Create diagram form for a business application

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  • Atualizado 12 de mar. de 2026
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    • An Enterprise architect can create a diagram using Lucidchart for a business application hierarchy and associate it with an architectural artifact.

    Create Diagram form fields

    Field Description
    Diagramming Tool The tool that you use to create the diagram.
    • Enterprise Modeling and Visualization
    • Lucidchart.
    Diagram Name Name of the diagram.
    Nota:
    This field appears only when you select Lucidchart in the Diagramming tool field.
    Link to Artifact

    Artifact to which you want to associate the diagram.

    Use the following options:
    • None: Select to view the diagram but not associate with any artifact.
    • New Artifact: Select to create an artifact and associate the diagram.
    • Existing Artifact: Select to associate the diagram to an existing artifact.
    Artifact Name Name of the artifact. This field appears only when New Artifact or Existing Artifact is selected from the Link to Artifact field.
    Diagram Type Type of the diagram. It can be either of the following:
    • Business Application Hierarchy
    • Business Capability Map

    This field is auto-populated when creating the diagram from a business application or business capability view.
    Business Application

    Name of the Business Application for which you are creating the diagram.

    This field is auto-populated when creating the diagram from a business application view.
    Entities

    Entities that are included in the chart.

    Select the following to include in the diagram:
    • Application Service: Server (Hardware Model or Software Product)
    • Business Capability
    • Demand
    • Digital Integration
    • Digital Interface
    • Information Object
    • Project
    Nota:
    The Project option is available when the PPM Standard plugin installed.
    Folder Name of the Lucid folder. Select the folder where you want to save the diagram. When you select a folder, its sub folders are displayed.
    Nota:
    This field appears only when you select Lucidchart in the Diagramming tool field.