SysFEAT - Systemic Framework for Enterprise Architecture & Transformationk

CONNECTION - Service Interface

Description	Abstract Concept A Service Interface is an interaction Behavior that describes a typical course of Flow Connections, coordinated by Behavioral Events and Outcome Events, and intended to produce Outcomes through the involvement of Agents. Conceptualization Levels of Service Interface: a Service Interface is either a Resource Service Interface or a Conceptual Service Interface
External references	OpenGroup - ArchiMate - Service, OpenGroup - IT4IT - Defining Service Reference Architecture
Super Types	Behavior (from partition: Structural Partition of Behavior) Operating Connection (from partition: Structural Partition of Operating Connection)
Dictionary	Dictionary of SysFEAT patterns
Functional Domain	System Operating Framework - SOF The System Operating Framework - SOF models how an active system (Agent) operates/functions (Behavior) in its Operating Eco-System to produce Outcome Events that benefit (value) to other Agents or affect (have an effect upon) these Agents.
Categories	EA Ontology
Framework Mapping	ArchiMate - Generic Metamodel : Exernal Behavior Element (Service)

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph Graph & Inheritance Table

Simple Graph

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Graph & Hierarchy

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Relationship Table

Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Consumed Service	[1..1]	Agent	Service Interface
Provided Service	[1..1]	Agent	Service Interface
Sub Service Interface	[*..0]	Service Interface	Service Interface
Flow Connection	[*..0]	Outcome Event	Service Interface	A Flow Connection is an Outcome Event event that occurs between the consumer and the provider participant of a Service Interface.
Specialized Behavior	[*..0]	Behavior	Behavior
Realized Behavior	[*..0]	Behavior	Behavior
Start Event	[1..1]	Behavioral Event	Behavior	A Start Event is a temporal border of a Behavior representating its reaction to a Behavioral Event that starts it.
Input	[*..0]	Outcome Event	Behavior	An Input is a border of a Behavior that refers to the reaction to an Outcome Event that starts the Behavior.
End Event	[1..1]	Behavioral Event	Behavior	An End Event is a temporal border of a Behavior representing the production of a Behavioral Event that ends it.
Output	[*..0]	Outcome Event	Behavior	An Output is a border of a Behavior that refers to the production of an Outcome Event that ends the Behavior.
Behavior Temporal Border	[*..0]	Behavioral Event	Behavior
Behavior Part	[*..0]	Behavior	Behavior	A composed Behavior that is a part of the parent Behavior.
Composed Connection	[*..0]	Connection Relationship	Connection Relationship
Hierarchical Member	[*..0]	Building Block	Aggregate Block	A Hierarchical Member is an Aggregate Member that is also a Block Lexical Scope for the Building Block it aggregates: it relates its aggregated block by nesting (see Nesting Relationship).Hierarchical Members are used to build hierarchical structures of Building Blocks, in constrast to Block Members which are used to build network structures of Building Blocks.
Block Member	[*..0]	Building Block	Aggregate Block	A Block Member is an Aggregate Member that aggregates its releated Building Block by reference (see Referencing Relationship).Block Members are used to build network structures of Building Blocks while Hierarchical Members are used to build hierarchical structures of Building Blocks.

TEXTUAL SYNTAX

CONNECTION DIAGRAM

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CONNECTION ENDS

	Name	Type	Super Type	Description
Source End	Consumed Service	Agent	Operating Connection::Operating Source Behavior::Behavior Participant
Target End	Provided Service	Agent	Operating Connection::Operating Target Behavior::Behavior Participant

SUB-CONNECTIONS

Name	Type	Super Type	Description
Flow Connection	Outcome Event		A Flow Connection is an Outcome Event event that occurs between the consumer and the provider participant of a Service Interface.
Sub Service Interface	Service Interface

SEMANTIC TAXONOMY

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