SysFEAT - Systemic Framework for Enterprise Architecture & Transformationk

BUILDING BLOCK - Software Module

Description	Abstract Concept A Software Module is a Business Software System that is part of an application system. A Software Module is either an Application, Application Component or a MicroService. All share the ability to be composed of sub-Application Components and have dependencies to enabling Software Technology(ies). Systemic Levels of Software Module: a Software Module is either an Application, a MicroService or an Application Component
External references	OMG - UAF - Software, OpenGroup - TOGAF - Definition - Application Software
Super Types	Business Software System (from partition: Systemic Levels of Business Software System)
Functional Domain	Application Functional Architecture The Application Functional Architecture domain is used to describe the functional structure and behavior of Business Software Systems.
Dictionary	Dictionary of SysFEAT concepts
Lexical Scope	Architecture Container

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph Graph & Inheritance Table

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Relationship Table

Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Required software technology	[*..0]	Software Technology	Software Module	Set of Software Technology(ies) on which a Software Module is based.
IT Service Part	[*..0]	Application Component	Software Module	Embbeding of an Application Component in an Application or in another Application Component.
Specialized Software System	[*..0]	Business Software System	Business Software System
Realized Logical System	[*..0]	Logical Software System	Business Software System
API Service Point	[1..1]	Application Interface	Business Software System
API Request Point	[1..1]	Application Interface	Business Software System
Software Connection	[*..0]	Application Interface	Business Software System	An Interaction represents a contract between entities in a specific context inside or outside a company. These entities can be organizational units, activities, or processes.The content of this contract is described in a protocol.
Physical data store	[*..0]	Physical Data Domain	Business Software System
Performed Software System Scenario	[*..0]	Software System Scenario	Business Software System
Fulfilled Requirement	[*..0]	Requirement	Business System Asset
Fulfilled Functionality	[*..0]	Functionality	Business System Asset
System Rule Enforcement	[*..0]	System Rule	Business System Asset
Business System Asset Part	[*..0]	Business System Asset	Business System Asset
Realized Agent	[*..0]	Agent	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.
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.
Resource Rule Enforcement	[*..0]	Resource Rule	Resource Operating Asset
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
API Request Point	Business Agent::Business Request Point	Application Interface
API Service Point	Business Agent::Business Service Point	Application Interface