The Explorer diagram in System Architect enables on-the-fly visual analysis of the architecture. You build the diagram by running SQL-query reports, to get a visual of what is related to what in the architecture.
There are two types of Explorer diagrams: Network and Landscape. On Network-style Explorer diagrams, a line represents either a direct or calculated relationship between two definitions.
Cause-Effect Analysis
The typical Explorer diagram is a Cause-Effect Analysis viewpoint – you can see what is related to what in the architecture – and some of the relationships may be calculated (not direct – example, draw a line between Capabilities and Systems – based on the fact that a Capability has a relationship to OperationalActivity has a relationship to Process that uses a System).
To create a Cause-Effect Explorer diagram:
1 Create an Explorer diagram of type Network.
2 Select-and-drag the header of a definition (for example, Capability (UAF)) from the Explorer tree onto the diagram. Alternatively, create an Explorer Object report to automatically draw definitions that meet some report criteria (for example – all Capabilities owned by a particular Organization, or all Capabilities that have been added to the architecture in the last 30 days, or all Capabilities enabled by Activities enabled by Systems whose out-of-service date is in the next year).
▪You may create Explorer Object reports as definitions and drag them onto the diagram from the Explorer tree to run them, or select View > Heatmap Manager and use the Explorer Object report wizard to create and run the report.
3 Create a second set of definitions on the diagram (either dragging a set from the Explorer tree (for example, OperationalActivities) or running a second Explorer Object report.
4 Create an Explorer Relationship report to automatically draw lines between two types of definitions on the diagram.
