Because the implementation model for integration projects is middle-out, the translation from the template into other types of models will occur in both business and technical directions. Gives EAI-oriented examples for applying the template. It is useful in modeling network routing and for performing complex path analysis and optimizations. The Flow template is utilized by process and flow analysis to trace the course of information, goods, services, communications, etc. The Wave model is used to describe the layers of a system, environment, or network.
Layers help manage complexity.
The Ring template is useful in depicting chaining of events, people, devices, or network addresses. The Cell template supports modeling of categorization and compartmentalization. It is useful for analysis of distribution systems, geographic division, and behaviors at the local versus global levels. The Tree template is a structure utilized to model systems with characteristics that include complex branching, diversification, and the implementation of distributed alternatives. Contextual Design makes data gathered from customers the base criteria for deciding what the system should do and how it should be structured.