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Linked.Archi ArchiMate 4.0 Viewpoints

Viewpoint Definitions

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

v4.0 draft am4vp: Kalin Maldzhanski Linked.Archi Modified: 2026-04-29 License

ArchiMate 4.0 viewpoints as arch:Viewpoint individuals. Each viewpoint specifies allowed element types (arch:includesConcept), target stakeholders (arch:targetsStakeholder), and framed concerns (arch:viewpointFramesConcern). ArchiMate 4.0 uses domain-based organization; viewpoints reference the merged cross-domain elements (Process, Function, Event, Service) from the Common Domain. Organizations may define additional custom viewpoints.

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Application Structure Viewpoint

Shows the structure of the application landscape in terms of application components, interfaces, and their relationships.
Purpose: Informing, Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
ApplicationComponent ApplicationInterface DataObject Collaboration

Capability Map Viewpoint

Shows the capabilities of the enterprise and how they are composed and related, typically as a hierarchical map.
Purpose: Deciding, Informing
View type: Diagram, Catalog
Included concepts:
Capability Resource ValueStream CourseOfAction Outcome

Cross-Domain Viewpoint

Provides an overview across multiple domains of the architecture, showing how elements from different domains relate through serving and realization. In ArchiMate 4.0, this replaces the Layered Viewpoint from 3.x, reflecting the shift from layers to domains.
Purpose: Informing, Deciding
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Process Function Service ApplicationComponent Node Device SystemSoftware BusinessActor Role

Goal Realization Viewpoint

Shows how goals are refined into more concrete goals and how they are realized by requirements.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Goal Outcome Principle Requirement

Implementation and Deployment Viewpoint

Shows how applications are realized by artifacts and how artifacts are deployed on technology infrastructure.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
ApplicationComponent Artifact Node Device SystemSoftware Path CommunicationNetwork

Information Structure Viewpoint

Shows the structure of the information used in the enterprise, including business objects, data objects, and their relationships.
Purpose: Informing, Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
BusinessObject DataObject Meaning

Migration Viewpoint

Shows the transition from baseline to target architecture through plateaus and the work packages that implement the transition. In ArchiMate 4.0, Gap and ImplementationEvent have been removed.
Purpose: Governing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Plateau WorkPackage Deliverable

Motivation Viewpoint

Shows the full motivation structure: stakeholders, drivers, assessments, goals, outcomes, principles, requirements, meanings, and values, and how they relate to each other.
Purpose: Informing, Deciding
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Stakeholder Driver Assessment Goal Outcome Principle Requirement Meaning Value

Organization Viewpoint

Shows the structure of the enterprise in terms of its business actors, roles, collaborations, and their relationships. In ArchiMate 4.0, Role and Collaboration are Common Domain elements usable across all domains.
Purpose: Informing, Designing
View type: Diagram, Catalog
Included concepts:
BusinessActor Role Collaboration BusinessInterface Location

Outcome Realization Viewpoint

Shows how outcomes are realized by capabilities and core elements, linking strategic intent to operational architecture.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Outcome Capability ValueStream Process Function ApplicationComponent Value

Process Cooperation Viewpoint

Shows the relationships between processes, including how they trigger each other, exchange information, and are supported by services. In ArchiMate 4.0, Process, Function, Event, and Service are cross-domain Common Domain elements.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Process Function Event Service Role Collaboration BusinessObject DataObject BusinessActor ApplicationComponent

Requirements Realization Viewpoint

Shows how requirements are realized by core elements such as processes, application components, and services.
Purpose: Deciding, Designing
View type: Diagram, Matrix
Included concepts:
Requirement Goal Process Function Service ApplicationComponent DataObject

Resource Map Viewpoint

Shows the resources of the enterprise and how they are assigned to capabilities and realized by core elements.
Purpose: Deciding, Informing
View type: Diagram, Catalog
Included concepts:
Resource Capability BusinessActor Role ApplicationComponent Node

Service Realization Viewpoint

Shows how services are realized by processes performed by roles and active structure elements.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Service Process Function Role Collaboration BusinessActor ApplicationComponent BusinessObject DataObject

Stakeholder Viewpoint

Shows the stakeholders, their drivers and assessments, and the goals and principles that address those concerns.
Purpose: Deciding, Informing
View type: Diagram, Matrix
Included concepts:
Stakeholder Driver Assessment Goal Outcome Principle Requirement

Strategy Viewpoint

Shows the strategic direction of the enterprise in terms of resources, capabilities, value streams, and courses of action, and how they relate to motivation elements.
Purpose: Deciding, Informing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Resource Capability ValueStream CourseOfAction Goal Outcome Principle Requirement

Technology Viewpoint

Shows the infrastructure and platforms underlying the information systems, in terms of nodes, devices, system software, networks, equipment, facilities, and artifacts.
Purpose: Informing, Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Node Device SystemSoftware Path CommunicationNetwork DistributionNetwork Equipment Facility Artifact TechnologyInterface Service
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