3 |
A conforming product shall ensure
that the graphical notation used for ArchiMate concepts and
relationships remains unambiguously compliant with the ArchiMate
Specification even after changes to the size, proportion, or color of
modeling symbols. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric ensures that the graphical notation used for ArchiMate concepts and relationships remains unambiguously compliant with the ArchiMate Specification even after changes to the size, proportion, or color of modeling symbols. |
2.4 Viewpoint Support
| 2.4.1 |
A conforming product shall support
all the viewpoints specified in sections 8.4, 10.5 and 11.5 of the
ArchiMate Specification by predefining them or by enabling ordinary or
specially privileged users to define them. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports all specified viewpoints and the users can freely define additional viewpoints. |
| 2.4.2 |
A conforming product shall support
design viewpoints both within and across ArchiMate layers and
extensions, including a comprehensive viewpoint, in which all of the
ArchiMate concepts and relationships are available. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports viewpoints both within and across the ArchiMate layers and extensions. |
| 2.4.3 |
A conforming product shall reuse
objects from a single underlying model in multiple views. Specifically,
any changes to objects, object properties, or relationships in one view
shall be reflected in all views that present the changed objects, object
properties, or relationships. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports reusability of objects from an underlying model repository in multiple views, and any changes to objects, object properties, or relationships in one view are reflected in all views. |
| 2.4.4 |
A conforming product shall allow for different graphical notations for an object in different views. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports different graphical notations for an object in different views. |
| 2.4.5 |
A conforming product shall track the occurrences of objects in different views |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric tracks the occurrences of objects in different views with the "Show Other Views" feature. |
2.5 Language Extension Mechanisms
| 2.5.1 |
A conforming product shall permit
the users to add attributes to ArchiMate concepts and
relationships as described in section 9.1 of the ArchiMate
Specification. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports adding attributes to ArchiMate concepts and relationships. |
| 2.5.2 |
A conforming product shall permit
users to define specializations of ArchiMate concepts as described in
section 9.2 of the ArchiMate Specification. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports defining specializations of ArchiMate concepts. |
Part 3: Recommended Capabilities
3.1 Concept Coverage
| 3.1.1 |
A conforming product may
optionally provide predefined specializations of the ArchiMate concepts
according to section 9.2 of the ArchiMate Specification |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
None |
| Explanation |
None yet. |
| 3.1.2 |
A conforming product may
optionally support concepts that are neither defined within ArchiMate
nor are specializations of the ArchiMate concepts as long as they do not
obstruct the use of ArchiMate. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports various standard notations like BPMN and UML; these concepts do not obstruct the use of ArchiMate.. |
3.2 Relationship Coverage
| 3.2.1 |
A conforming product may
optionally provide predefined specializations of ArchiMate relationships
according to section 9.2 of the ArchiMate Specification. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
None |
| Explanation |
None yet. |
| 3.2.2 |
A conforming product may
optionally support relationships that are not defined within the
ArchiMate Specification as long as the product does not require the use
of such relationships to develop an ArchiMate model. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports a large number or relationships pertaining to other modeling languages, such as UML or BPMN, and a language independent relationship type called the generic connector. The use of these relationships is not required for developing ArchiMate models. |
3.3 Language Notation
| 3.3.1 |
A conforming product may
optionally support alternative notations for the concepts and
relationships described in the ArchiMate Specification. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric supports several alternative notations for the ArchiMate concepts and relationships. Users may also stereotype the concepts with other names, definitions and symbols. |
3.4 Other Capabilities
| 3.4.1 |
If a conforming product supports
modeling frameworks and languages other than ArchiMate, it may
optionally provide the same capabilities for ArchiMate as it does for
the other supported modeling frameworks and languages. |
| Applicant Responses |
| Tool Conformance (Full, Partial, None) |
Full |
| Explanation |
ArchiMetric also supports UML, BPMN, SysML, SoaML and ERD. Users can connect / integrate these notations with ArchiMate through referencing, and with traceability maintained. |
4 Revision History
| Revision |
Date of Completion |
Reason for Revision |
| 1.0 |
May 2015 |
Initial version of the ArchiMate 2 Tool CSQ |
