Defining Domains
A Domain is a set of types addressing a particular Subject area of interest). There are numerous domains pre-specified and available to load into EVA Netmodeler via import of meta data (type and relationship definitions).
Additionally you can can create your own domains
Examples of domains are:
- EVA Netmodeler Administration/Infrastructure
- Inspired Architecture Framework
- Business Architecture
- Application Architecture
- Information Architecture
- Technical Architecture
- Process Modeling
- Methods Management
- Program Management
- Course Administration
- Practice Management
Domains can be used to manage security and access rights at a coarser grained level as described in the Security Model section. They are also useful to filter what you want to view or report on.
Types can appear in multiple domains and domains can be nested.
Domains are defined by the Type Archi Domain. This type has a legal relationship "domain encapsulates" to every type in the repository, including itself.
Archi Domain items are linked to default instances of the types included via domain encapsulates relationship. The
Unified Browser view of the Application Architecture shown below illustrates that a domain can encapsulate many other
types via their Default Nodes (shown in the highlight on the left). It also shows in the highlight on the right that any type, in this case the API type, can be encapsulated by many domains.
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