Architectural object
Also called: architecture object
Each of the sixteen element types the metamodel recognizes, from strategic objective to evidence.
Each of the sixteen element types the metamodel recognizes, from strategic objective to evidence. Unlike a shape in a diagram, it has its own editor on the platform and real, queryable relationships.
That the set is closed and enumerated is not bureaucracy: it is what allows an integrity constraint to be written once and hold always. A model where anyone can invent a new type cannot be validated.