Artifact: Business Communications

Business Communications defines the types of communications between Business Locations.

Work Product Kinds: Business Level Elements

Relationships

Container Artifact	Business Locations Model
Process Usage	IT Architecture Delivery > Review the Architecture > Review Business Perspective > Business Communications IT Architecture Delivery > Business Perspective Delivery > Business Perspective Iteration [n] > Business Communications IT Architecture Delivery > Architectural Decision Delivery > Business Communications IT Architecture Delivery > Business Perspective Delivery > Business Communications IT Architecture Delivery > Logical Perspective Delivery > Logical Perspective Iteration [n] > Business Communications IT Architecture Delivery > Maintain Architecture > Deliver Updated Business Perspective > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Define Solution and Impacts > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Define Business Perspective > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Define Logical Perspective > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Review an Architecture > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Manage Architectural Decisions > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Develop a Migration Plan > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Analyze Models > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Develop Training > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Consult with Stakeholders > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Update Business Perspective > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Update Logical Perspective > Business Communications IT Architecture Processes > Update Technical Perspective > Business Communications

Description

Main Description

Business Communications defines the types of communications required and provided between locations in the Business Locations Model. This communications is conceptual at this point and may therefore represent any form of communications, from the physical transport of goods to electronic communications. A Business Location is the generic or conceptual level locations at which the system (business) under study has a presence.

Tailoring

Representation Options

Business Communications defines the types of communications between Business Locations.

UML Representation: «stereotype» BPL_Comms

Extends: «metaclass» CommunicationPath

It has the following properties:

id: string - This attribute is used to uniquely identify elements.
name: string - A descriptive name for the communications.
communicates: string - The source end of the communications.
communicatesWith: string - The destination end of the communications.
nonFunctional: string - Defines things such as business importance, survivability, and availability requirements of the communications path.

Constraints

Shall not have any owned operations;
Shall not have any owned behaviors;
May have relationships with only Business Locations.

More Information

Concepts	Location Aspect
Guidelines	Communications
Supporting Materials	BPL Summary