Chapter 3 Building Business Layer Diagrams
You can create the following objects in a city planning diagram:
| Object | Tool | Symbol | Description |
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| Architecture Area | 
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An abstract container object. See Architecture Areas (EAM). |
| System | 
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A group of applications, services or sub-sytems. See "Systems, Applications, and Databases (EAM)" in the Building Application Layer Diagrams chapter. |
| Application | 
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A computer program. See "Systems, Applications, and Databases (EAM)" in the Building Application Layer Diagrams chapter. |
| Database | 
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A database. See "Systems, Applications, and Databases (EAM)" in the Building Application Layer Diagrams chapter. |
| Business Function | 
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An aggregation of processes and/or sub-functions. See Business Functions (EAM). |
| Application Service | 
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An externally visible unit of functionality. See "Application Services (EAM)" in the Building Application Layer Diagrams chapter. |
Symbol Icon and Detail modes
Most EAM objects can be displayed as icons or as boxes that can display additional properties and sub-objects. You can toggle between the Icon and Detail modes via the contextual menu, or by pressing CTRL+Q. You can control the default mode, and the information displayed in each mode through the options available by selecting Tools →Display Preferences.
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