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Architectural View: <View Name>

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Description

This section describes the purpose and contents of the view.

Overview

This presentation should contain the information you wish to convey about the system first (in the vocabulary of that view). This presentation is usually graphical Show the elements and relationships among them that populate the view. Identify elements that are external to the scope of the view (otherwise add a context diagram).

Element Catalog

Explain the elements depicted in the overview. In addition, you may want to describe their interfaces, behavior, relevant relations or groups of interacting elements. If necessary put the interface specifications in a separate document and cite it on the catalog.

Element	Description

Architectural Rationale

Provides any architecture background (including significant driving requirements, design approaches, patterns, analysis results, and requirements coverage) that applies to this view. Explain why did you make certain decisions so you can remember it in the future.

Variations

Shows how to exercise any variation points that are part of the architecture shown in this view. Variability can be temporary or permanent: points where the architectural decision was not made yet or points where the system can be parameterized

Other Information

Present additional information such as results of analysis, prototypes and experiments. Record significant rejected alternatives too to prevent wasting time on the same dead ends in the future.

Related views

If you need to present your design in manageable chucks create additional sections that elaborate (add information) to the representation. You can use a recursive structure of sub-views that repeat sections 1 to 6 for adding more detail.

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Architectural View: <View Name>	Date: <dd/mmm/yy>

Confidential	(<Company Name>, 2006	Page 1

Architectural View: <View Name>

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rbalduino

2006-09-19

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