Overview

The Architecture Repository is a central repository for all architecture artifacts and work products. It stores different classes of architectural output at different levels.

Part of the Enterprise Repository of artifacts.

This is often implement by modelling software (e.g. BizzDesign), analytic tools, file repositories or document/content management systems.

TOGAF ADM Cycle

Architecture Landscape

The architectural representation of assets deployed within the enterprise at a particular point in time - This will reflect the baseline, transition(s) and target states often at multiple levels of detail.

Architecture Capability

Parameters, structures and processes that support governance of the Architecture Repository.

Architecture Metadata

An application of the architecture framework that has been tailored to the organisation with the corresponding metamodel.

Standards Library

The Standards with which new architectures and implementations must comply. This will include industry and regulatory standards and guidelines. It should also cover selected products and services from suppliers that are available for use in architectures.

Solutions Landscape

This contains the architectural representation of the Solution Building Blocks (SBB) that support the architecture landscape including those that are deployed or planned.

Reference Landscape

Guidelines, templates, and patterns and other forms of reference material to support and accelerate the creation of new and consistent architectures.

Governance Repository

The record of governance activity across the enterprise.