Linked.Archi Backstage Metamodel Definition
type: Ontology
imports: core#
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
preferred namespace prefix: bsmm
creator: Kalin Maldzhanski
description: Metamodel manifest for the Backstage Software Catalog. Ties together the Backstage element/relationship ontology, SHACL shapes, SKOS taxonomy, viewpoints, deliverable templates, reference data, and presentation contexts into a single discoverable resource.
created: 2026-04-16
modified: 2026-04-16
publisher: Linked.Archi
publisher: linked.archi
version IRI: 0.1.0#
version info: 0.1.0
source: software-catalog

Backstage Software Catalog
type: Framework
definition: Backstage is Spotify's open-source developer portal for building developer portals. Its Software Catalog provides a centralized registry of all software components, APIs, resources, systems, domains, users, and groups within an organization.
source: software-catalog
creator: Spotify

Backstage Catalog Metamodel
type: Metamodel
definition: The complete Backstage Software Catalog metamodel definition, aggregating the element/relationship ontology, SHACL shapes, SKOS taxonomy, viewpoints, deliverable templates, reference data, and presentation contexts.
source: software-catalog
based on framework: Backstage Software Catalog
model concepts: onto#
architecture viewpoints: viewpoints#
formal rules: shapes#
concept classification: BackstageConceptScheme
viewpoint library: ViewpointCatalog
has deliverable template: ServiceCatalogDocument
has deliverable template: SystemArchitectureDocument
reference data: BackstageReferenceData
presentation context scheme: BackstagePresentationContexts
metamodel identifies stakeholder: SoftwareDeveloper
metamodel identifies stakeholder: SolutionArchitect
metamodel identifies stakeholder: OperationsManager
metamodel identifies stakeholder: ProductManager
metamodel identifies consideration: StructureConcern
metamodel identifies consideration: DependencyConcern
metamodel identifies consideration: GovernanceConcern
metamodel identifies consideration: IntegrationConcern