The Business Service Information diagram is built during Phase B: Business Architecture of the TOGAF ADM. It is a high-level view of what Business Services provide and consume what Entities.
Prerequisite
This diagram presents a global picture of the interrelationships of the following artifacts. Before building this diagram, you should already have created the following definition types as part of your architecture:
▪Business Services
▪Entities
Relate the artifacts above to one another appropriately, using properties within their definition, and also by the Business Service to Entity matrix.
Procedure
1 Create a new diagram of type Explorer using standard techniques to create a new diagram.
2 In the TOGAF 9 Viewpoint property, select Business Service Information Diagram from the list.
3 With the diagram open and in focus, select View > Heat Map Manager to access the sets of analytics that you can run on the diagram to build the view.
4 Populate the diagram with pertinent artifacts by running one or more of the provided Explorer Object Reports. For this diagram, the following are available:
▪Business Services
▪Entities
5 Show interrelationships between artifacts by running the Business Service to Entity Explorer Relationship Reports from the Heat Map Manager.
Next
You can generate ancillary Explorer Relationship reports. The following reports are generic and are available in the Heat Map Manager of all Explorer diagrams: