A5 — Architecture Status

Purpose & Usage

The A5 Viewpoint is concerned with usability and approval status of the Architecture Work Products which contribute to development and usability of the Architecture.

• Architecture Management & Review.
• Architecture project management.
• Release scheduling.

Scope

• Shall contain Architecture Work Products with their Architecture Status.
• May show Architecture Descriptions that relate to Architecture Work Products.
• May show Views that are contained in Architecture Work Products or Descriptions.

Representation

• Tabular.
• Text Document.

Cut-out (Meta-model)

flowchart TB
    AD["Architecture Description"]:::arch
    View:::arch
    AWP["Architecture Work Product"]:::arch
    AS["Architecture Status"]:::arch
    AD -->|"contains"| View
    AD -->|"is a kind of"| AWP
    AS -->|"describes"| AWP
    classDef arch fill:#FFE699,stroke:#806000,color:#000

Notes on the Cut-out

The history and roadmap of an Architecture Status can be covered in the Ar Viewpoint.

NAFv4 Compliant Example

flowchart TB
    AWP["«Architecture Work Product» SAR Concept 2025"]:::arch
    Model["«Architecture Description» SAR Concept 2025 Model"]:::arch
    V_SIC["«View» P2 - SAR SIC Deployment"]:::arch
    V_Res["«View» P2 - SAR Resource Structure"]:::arch
    S_Draft["«Architecture Status» Development Status: Draft"]:::arch
    S_50["«Architecture Status» Completeness: 50%"]:::arch
    S_M3["«Architecture Status» Maturity: Level 3"]:::arch
    S_Appr["«Architecture Status» Development Status: Approved"]:::arch
    S_100["«Architecture Status» Completeness: 100%"]:::arch
    S_M5["«Architecture Status» Maturity: Level 5"]:::arch
    Model -->|"is a kind of"| AWP
    Model -->|"contains"| V_SIC
    Model -->|"contains"| V_Res
    S_Draft -->|"describes"| V_SIC
    S_50 -->|"describes"| V_SIC
    S_M3 -->|"describes"| V_SIC
    S_Appr -->|"describes"| V_Res
    S_100 -->|"describes"| V_Res
    S_M5 -->|"describes"| V_Res
    classDef arch fill:#FFE699,stroke:#806000,color:#000