Linked.Archi UAF Taxonomy
type: Ontology
imports: core#
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
preferred namespace prefix: uaftax
creator: Kalin Maldzhanski
description: SKOS taxonomy classifying UAF 1.2 metaclasses by two dimensions: viewpoint (10 viewpoints) and aspect (11 aspects). This dual classification reflects the UAF grid structure where each cell represents a specific combination of viewpoint and aspect. This is not an official OMG document.
created: 2025-12-01
modified: 2026-02-01
publisher: Linked.Archi
publisher: linked.archi
status: draft
version IRI: 1.2#
version info: 1.2
source: https://www.omg.org/spec/UAF/1.2/

UAF Concept Scheme
type: ConceptScheme
definition: Classification of UAF 1.2 metaclasses by viewpoint and aspect.
has top concept: Entity by Viewpoint
has top concept: Entity by Aspect

Entity by Viewpoint
type: Concept
top concept of: UAF Concept Scheme
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Architecture Management Viewpoint (Am)
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Viewpoint
definition: Overarching aspects of architecture governance, stakeholders, and architectural descriptions.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Strategic Viewpoint (St)
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Viewpoint
definition: Enterprise vision, goals, objectives, capabilities, and strategic drivers.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Operational Viewpoint (Op)
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Viewpoint
definition: Operational activities, performers, exchanges, and constraints independent of implementation.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Services Viewpoint (Sv)
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Viewpoint
definition: Service-oriented architecture including services, interfaces, contracts, and exchanges.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Personnel Viewpoint (Pr)
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Viewpoint
definition: Organizations, persons, posts, responsibilities, and organizational resources.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Resources Viewpoint (Rs)
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Viewpoint
definition: Resource performers, functions, connectors, and exchanges that realize operational concepts.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Security Viewpoint (Sc)
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Viewpoint
definition: Security assets, controls, enclaves, and constraints protecting the enterprise.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Projects Viewpoint (Pj)
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Viewpoint
definition: Projects, milestones, and phases that deliver capability increments.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Standards Viewpoint (Sd)
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Viewpoint
definition: Applicable standards, profiles, and protocols governing solution elements.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Actual Resources Viewpoint (Ar)
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Viewpoint
definition: Specific named instances of organizations, resources, persons, posts, and services.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Entity by Aspect
type: Concept
top concept of: UAF Concept Scheme
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Motivation Aspect
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Aspect
definition: Why the architecture exists — vision, goals, objectives, drivers, and challenges.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Taxonomy Aspect
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Aspect
definition: Hierarchical classification and decomposition of architectural elements.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Structure Aspect
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Aspect
definition: Internal composition and configuration of architectural elements.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Connectivity Aspect
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Aspect
definition: Connections, interfaces, and exchange paths between elements.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Processes Aspect
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Aspect
definition: Activities, functions, and behavioral flows performed by elements.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

States Aspect
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Aspect
definition: State machines and transitions describing element lifecycle behavior.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Sequences Aspect
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Aspect
definition: Ordered interactions and event traces between elements over time.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Information Aspect
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Aspect
definition: Data entities, information flows, and data models.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Constraints Aspect
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Aspect
definition: Rules, policies, and constraints governing architectural elements.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Roadmap Aspect
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Aspect
definition: Temporal evolution, phasing, and migration planning of elements.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme

Traceability Aspect
type: Concept
broader: Entity by Aspect
definition: Cross-viewpoint mappings and traceability links between elements.
in scheme: UAF Concept Scheme