ArchiMate shapes

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated April 15, 2025
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  • ArchiMate® shapes are the industry standard shapes used by the enterprise architects to create diagrams with relationships among with different domains in the enterprise. You can use these shapes to describe the architecture of your enterprise including the business, application, motivation, physical, strategy, and technology layers.

    ArchiMate shapes 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.

    Table 1. ArchiMate- Business layer
    Shape Name
    Business Actor
    Business Collaboration
    Business Event
    Business Function
    Business Interaction
    Business Interface
    Business Object
    Business Process
    Business Role
    Business Service
    Contract
    Product
    Representation
    Table 2. ArchiMate- Application layer
    Shape Name
    Application Collaboration
    Application Component
    Application Event
    Application Function
    Application Interaction
    Application Interface
    Application Process
    Application Service
    Data Object
    Table 3. ArchiMate- Motivation
    Shape Name
    Assessment
    Constraint
    Driver
    Goal
    Influence
    Meaning
    Outcome
    Principle
    Requirement
    Stakeholder
    Value
    Table 4. ArchiMate- Physical
    Shape Name
    Distribution Network Box
    Equipment
    Facility
    Material
    Table 5. ArchiMate- Strategy
    Shape Name
    Capability
    Course of Action
    Resource
    Value Stream
    Table 6. ArchiMate- Technology
    Shape Name
    Artifact
    Communication Box
    Communication Path
    Device
    Infrastructure Function
    Infrastructure Interface
    Infrastructure Service
    Network
    Network Box
    Node
    System Software
    Technology Collaboration
    Technology Event
    Technology Interaction
    Technology Process