Application and business service properties

Chapter 4 Building Application Layer Diagrams

To open an application or business service property sheet and view or edit its properties, double-click its diagram symbol or its Browser entry.

The General Tab contains the following properties:

Property	Description
Name	Specifies the name of the item, which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users.
Code	Specifies the technical name of the object, which is used for generating code or scripts
Comment	Descriptive comment for the object.
Stereotype	Extends the semantics of an object derived from existing objects but specific to your needs.
Type	Specifies the type of service. For business services, you can choose between: Consulting Customer Service Distribution Service Marketing Service Personal Service Sales Service For application services, you can choose between: Business Process Collaboration Data Infrastructure Integration Presentation
Quality of Service Level	Specifies the quality of the service. You can choose between: Best effort service Differentiated service Guaranteed service
Security Level	Specifies the security of the service. You can choose between: High Moderate Low

The following tabs are also available:

Role associations – lists the organization units, people, and roles associated with the service, and the type of role they play in relation to it (see "Role Associations" in the Building Business Layer Diagrams chapter).
Operations – lists the operations (see Operations) that support the service.