Chapter 5 Building Technology Layer Diagrams
You can create the following objects in a technology infrastructure diagram:
| Object | Tool | Symbol | Description |
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| Architecture Area | 
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An abstract object for grouping other objects. See "Architecture Areas (EAM) in the Building Business Layer Diagrams chapter. |
| Site | 
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A physical location. See "Sites (EAM) in the Building Business Layer Diagrams chapter. |
| Organization Unit | 
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A group, department, function, or other collection of people or organization units. See "Organization Units (EAM) in the Building Business Layer Diagrams chapter. |
| Person | 
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An individual. See "People (EAM) in the Building Business Layer Diagrams chapter. |
| Role | 
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A set of responsibilities. See "Roles (EAM) in the Building Business Layer Diagrams chapter. |
| Network | 
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Any kind of network. See Networks (EAM). |
| Software Server | 
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A commercial software environment. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM). |
| Hardware Server | 
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A high availability resource machine. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM). |
| Workstation | 
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A client machine. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM). |
| Mobile Device | 
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A handheld client. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM). |
| Network Node | 
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Can represent various kinds of network components. See Servers, Workstations, Mobile Devices, and Network Nodes (EAM). |
| Deployment Instance | 
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An instance of an object defined elsewhere. See Deployment Instances (EAM). |
| Infrastructure Link | 
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A link between elements in a technology layer diagram. See Infrastructure Links (EAM). |
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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