SysFEAT - Systemic Framework for Enterprise Architecture & Transformationk

BUILDING BLOCK - Agent

Description	Abstract Concept An Agent is an Operating Asset which is able to participate actively to Behaviors, to produce and react to Outcome Events. 1. Agents participate to Action Processes (Active Participant) and/or conduct Action Processes (Performed Process). 2. Agents participate to Interaction Process (Scenario Participant) describing how they interact with other Agents. These actions and interactions define Agents boundaries described by Service Interfaces. Conceptualization Levels of Agent: an Agent is either a Resource Agent or a Conceptual Agent Temporal Status of Agent: an Agent is either an Agent State or a Whole Life Agent
External references	Christensen Institute - Modularity, ISO 15926 - ClassOfPossibleRoleAndDomain, OMG - KerML - Structure, OMG - UML - EncapsulatedClassifier, OpenGroup - ArchiMate - Internal Active Structure Element, OpenGroup - OAA - Modularity, OpenGroup - TOGAF - Definition - System, Russell Ackoff - System of Concepts - Abstract System, WordNet - Agent
Super Types	Operating Asset (from partition: Structural Partition of Operating Asset)
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.
Dictionary	Dictionary of SysFEAT patterns
Lexical Scope	Architecture Container
Framework Mapping	UAF - Operational Views : CapableElement ArchiMate - Generic Metamodel : Collaboration ArchiMate - Generic Metamodel : Internal Active Structure Element ArchiMate - Generic Metamodel : Internal Active Structure Element ArchiMate - Top-Level Language Structure : Structure Element

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph Graph & Inheritance Table

Simple Graph

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Relationship Table

Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Specialized Agent	[*..0]	Agent	Agent
Realized Agent	[*..0]	Agent	Agent
Service Point	[1..1]	Service Interface	Agent
Life Start	[*..0]	Agent Life Cycle Event	Agent	A Life Start is a Start Type that denotes the type of event that signifies the beginning of an Agents existence.
Request Point	[1..1]	Service Interface	Agent
Life End	[*..0]	Agent Life Cycle Event	Agent	A Life End is an End Type that denotes the type of event that signifies the end of an Agents existence.
Interaction Channel	[*..0]	Service Interface	Agent
Performed Process	[*..0]	Action Process	Agent	A Performed Process is a Action Process operated by an Agent.
Agent Part	[*..0]	Agent	Agent	An Agent Part is a structural composition of a sub Agent within its parent Agent.
Performed Interaction	[*..0]	Interaction Process	Agent	A Performed Interaction is an Interaction Process operated by an Agent.
Information Store	[*..0]	Information Domain	Agent	An Information Store is a storage of Information Assets necessary for an Agent to carry out its activities.The scope of the necessary Information Assets is given by the Information Domain associated with the Information Store.
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.

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SEMANTIC TAXONOMY

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BORDERS

Name	Super type	Border Type	Description
Life End	Class of Bounded Individual::End Type	Agent Life Cycle Event	A Life End is an End Type that denotes the type of event that signifies the end of an Agent's existence.
Life Start	Class of Bounded Individual::Start Type	Agent Life Cycle Event	A Life Start is a Start Type that denotes the type of event that signifies the beginning of an Agent's existence.
Request Point	Operating Asset::Operating Exit	Service Interface
Service Point	Operating Asset::Operating Entry	Service Interface