Using Ontologies for Enterprise Architecture Integration and Analysis
Enterprise architecture facilitates the alignment between different domains, such as business, applications and information technology. These domains must be described with description languages that best address the concerns of its stakeholders. However, current model-based enterprise architecture...
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doaj-6acb13187de34492bf198368c6ff00022020-11-24T21:54:51ZengRiga Technical UniversityComplex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly2255-99222014-03-010112310.7250/csimq.2014-1.01362Using Ontologies for Enterprise Architecture Integration and AnalysisGonçalo Antunes0Marzieh Bakhshandeh1Rudolf Mayer2José Borbinha3Artur Caetano4Instituto Superior Técnico, University of LisbonINESC-ID, Information Systems GroupSBA Research GmbHInstituto Superior Técnico, University of LisbonInstituto Superior Técnico, University of LisbonEnterprise architecture facilitates the alignment between different domains, such as business, applications and information technology. These domains must be described with description languages that best address the concerns of its stakeholders. However, current model-based enterprise architecture techniques are unable to integrate multiple descriptions languages either due to the lack of suitable extension mechanisms or because they lack the means to maintain the coherence, consistency and traceability between the representations of the multiple domains of the enterprise. On the other hand, enterprise architecture models are often designed and used for communication and not for automated analysis of its contents. Model analysis is a valuable tool for assessing the qualities of a model, such as conformance and completeness, and also for supporting decision making. This paper addresses these two issues found in model-based enterprise architecture: (1) the integration of domain description languages, and (2) the automated analysis of models. This proposal uses ontology engineering techniques to specify and integrate the different domains and reasoning and querying as a means to analyse the models. The utility of the proposal is shown through an evaluation scenario that involve the analysis of an enterprise architecture model that spans multiple domains.https://csimq-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/565Enterprise architectureontologydomain integrationArchiMateOWL |
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Gonçalo Antunes Marzieh Bakhshandeh Rudolf Mayer José Borbinha Artur Caetano Using Ontologies for Enterprise Architecture Integration and Analysis Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly Enterprise architecture ontology domain integration ArchiMate OWL |
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Gonçalo Antunes Marzieh Bakhshandeh Rudolf Mayer José Borbinha Artur Caetano |
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Using Ontologies for Enterprise Architecture Integration and Analysis |
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Using Ontologies for Enterprise Architecture Integration and Analysis |
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Using Ontologies for Enterprise Architecture Integration and Analysis |
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Using Ontologies for Enterprise Architecture Integration and Analysis |
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Using Ontologies for Enterprise Architecture Integration and Analysis |
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using ontologies for enterprise architecture integration and analysis |
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Riga Technical University |
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Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly |
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2014-03-01 |
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Enterprise architecture facilitates the alignment between different domains, such as business, applications and information technology. These domains must be described with description languages that best address the concerns of its stakeholders. However, current model-based enterprise architecture techniques are unable to integrate multiple descriptions languages either due to the lack of suitable extension mechanisms or because they lack the means to maintain the coherence, consistency and traceability between the representations of the multiple domains of the enterprise. On the other hand, enterprise architecture models are often designed and used for communication and not for automated analysis of its contents. Model analysis is a valuable tool for assessing the qualities of a model, such as conformance and completeness, and also for supporting decision making. This paper addresses these two issues found in model-based enterprise architecture: (1) the integration of domain description languages, and (2) the automated analysis of models. This proposal uses ontology engineering techniques to specify and integrate the different domains and reasoning and querying as a means to analyse the models. The utility of the proposal is shown through an evaluation scenario that involve the analysis of an enterprise architecture model that spans multiple domains. |
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Enterprise architecture ontology domain integration ArchiMate OWL |
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