ArchiMate shapes

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  • Updated June 9, 2026
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    • ArchiMate® shapes are industry-standard elements used by enterprise architects to create diagrams that represent relationships across different domains of an enterprise. These shapes are used to model the business, application, motivation, physical, strategy, and technology layers.

    ArchiMate shapes in the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization

    You can add a shape to the canvas by either selecting the shape or by dragging the shape from the Shapes palette to the canvas.

    You can also adjust the size of shapes by selecting a shape and then drag any of its edges or corner handles. Pulling outward increases the shape's dimensions, while dragging inward reduces its size.

    To change the type of relationship between two ArchiMate shapes, select the connector between them and use the Relationship type drop-down that appears on the connector. For the full list of relationship types and their visual styles, see Shape connector properties in Enterprise Modeling and Visualization.

    Note:
    : Connector ports on ArchiMate shapes are bi-directional. You can use any connector port—top, bottom, left, or right—as either an input or an output when connecting shapes in a diagram.
    Table 1. ArchiMate- Implementation and Migration
    Shape Name
    Implementation Event Implementation Event
    Gap Gap
    Work package Work Package
    Deliverable Deliverable
    Plateau Plateau
    Location Location
    Group Group
    Table 2. ArchiMate- Relationship Type
    Shape Name
    Add junction And Junction
    Or junction Or Junction
    Table 3. ArchiMate- Business layer
    Shape Name
    Business actor Business Actor
    Business collaboration Business Collaboration
    Business event Business Event
    Business function Business Function
    Business interaction Business Interaction
    Business interface Business Interface
    Business object Business Object
    Business process Business Process
    Business role Business Role
    Business service Business Service
    Contract Contract
    Product Product
    Representation Representation
    Table 4. ArchiMate- Application layer
    Shape Name
    Application collaboration Application Collaboration
    Application component Application Component
    Application event Application Event
    Application function Application Function
    Application interaction Application Interaction
    Application interface Application Interface
    Application process Application Process
    Application service Application Service
    Data object Data Object
    Table 5. ArchiMate- Motivation
    Shape Name
    Assesment Assessment
    Constraint Constraint
    Driver Driver
    Goal Goal
    Meaning Meaning
    Outcome Outcome
    Principle Principle
    Requirement Requirement
    Stakeholder Stakeholder
    Value Value
    Table 6. ArchiMate- Physical
    Shape Name
    Equipment Equipment
    Facility Facility
    Material Material
    Table 7. ArchiMate- Strategy
    Shape Name
    Capability Capability
    Course of action Course of Action
    Resource Resource
    Value stream Value Stream
    Table 8. ArchiMate- Technology
    Shape Name
    Artifact Artifact
    Communication network Communication Network
    Path Path
    Device Device
    Technology function Technology Function
    Technology interface Technology Interface
    Technology service Technology Service
    Node Node
    System software System Software
    Technology collaboration Technology Collaboration
    Technology event Technology Event
    Technology interaction Technology Interaction
    Technology process Technology Process