Using the TOGAF modeling feature in System Architect, you can model the eight phases of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) Architecture Development Method (ADM), and multiple steps of each phase, to design and deliver the Enterprise Architecture for your organization.
A TOGAF Enterprise Framework Browser enables you to navigate the phases and steps of TOGAF 10, and input information into the repository for each stage. To model the enterprise using TOGAF ADM, you bring to bear all of System Architect’s support for modeling the enterprise, including repository-based business modeling, UML, and data modeling. In addition, TOGAF-specific support is provided for:
•Core diagram types.
•Explorer diagrams with specific Explorer Object Reports, Explorer Relationship Reports, and Analytic collections accessed through the Heat Map Manager with each particular Explorer diagram type open to present Viewpoints of TOGAF.
•Core definition types.
•Simple and multidimensional matrices.
•Reports.
Introduction to TOGAF
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is a framework and detailed method for building, maintaining, and gaining value from an enterprise architecture for an organization. TOGAF 9 is the latest version of the framework, and its accompanying Architecture Development Method (ADM).
To use TOGAF features, you must enable the TOGAF diagram and definition set. You can also open the TOGAF Framework Browser, which enables you to navigate the TOGAF information using the seven ADM Phases and the deliverables of each.
You can run TOGAF reports directly from the Reports menu. Reports assist you with the analysis and communication of TOGAF products at various stages in their development.