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Linked.Archi ArchiMate 4.0 Metamodel Definition

Metamodel Manifest

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/metamodel#

v4.0 draft am4mm: Kalin Maldzhanski Linked.Archi Modified: 2026-04-29 License

Metamodel manifest for ArchiMate 4.0. This file ties together all the ArchiMate 4.0 semantic resources — the element/relationship ontology, SKOS taxonomy, viewpoints, and future SHACL shapes — into a single arch:Metamodel instance. This is the entry point for tools that need to discover all resources that make up the ArchiMate 4.0 modeling language definition.

Based on Framework

ArchiMate 4.0

The ArchiMate enterprise architecture modeling language, version 4.0, published by The Open Group. ArchiMate 4.0 (the "Hexagonion") replaces the layer-based structure of 3.x with a domain-based organization (Common, Business, Application, Technology, Strategy, Motivation, Implementation & Migration) and merges per-layer behavior elements into single cross-domain concepts.

Constituent Resources

Model Concepts (OWL Ontology)

onto

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/onto#
Formal Rules (SHACL Shapes)

shapes

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/shapes#
Formal Rules (SHACL Shapes)

element-shapes

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/element-shapes#
Formal Rules (SHACL Shapes)

principle-shapes

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/principle-shapes#
Viewpoint Conformance Rules (SHACL)

viewpoint-shapes

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/viewpoint-shapes#
Derivation Rules

derivation

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/derivation#
Concept Classification (SKOS)

ArchiMate 4.0 Concept Scheme

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/tax#
Architecture Viewpoints

viewpoints

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/viewpoints#
Viewpoint Library (SKOS)

ArchiMate 4.0 Viewpoint Catalog

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/viewpoints#ViewpointCatalog
Deliverable Templates

Architecture Definition Document

The primary ArchiMate 4.0 deliverable documenting the target architecture across business, application, and technology domains. Uses the domain-based structure of ArchiMate 4.0 with merged cross-domain behavior elements.
https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/deliverable-templates#ArchitectureDefinitionDocument
Deliverable Templates

Architecture Requirements Specification

Documents architecture requirements, goals, and constraints.
https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/deliverable-templates#ArchitectureRequirementsSpec
Deliverable Templates

Architecture Principles Document

Documents architecture principles and strategy alignment.
https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/deliverable-templates#ArchitecturePrinciplesDocument
Reference Data

ArchiMate 4.0 Reference Data

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/reference-data#ArchiMateReferenceData
Reference Models

ArchiMate 4.0 Reference Models

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/reference-models#ArchiMateReferenceModels
Presentation Contexts

ArchiMate 4.0 Presentation Contexts

https://meta.linked.archi/archimate4/presentation-contexts#ArchiMatePresentationContexts
Source: linked-archi-meta • Linked.Archi