ArchiMate Modeling Tutorial 00 - Opening and Introduction

Summary

Join Yasen in an engaging series about ArchiMate modeling, a language standardized by The Open Group for enterprise architecture. In this introductory video, Yasen outlines the purpose of the series: to guide viewers through ArchiMate with practical examples, using tools like Archie and Enterprise Architect by Sparks. He explains his approach to teaching, including using reference guides and comparing applications of different modeling tools, while aiming to cover the ArchiMate 3.1 specification in detail.

Highlights

• Yasen launches a new series focused on ArchiMate modeling. 🚀
• The ArchiMate language is standardized by The Open Group. 📚
• Tools like Archie and Enterprise Architect make modeling approachable and efficient. 💻
• The series will guide viewers through the ArchiMate 3.1 specification with step-by-step examples. 📝
• Expect a comprehensive breakdown of 25 different viewpoints for complete mastery. 🎯

Key Takeaways

• Discover the ArchiMate series by Yasen to get a deep dive into enterprise architecture modeling! 🎥
• Learn about powerful tools like Archie and Enterprise Architect by Sparks for your modeling needs. 🛠️
• Follow along with practical examples and see the magic of ArchiMate 3.1 in action. ✨
• Yasen offers a systematic approach to mastering ArchiMate, preparing you for both theoretical and practical applications. 👍
• The series promises an exciting and comprehensive journey into the world of enterprise architecture! 🌟

Overview

In the opening of his ArchiMate series, Yasen introduces the audience to the world of enterprise architecture using the ArchiMate language. This language is a boon for architects, providing a standardized framework to define and analyze different layers of enterprise structures. Throughout his series, Yasen plans to guide viewers using two major tools – Archie and the more commercially robust Enterprise Architect by Sparks Systems.

From reference guides to practical examples, Yasen’s tutorial aims to cover over 30 viewpoints, ensuring viewers not only understand the theoretical aspects but also gain hands-on experience in modeling. This comprehensive coverage promises to enrich professionals and enthusiasts in their understanding of the ArchiMate 3.1 specification, even gearing up learners for the upcoming 3.2 updates.

Using engaging analogies and relatable explanations, Yasen ensures that even complex topics are distilled into understandable content. His tutorials are crafted to be step-by-step journeys, making the series not just instructional, but also a fun exploration of the enterprise architecture realm. With each episode targeting a specific viewpoint, the series promises to build up from foundational concepts to advanced applications seamlessly.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 03:00: Introduction to ArchiMate Modeling Series Chapter 1: Introduction to ArchiMate Modeling Series The instructor introduces the new series and course on ArchiMate modeling. They briefly mention ArchiMate and its significance as part of their course, setting the stage for what participants can expect from the series. The introduction is accompanied by background music as an engaging start to the session.
• 03:00 - 07:00: Explanation of ArchiMate Methodology The chapter provides an overview of the ArchiMate methodology, a modeling language published by the Open Group. This language is utilized in Enterprise Architecture to define top-layer architecture modeling. The chapter mentions the availability of several references for ArchiMate and highlights the Open Group's ArchiMate certification and its accompanying reference guide.
• 07:00 - 10:00: Resources and Tools for ArchiMate Modeling This chapter highlights the resources and tools available for ArchiMate modeling. It mentions two sample companies used as references: AR Insurance, an insurance company, and Archy Metal, a manufacturing company. The chapter discusses reference guides available for these companies and mentions video series that demonstrate step-by-step modeling for these companies using AR2.
• 10:00 - 13:00: Comparison of Tools: Sparx vs. Archi Tool The chapter compares Sparx and Archi Tools, starting with an introduction to an ArchiMate cookbook and related resources. It mentions a series of videos that illustrate documentation processes focused on design using Python. These resources, available on YouTube and Udemy, are suggested as supplementary material for understanding the tools in depth.
• 13:00 - 16:00: Creating and Exporting Projects with Sparx The chapter discusses using Sparx as a modeling tool, particularly focusing on creating and exporting projects. It introduces 'Ry' as an open-source Archimate modeling tool, recommended by the speaker for its utility. However, for this particular series, Sparx systems are highlighted as providing excellent publicly shared information, which the speaker intends to utilize.
• 16:00 - 20:00: Upcoming Video Content and Structure This chapter discusses an enterprise architect tool useful for multiple types of modeling. It highlights the tool's capability to handle argument models, UML-related diagrams, and other business analyst and system architecture diagramming needs. The tool is presented as comprehensive for system architecture purposes.
• 20:00 - 26:00: Preparation for Next Tutorial Video The chapter titled 'Preparation for Next Tutorial Video' discusses tools for enterprise architecture, specifically mentioning ASR commercial tools. It highlights the usefulness of having such tools available in a company. The chapter references 'archimate' as a published material or framework for use. Additionally, there is a mention of an attempt to learn about Sparks, suggesting it as a resource or tool to be explored further.

ArchiMate Modeling Tutorial 00 - Opening and Introduction Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 [Music] [Music] hello everyone uh from today's uh I may start this new series and new course uh to uh share with you uh about uh another uh the uh the track of the archimate modeling uh first is archimate is uh our
• 00:30 - 01:00 uh ter uh the methodology or language published by open group uh is uh kind of used by uh the Enterprise architecture to Define uh those Toph the layer architecture modeling uh there's many uh reference uh accoding for the archimate so if you uh want to approach the open groups archimate certification uh there's a to uh the the reference guide
• 01:00 - 01:30 one is the sample company or insurance company like AR Insurance another is a manufacturing company called Archy metal you can find that's a two uh reference guide uh I also have two series of uh the videos to show you uh and demo how to step by step to uh walk through uh those uh two reference guide using uh ar2 to make the modeling uh also uh
• 01:30 - 02:00 there's our archimate cookbook uh I also have are uh the thir uh the series of videos uh to show you uh how to uh document those uh arent cookbooks which is primarily focus on the design python uh so uh from those uh uh other videos you may find is from either my Channel or is from the ud me is that is uh uh
• 02:00 - 02:30 use this Ry tool so Ry is our uh archimate modeling tool is our op Source Tool uh so which I have used quite a lot and I I also suggest you can try that uh but for this uh serious uh I found are very nice uh the uh public uh shared information uh from spark system uh spark system is uh uh they provide our
• 02:30 - 03:00 commercial uh the Enterprise architect uh tool so which can uh serve you both from multiple uh type of the modeling uh work uh the argument is one of that and they can also uh serf on the uml the uh the related diagram and other type of the uh business analyst and uh system uh diagramming system uh architecture so uh ISR uh you can treat that as a full
• 03:00 - 03:30 function Enterprise architecture tooling uh and ASR commercial tool so uh if you happened in your company you have that uh that will be good is uh uh they publish uh on the website are uh the archimate uh this uh reference uh the material uh and what I'm waiting to do is uh I try to learn this uh Sparks uh public the material uh
• 03:30 - 04:00 and the diagram by diagram is I tried to demo to you is if you don't use Sparks how we can Implement that in the Archy Tool uh so uh then is we have those informations also can be practiced uh so but before that is uh for today is I want to show you two things uh one is the uh in the left this is the uh Spark
• 04:00 - 04:30 uh ea uh to so from here you can have the generic uh uh this uis in the right is the Sparks systems this introduction of archimate in Enterprise architect uh so this is are uh quite uh the systematic uh the documents online So based on uh those a different wave point uh so it's a total more than 30 40 uh the different
• 04:30 - 05:00 views uh and on every view uh you may see they have our certain days kind of our uh design python I treat that as a python because they only use the common uh these wordings for that uh and for such kind of uh those uh reference actually uh if you uh made our new project just for our demo purpose is not necessary for you to have our uh the this uh the Sparks but if you use the
• 05:00 - 05:30 Sparks actually you gain the advantages you may no need to draw this one by one they already pre-built uh inside uh the Sparks uh so uh maybe it's uh let me just quickly to show you is our new project I create a new project and then uh from the left is uh you can starting to have your uh the root uh model uh and from here here now let me make that uh
• 05:30 - 06:00 uh in the big and also create from the pattern so here you can find is I already search archimate uh then there archimate 3.1 so actually today is uh uh now is on the uh middle uh uh the period is 3.2 archimate language specification is on the way uh so but 3.1 is still the latest one so if you remember on their
• 06:00 - 06:30 website is they have uh different uh this uh uh group so the basic uh with Point uh motivation strategy and implementation actually they are already built as I say is buil in here so if I uh open this basic uh and then this I click uh this technology wave point uh these uh like our templates uh so uh if
• 06:30 - 07:00 I click technology you can see this one so with two location communication network uh two uh for the this uh uh application based uh this Services uh and if I click this technology Vive Point uh this uh kind of the templates is already here and when you click uh the create model in uh Sparks uh they will create this wave point for you uh and you can close this start page and
• 07:00 - 07:30 close this tool then this is the wave point uh is already load into your project uh so the that is the uh convenience then you can starting to work on this as the uh the initial point and you can drag this uh you can uh keep adding the new uh the notation or from here is uh you can drag relationships uh so with those those archimate related
• 07:30 - 08:00 syntax like I put a flow between this application service to a technology service to another technology service so that is the uh the usage if you have the uh the Enterprise architect to from Sparks so actually if you have that uh there's no need uh way the practice is how you can draw those uh design Pyon uh so uh they because they provide to you
• 08:00 - 08:30 uh but what days uh uh the video uh purpose is I want to uh utilize the arit to so if you don't uh have the uh Sparks systems on hand uh and also if you have that is uh that Sparks saved the the pro in the spark system ea2 uh extension uh although they can export but they are not export in this uh the archimate uh uh is kind of the uh the the uh the
• 08:30 - 09:00 project format so maybe let me see here is whether I can export so I didn't uh try to find that so here let let me see so whether we can share those so portal export publish so templates uh reuse export package I Expos to Native xmi but
• 09:00 - 09:30 these are not uh the kind of this uh uh XML uh that we can directly use but uh if I can uh export to a CSV uh so that would be possible is uh from the ar2 uh here you have the input input from CSV or another model so that is the the Ary format or from this open exchange so I'm
• 09:30 - 10:00 looking for is if Sparks can export open exchange that will be easier is we can share each other uh but last thing is if uh the we use the backend ISR uh database store uh for the sparks then this uh you can manage that in the database then here uh the you can have this AR key to deal with the database through our database plugin so that so are possibilities you can export models
• 10:00 - 10:30 uh but the purpose for this course or we series videos is I wanted to show you two things one is uh every uh with Point uh I will create our uh this uh design python model uh step by step for you uh then you can uh compare is uh uh if we create that from scratch in the AR to uh what kind of the difference
• 10:30 - 11:00 these uh Sparks EA tutorials uh is providing uh both should be follow and comply with archim 3.1 specification uh but I should say is uh uh the ary2 is uh uh quite uh closer to those notations uh possible you may find slightly difference on those uh uh like is the color scheme all these arrows the colors
• 11:00 - 11:30 then but uh connecting with the certain the relation maybe the no have a difference uh but uh that well depending on these are two the different tools and secondly is uh uh let me show you is what's the resource I may uh store here uh so I will use our so-call is g gith harb to track uh what these uh uh the materials so that you can find out the information easily uh so first is uh
• 11:30 - 12:00 we have our M map uh so if you watch my uh other videos you may familiar with this to uh so free plan so I put this as over uh the this uh sequence uh uh so that uh every uh the video is we try to focus on one topic so from this uh tutorial total is the 25 different wave point so at least we will have 25 uh uh
• 12:00 - 12:30 these uh sections uh to finish that uh for example next uh video is we will move to the organization under basic uh w point so that will be the first one so uh if you come to our uh topic is you may see our uh the new folder will be appeared in uh this uh GitHub uh repository so I already create a basic Viewpoint uh and number one so
• 12:30 - 13:00 actually is in the local uh so I I'm U maintaining those uh already so like is local I already have uh the four level one uh the folders and for this level two folder I have the one and two uh but since if you don't have a real content under a folder this folder will not be synchronized to getar so that's it that's a no uh no worry uh and then this within the uh the wave point uh actually is uh uh
• 13:00 - 13:30 we will create exact our same the uh view uh or diagram in our separate model Ary model like uh this archimate tutorials VI uh and I will try to search some of the open uh examples uh to fit in the certain with Point topic uh and then we will create another a sample uh
• 13:30 - 14:00 model uh for you so that you know is how that notation as our design pyn can be used in uh certain the reality or the uh the actual sample for example uh let me show you next uh uh video what we will do is uh this is the organization so wave point is quite simple three level hierarchy uh organization chart uh we did this in one pattern model so that
• 14:00 - 14:30 you can use that model like you are working in the Sparks uh uh then this you can drag that uh save as to another uh model then right right away starting to to do this change uh and the second uh model will be like like this I just gave you a sample is I grab from uh just simple uh Google or the search engine uh I found this one function organization uh whatever so a can have
• 14:30 - 15:00 one the company uh had is the president then have the four uh the meaningful uh the organization name then under the every organization uh or business unit or your CS business areas uh you have a function uh of your business you have the sub organization so like design under R&D so then that will matching is
• 15:00 - 15:30 uh those pattern when we're talking about organization you can model in three hierarchy layer then we found this as a sample and we build that as our second model so that is uh you can uh have two models on hand is to compare one is the pattern one is the example so uh but I hope is uh we can find the uh the suitable example for uh supporting every uh the pattern uh but that may be
• 15:30 - 16:00 not one to one so if needed is we may have uh more than one samples for one uh the chapter we've tried to uh finish these two models built within one video per section uh this wave point so we start is uh uh I hope is uh uh after uh this serious video I hope we finish on the 25 videos then you have our quite uh
• 16:00 - 16:30 the this uh comprehensive view of the archimate uh uh the language specification and how they can be built as our different templates and uh design model bear in mind this is based on the 3.1 uh it's high for certain the uh the for the Improvement on 3.2 but it's not yet uh uh re fully released it can be ready next year then I believe all the tools will be uh complies very soon to
• 16:30 - 17:00 those so uh for now you learn this 3.1 specification is fairly enough and I believe most of those concept and skills will be uh still valid in the 3.2 uh so uh with that is I hope is so I gave you enough uh introduction uh and uh uh if you have interest you may check with my other topics on this AR key AR archimate modeling uh and I I would like that is
• 17:00 - 17:30 uh you can uh download uh the Ary uh from their website and then this uh uh install that uh uh yourself already uh for our next uh video so uh if you uh wanted to find the reference link is here so uh I gave you certain link this is this uh reference uh material the archim tutorial link and this is the rq2 link and this
• 17:30 - 18:00 is the spark systems company's link so if you want to check information from this uh uh read me uh first uh and then uh we finish this uh uh the introduction video 00 and from next one is uh I will move to directly this first basic Viewpoint modeling uh together with you I hope this will be our interesting and exciting Journey uh for you to learn uh
• 18:00 - 18:30 the more this archimate modeling uh skill and practice yourself oh so good luck see you bye