ArchiMate · Schema

Element

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Element identifier
name	string	Element name
type	string	ArchiMate element type
layer	string	Architecture layer
description	string	Element description

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JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Element identifier",
      "example": "elem-001"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Element name",
      "example": "Customer Portal"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ArchiMate element type",
      "enum": [
        "ApplicationComponent",
        "ApplicationService",
        "DataObject",
        "BusinessProcess",
        "BusinessRole",
        "BusinessActor",
        "SystemSoftware",
        "Node",
        "NetworkPath",
        "Technology",
        "Artifact"
      ],
      "example": "ApplicationComponent"
    },
    "layer": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Architecture layer",
      "enum": [
        "Business",
        "Application",
        "Technology",
        "Strategy",
        "Motivation",
        "Implementation",
        "Physical"
      ],
      "example": "Application"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Element description",
      "example": "Web portal for customer self-service"
    }
  },
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/archimate/refs/heads/main/json-schema/archimate-model-exchange-api-element-schema.json",
  "title": "Element"
}

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