PowerDesigner (iii)-Enterprise architecture model

Enterprise Architecture Model,eam is a new feature of PowerDesigner 15, which is capable of graphically presenting the enterprise architecture in place of text descriptions, in favor of non-technical expressions, To express different graphic results from different levels.

The Enterprise Architecture model provides a full description of the enterprise's architecture from the business, application, and technical levels, including business processes, business functions, systems, and personnel, to ensure that the units are aligned with the strategic direction of the enterprise. The PowerDesigner Enterprise Architecture model consists of 7 Enterprise architecture flowcharts, 7 of which can be divided into 3 levels.

1. Business Layer

• Organization Chart: The organization structure is represented by the form of a tree chart.
• Business Communication diagram: Used to analyze and represent the relationships, processes, and connections between business elements.
• Process diagrams: Used to represent and personnel, organization-independent business architectures, describe business functions, and categorize processes.
• Urban planning diagram: A general diagram for providing an organizational structure.

2. Application Layer

• Application Architecture diagram: A high-level view of application architecture that identifies applications, builds, databases, services, and their relationships.
• Service-oriented diagram: Used to demonstrate the relationship between application and SOA architecture business services.

3. Technical Layer

Technical infrastructure diagram: The goal of the Enterprise architecture model is to show users the overall diagram of the organization, providing users with a way to function, process, and refine the system. The Enterprise architecture model includes the ability to import/export other PowerDesigner modules.

The 4.7 Enterprise Architecture flowcharts are as follows:

Organization Chart:

(1) Select the file->new model command, pop up the window shown in Figure 1-1, select the Enterprise architecture model in the left model type, enter the model name on the right, select the start chart type-organization chart, click the OK button to create a new organization chart.

Figure 1-1

(2) Click the Organizational Unit toolbar button to create an organizational unit object (icon) in a blank position in the diagram, and double-click the icon to pop up the Properties window shown in 1-2.

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(3) In the Properties window, enter the basic properties of the organizational unit, such as the name entered "Company", after the code entered "companies" click the "OK" button, the name of this organizational unit will be shown in the diagram. Then, according to the above way, continue to increase the "personnel", "finance department", "Research and Development Center" and other departments.

(4) Click the Hierarchy Link toolbar button, press the left mouse button on the "Company" icon, drag the mouse to the "personnel" icon to release the left mouse button, in the figure will be "company" and "personnel" link up. At this point, double-click the Company icon and view the Subordinate organization tab, which lists the personnel department in the subordinate organizations list. Then follow the above method, link "Company" and "Finance department", "Research and Development Center", completed the figure as shown in 1-3.

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Business Communication diagram: 1-4 shows.

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Process diagram: 1-5 shows.

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City planning diagram: 1-6 shows.

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The application Architecture diagram: 1-7 shows.

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Service-oriented diagram: 1-8 shows.

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Technical infrastructure diagram: 1-9 shows.

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PowerDesigner (iii)-Enterprise Architecture model (RPM)