Shapes to create a modeling diagram

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated October 8, 2024
  • 1 minute to read
  • The shapes available in the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization helps you create diagrams. 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.

    Available shapes to create a diagram

    Shapes are icon representations in the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization. You can use these shapes to create diagrams for your business capability and applications hierarchy.

    You can 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.

    Following are the different types of shapes available to create diagrams:
    • General shapes
    • Enterprise Architecture shapes
    • ArchiMate® shapes (ArchiMate is a registered trademark of The Open Group)
    Note:
    You must activate the following plugins to view the respective shapes:
    • SAM Foundation plugin to view the Software product shape
    • Digital Integration plugin to view the Digital Integration and Digital Interface shapes
    • PPM Standard plugin to view the Project shape
    • CMDB CI Class Models (app-cmdb-content) plugins to view the SDLC component shape