I'd like to model a horizontally scaled application in ArchiMate using the Sparx Enterprise Architect. As I can not include the same element twice in a diagram: How can I show, that an application will run in multiple instances?
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Knowing little about the Archimate (MDG) but probably you have to create instances by just doing so: ctrl-drag to diagram and choose instance. There are more Archimate gurus on Sparx' forum. – qwerty_so Jul 06 '19 at 14:35
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I could think of two options for issue:
Use the multiplicity/cardinality on the connector end of your "horizontally scaled application" to indicate the number of instances running
Use artifact instances of your application and drop them multiple times on the diagram
When running EA Validation the following at least the connectors do not raise a warning or an error (as seen in the 3rd figure):
Assignement/Association,Access/DependencyandFlow/ControlFlow
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I'm afraid the second approach wouldn't be valid in an ArchiMate model. – Geert Bellekens Aug 23 '19 at 07:52
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Thanks @GeertBellekens for the hint. I replaced the elements with ArchiMate3 elements and replaced the component instances to Artifact instances. – Ronald Rink 'd-fens' Aug 24 '19 at 07:33