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TOGAF Architecture Viewpoints (Catalogs, Matrices, Diagrams)

Viewpoint Definitions

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v10.0 draft togvp: Kalin Maldzhanski Linked.Archi Modified: 2026-04-24 License

TOGAF architecture viewpoints organized by ADM phase. Each viewpoint corresponds to a catalog, matrix, or diagram defined in the TOGAF Architecture Content Framework. Consistent across TOGAF 9.2 (Chapter 31) and TOGAF 10 (Architecture Content, Chapter 3).

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Actor/Role Matrix

Maps actors to the roles they fulfill.
Purpose: Informing
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
Actor Role

Application Communication Diagram

Shows communication flows between applications.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
LogicalApplicationComponent PhysicalApplicationComponent ApplicationInterface

Application Interaction Matrix

Maps application-to-application interactions and dependencies.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
LogicalApplicationComponent PhysicalApplicationComponent

Application Migration Diagram

Shows the migration path from baseline to target application landscape.
Purpose: Deciding, Governing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
PhysicalApplicationComponent Plateau

Application Portfolio Catalog

Inventory of all applications with key attributes.
Purpose: Deciding, Informing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
LogicalApplicationComponent PhysicalApplicationComponent

Application Use-Case Diagram

Shows the relationships between actors and application functions.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Actor LogicalApplicationComponent

Application and User Location Diagram

Shows the geographic distribution of applications and their users.
Purpose: Informing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
PhysicalApplicationComponent Location

Application/Data Matrix

Maps applications to the data entities they access.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
LogicalApplicationComponent PhysicalApplicationComponent DataEntity

Application/Function Matrix

Maps applications to the business functions they support.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
LogicalApplicationComponent PhysicalApplicationComponent BusinessFunction

Application/Organization Matrix

Maps applications to the organizations that use them.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
LogicalApplicationComponent PhysicalApplicationComponent Organization

Application/Technology Matrix

Maps applications to the technology components that support them.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
PhysicalApplicationComponent PhysicalTechnologyComponent

Architecture Compliance Review

Assesses compliance of the implemented architecture against the target architecture and architecture contracts.
Purpose: Governing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
Deliverable Contract Gap

Architecture Contract

Formal agreement on deliverables, quality criteria, and fitness-for-purpose between architecture and implementation teams.
Purpose: Governing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
Deliverable WorkPackage Contract

Architecture Roadmap Diagram

Shows the timeline of transition architectures from baseline to target state.
Purpose: Deciding, Informing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Plateau WorkPackage Capability

Benefits Diagram

Shows the expected benefits and their relationships to architecture changes.
Purpose: Deciding, Informing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Goal Objective WorkPackage

Business Footprint Diagram

Shows the links between business goals, functions, services, and organizational units.
Purpose: Informing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Goal BusinessFunction BusinessService Organization

Business Interaction Matrix

Shows interactions between organizations and business functions.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
Organization BusinessFunction

Business Service/Function Catalog

Inventory of business services and functions provided by the enterprise.
Purpose: Informing, Deciding
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
BusinessService BusinessFunction

Business Service/Information Diagram

Shows the information needed by business services.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
BusinessService DataEntity

Business Use-Case Diagram

Shows the relationships between actors and business processes.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Actor BusinessProcess

Change Request Matrix

Tracks change requests, their impact on the architecture, and disposition status.
Purpose: Governing, Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
Gap Requirement Capability

Communications Engineering Diagram

Shows the detailed communications infrastructure.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
PhysicalTechnologyComponent TechnologyInterface

Conceptual Data Diagram

High-level view of key data concepts and their relationships across the enterprise.
Purpose: Informing, Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
DataEntity

Consolidated Gap Matrix

Consolidates all gaps identified across business, data, application, and technology domains.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
Gap Plateau

Contract/Measure Catalog

Inventory of contracts and service-level measures.
Purpose: Governing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
Contract Measure

Data Dissemination Diagram

Shows how data flows between applications and business services.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
DataEntity LogicalApplicationComponent

Data Entity/Business Function Matrix

Maps data entities to the business functions that create, read, update, or delete them.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
DataEntity BusinessFunction

Data Entity/Data Component Catalog

Inventory of data entities and their mapping to data components.
Purpose: Informing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
DataEntity LogicalDataComponent PhysicalDataComponent

Data Lifecycle Diagram

Shows the lifecycle stages of data entities.
Purpose: Governing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
DataEntity

Data Migration Diagram

Shows the migration of data from source to target systems.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
DataEntity PhysicalDataComponent

Data Security Diagram

Shows data security classifications and access controls.
Purpose: Governing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
DataEntity

Driver/Goal/Objective Catalog

Lists business drivers, goals, and objectives that shape the architecture.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
Driver Goal Objective

Environments and Locations Diagram

Shows the distribution of technology across environments and locations.
Purpose: Informing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
PhysicalTechnologyComponent Location

Event Diagram

Shows the relationships between events, processes, and states.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
BusinessEvent BusinessProcess

Functional Decomposition Diagram

Shows the hierarchical decomposition of business functions.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
BusinessFunction

Goal/Objective/Service Diagram

Shows how services contribute to goals and objectives.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Goal Objective BusinessService

Implementation Factor Matrix

Captures factors affecting migration including risks, costs, and business value for each work package.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
WorkPackage Gap Capability

Implementation Governance Diagram

Shows governance checkpoints, compliance criteria, and oversight responsibilities during implementation.
Purpose: Governing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
WorkPackage Deliverable Plateau

Interface Catalog

Inventory of application interfaces and their characteristics.
Purpose: Informing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
ApplicationInterface

Location Catalog

Inventory of business locations and their characteristics.
Purpose: Informing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
Location

Logical Data Diagram

Shows the logical structure of data entities and their relationships.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
DataEntity LogicalDataComponent

Networked Computing/Hardware Diagram

Shows the physical hardware and network topology.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
PhysicalTechnologyComponent

Organization Decomposition Diagram

Shows the hierarchical structure of the organization.
Purpose: Informing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Organization

Organization/Actor Catalog

Inventory of organizations and actors within the enterprise.
Purpose: Informing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
Organization Actor

Platform Decomposition Diagram

Shows the decomposition of technology platforms into components.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Platform LogicalTechnologyComponent PhysicalTechnologyComponent

Principles Catalog

Captures architecture principles that describe what a good solution should look like.
Purpose: Governing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
Principle

Process Flow Diagram

Shows the sequence of activities in a business process.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
BusinessProcess BusinessEvent

Process/Application Realization Diagram

Shows how applications realize business processes.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
BusinessProcess LogicalApplicationComponent PhysicalApplicationComponent

Process/Event/Control/Product Catalog

Inventory of business processes, events, controls, and products.
Purpose: Informing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
BusinessProcess BusinessEvent Product

Product Lifecycle Diagram

Shows the lifecycle stages of a product.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
Product

Project Context Diagram

Shows the scope and context of implementation projects.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
WorkPackage Capability Gap

Requirements Catalog

Comprehensive list of all architecture requirements, constraints, and assumptions across ADM phases.
Purpose: Informing, Governing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
Requirement Constraint Assumption

Role Catalog

Inventory of business roles and their responsibilities.
Purpose: Informing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
Role

Role/Application Matrix

Maps roles to the applications they use.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
Role LogicalApplicationComponent PhysicalApplicationComponent

Solution Concept Diagram

High-level overview of the proposed solution showing key components and their interactions.
Purpose: Designing, Informing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
LogicalApplicationComponent LogicalTechnologyComponent BusinessService Platform Vision

Stakeholder Map Matrix

Maps stakeholders to their concerns, influence, and engagement approach.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
Actor Organization Role Driver Goal

System/Technology Matrix

Maps systems to the technology platforms they depend on.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix
Included concepts:
PhysicalApplicationComponent PhysicalTechnologyComponent

Technology Portfolio Catalog

Inventory of technology products and platforms.
Purpose: Deciding, Informing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
LogicalTechnologyComponent PhysicalTechnologyComponent Platform

Technology Standards Catalog

Inventory of technology standards and their lifecycle status.
Purpose: Governing
View type: Catalog
Included concepts:
LogicalTechnologyComponent

Value Chain Diagram

Shows the key business functions and their contribution to value creation.
Purpose: Informing
View type: Diagram
Included concepts:
BusinessFunction BusinessService