How to use this application

This web-based eArchiving Reference Architecture application has been built upon the html report generated from the original Archi model. Only the ArchiMate views are included in this version extended with introductory explanations of our work and description of the model.

Navigation

The screen is divided into four sections: menu, views, view-level description, elementwise description. Selecting a menu item leads to an introductory text or an ArchiMate view. If there is a general description belonging to the view (like with scenarios) it appears under the diagram. Selecting any of the elements on the view shows the description for that particular element under the menu section.

Start Page

The Start Page is the landing page appearing on entering the application. It shows the application version number and provides useful links to the CEF eArchiving Building block page or the website of the E-ARK Consortium.

Menu structure

The menu consists of two main parts: introduction and views. Under the introduction menu items you can find background information about the E-ARK Consortium and the eArchiving Building Block, and about the eArchiving Reference Architecture. The introductory part is also extended with a Download area and a Glossary section.

Download area

This area contains the downloadable extensions of the reference architecture. (Please note that in the current pre-publish version some of the files are not available.)

Glossary

In the Glossary, we explain the intended meaning of the most important or most ambiguous terms of the reference architecture.

Views

The View section presents the ArchiMate views belonging to the motivation aspect (stakeholders, drivers, goals, principles) and the strategy (value stream, capabilities) and business layers (services, functions and processes).

Example scenarios

Several business scenarios accompany the business layer views. These are real-world examples that intend to present the diagrams' usage and clarify eventual questions or misunderstandings using the model.

Application component structures

The application layer was also extended with examples. These real-world examples include the application component structures of 3 national archives (Slovenian, Estonian and Finnish) and two open source long-term preservation solutions (ESSArch and RODA).