Fit-for-purpose views are prescribed by the DoDAF 2 specification as user-defined views of a subset of architectural data that you create for presentation purposes. Fit-for-purpose views enable you to clearly delineate how parts of the architecture affect or are affected by external influences, for example.

In System Architect, you create Fit-for-purpose views using the Explorer diagram, with Explorer Object reports and Explorer Relationship reports. Explorer relationship reports enable you to visualize Data-centric approach in DoDAF 2 between architecture artifacts.