Overview Archifacts and Entity Classes
Overview of Archifacts
The screenshots of the Archifacts Insert Dialog below show the default available Dragon1 Archifacts* that can be inserted in the Architecture Repository and the Visual Designer.
*) Archifacts (Architecture Artifacts) are special architecture-related Entity Classes. Archifacts are entity classes, but often they are not part of your system or solution design, yet they need to refer to, use, or require your system or solution design.
Overview of Archifacts.
Overview of Entity Classes
The screenshot of the Entity Classes Insert Dialog below shows the default available Dragon1 Entity Classes that can be inserted in the Architecture Repository and the Visual Designer.
These Entity Classes are normally part of the system or solution design.
Dragon1 offers 500 standard and defined Entity Classes. This Dialog only shows some 100+ of them.
Overview of Entity Classes.
Dragon1 Meta Models
Based on the metamodel you choose, these Archifacts have or do not have certain relationships with other Archifacts or Entity Classes.
If you want to know what relationship an Archifact or Entity Class has with other Archifacts or Entity Classes, you can follow this link for the Dragon1 Reference Meta Models:
Dragon1 Definitions
Every Archifact and Entity Class is defined. To learn the definition, look at the bottom right of the Architecture Repository after selecting an Archifact or Entity Class. Also, in the Visual Designer, you can do a mouseover on an Archifact or Entity Class and see a definition pop-up.
If you like, you can change the meta models and definitions and create your meta models and entity classes on Dragon1.
Discover our complete guide about creating Entity Relationship Diagrams ERDs here.