page_title: ArchiMate
section_title: Core Framework
hierarchical_section_title: ArchiMate / ArchiMate Framework / Core Framework
caption_attribution_description: English: Depiction of Archimate 3.0.1 Core Framework.
context_page_description: ArchiMate is an open and independent enterprise architecture modeling language to support the description, analysis and visualization of architecture within and across business domains in an unambiguous way.
  ArchiMate is a technical standard from The Open Group and is based on the concepts of the IEEE 1471 standard. It is supported by various tool vendors and consulting firms. ArchiMate is also a registered trademark of The Open Group.
  The Open Group has a certification program for ArchiMate users, software tools and courses.
  ArchiMate distinguishes itself from other languages such as Unified Modeling Language and Business Process Modeling and Notation by its enterprise modelling scope.
  Also, UML and BPMN are meant for a specific use and they are quite heavy – containing about 150 and 250 modeling concepts whereas ArchiMate works with just about 50. The goal of ArchiMate is to be ”as small as possible”, not to cover every edge scenario imaginable. To be easy to learn and apply, ArchiMate was intentionally restricted “to the concepts that suffice for modeling the proverbial 80% of practical cases".
context_section_description: The main concepts and elements of the ArchiMate language are being presented as ArchiMate Core Framework. It consists of three layers and three aspects. This creates a matrix of combinations. Every layer has its Passive structure, Behavior and Active structure aspects.
caption: ArchiMate Core Framework.
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