The terms of the model, defined once

A group of participants considered together for modelling responsibilities.

A condition that raises an operational alert.

A defined computation or decision procedure used by software.

A decision point within an algorithm.

A concrete software implementation of an algorithm.

An individual action or calculation within an algorithm.

A software interface through which functions or data are accessed.

A deployable or independently operating part of a software system.

Software behaviour grouped by its responsibility.

An access point exposing application behaviour.

Software functionality offered to another component or user interface.

A recorded choice, its context, options and rationale.

A recorded, scoped departure from a requirement or constraint.

A recorded baseline, transition or target state of the architecture.

A produced software item such as a package, binary or image.

A store or catalogue of produced software artifacts.

A judgement about a driver, goal or related strategic concern.

A proposition used in planning that needs confirmation or review.

A policy defining backup coverage, scheduling and retention.

An authoritative register used as a trusted source of information.

A unit of organisational work within a process or procedure.

A grouping of participants working together on shared behaviour.

An agreement defining rights and commitments around a service.

A choice made within organisational behaviour.

An occurrence that starts or changes organisational behaviour.

A grouping of organisational behaviour by responsibility or purpose.

Behaviour carried out jointly by multiple participants.

A rule governing an organisational decision or behaviour.

An ability required to achieve an organisational outcome, independent of its implementation.

A geographic hosting region offered by a cloud provider.

A group of runtime resources operated together.

A controlled set of codes and their meanings.

A plan for informing affected people and organisations during disruption.

An authority or responsibility assigned to a public organisation.

An assessment of how a subject meets specified obligations or requirements.

A logical software component with a defined responsibility.

Structured runtime configuration represented as rows and values.

A group of configuration values used by a runtime deployment.

A restriction that limits possible architecture choices.

An activity that tests service continuity arrangements.

A hosting facility containing physical infrastructure.

An exchange of information between applications or software interfaces.

An interface defining information exchanged across a boundary.

Information packaged and managed for defined consumers and uses.

A particular structured representation of information.

A specification of the structure and constraints of represented data.

An agreed specification for describing or exchanging data.

A logical store used by software, independent of a deployed storage instance.

A conversion from one data representation to another.

An identifiable collection of related data.

A record of placing a software version into a runtime context.

A reusable definition describing how software is deployed.

A sheet describing the inside of an element. An element may have one or more where needed.

A plan for restoring technical systems after a serious disruption.

A situation that could interrupt delivery of a public service.

An accessible representation or delivery form of a dataset.

An internal or external force that motivates policy or architecture change.

The description of a concrete thing in the architecture. The element type fixes its layer, family, own fields and permitted relationships.

A condition used to determine entitlement to a service or outcome.

An address or access point through which a runtime service is reached.

A named operating environment for deployed software.

A cross-cutting record supporting a claim, assessment or decision.

An organisation outside the modelled public body.

An alternative way to deliver a service during disruption.

A resource required to operate an alternative service procedure.

The category showing what kind of thing an element is, regardless of layer. The language has 11 families, and many relationship rules depend on them.

A profile describing the conventions of a data format.

A source or allocation of funding for an implementation effort.

A jurisdiction or service coverage area, distinct from a hosting facility.

A qualitative outcome the public organisation aims to achieve.

A body responsible for oversight, direction or architecture decisions.

An agreement for hosting services or capacity.

An organisation supplying hosting capacity or services.

The stable name by which relationships, sheets and reference elements find an object. It has the form urn:pf:<model>:<element> and does not change on renaming.

An assessment of the effects of a service disruption.

A recorded operational disruption and its handling.

A measure used to assess progress or performance.

A subject-oriented grouping of related information concepts.

A meaningful information concept independent of its software representation.

A mechanism connecting software participants for communication.

An agreement governing cooperation or exchange between parties.

One of the 12 groupings of the language, identified by a stable code, showing which architecture question an element answers.

A specific duty grounded in a legal resource or provision.

A particular article, section or clause within a legal resource.

A legal instrument that provides authority or imposes obligations.

A situation in a person's life that creates needs for public services.

A runtime capability operated as a managed service.

A specification of the structure and meaning of a message.

A significant planned or achieved point in an implementation effort.

An architecture description saved in a .pfmodel file, with an identifier, name, description and version, containing elements and the relationships between them.

A mechanism or definition for observing an operational condition.

A logical runtime scope used to organise or isolate workloads and resources.

A network that connects runtime resources.

A network device represented in the runtime topology.

A runtime network segment with a defined trust or access boundary.

A runtime execution node, distinct from its physical equipment.

A measurable, time-bound contribution to a goal.

A schedule governing recurring operational activity.

An internal organisational unit with defined responsibilities.

A result attributable to pursuing a goal or delivering change.

Physical computing or networking equipment in a hosting context.

A physical site, room, rack or other location containing equipment.

A sequence of activities used to build, verify or deliver software.

A particular step within a software delivery pipeline.

A statement of public policy intent and the outcomes it seeks.

A subject area used to organise related public policies.

A means of implementing policy, linked to its legal basis where appropriate.

A rule of direction that guides architecture and policy choices.

The organisational steps followed to deliver a service or fulfil a responsibility.

An access point to an organisational process or procedure.

An activity that uses or transforms information for a stated purpose.

A coordinated set of change activities pursuing shared outcomes.

A bounded change initiative with planned responsibilities and outcomes.

A free key-value pair attached to an element or a tool, for information the type does not provide for.

A public body that owns responsibilities and delivers public services.

A service delivered to people or organisations to meet a public need.

A point where information is checked against defined quality conditions.

A condition used to assess information quality.

A procedure for bringing fallback activity back into normal records.

A tool that shows an existing element on a sheet, usually from another model, without copying it.

The typed connection between a source element and a target element, of one of the 21 types in the language.

An identified version of software prepared for delivery or use.

A need or condition that an architecture element is expected to satisfy.

A plan prioritising the restoration of public service delivery.

An uncertainty that may affect architecture or service outcomes.

A named responsibility that can be performed by an organisation or participant.

An operational procedure for handling a defined situation.

An inventory of components contained in a software artifact or release.

A model record describing a sensitive runtime credential or value.

A safeguard intended to reduce a security risk.

An organised collection of available service offerings.

A way a person or organisation accesses a public service.

Evidence requested or considered when delivering a public service.

An interface through which an organisational service is offered.

A measurable commitment associated with a service or offering.

An agreement defining operational service-level commitments.

A packaged way of obtaining a service under defined terms.

A result or document delivered by a public service.

A reusable software capability shared across services or organisations.

The drawing surface showing a model’s elements and relationships. It is saved separately from the model, so the model’s meaning does not depend on the drawing.

A recorded dependency between software or delivery items.

A framework providing structure and services for software implementation.

A reusable software library consumed by an implementation or component.

A software system that supports organisational capabilities or services.

A version-controlled location containing software source.

A person or group with an interest in, influence on, or concerns about the architecture.

A deployed storage resource used by runtime workloads.

A network subdivision used to organise runtime addresses.

Platform or system software required by an application or artifact.

A group for whom a public service is intended.

An application-facing boundary to a technology capability.

A contract describing access to a technology service.

A technology platform used to support software.

A protocol used to communicate with a technology capability.

A technology capability made available to software consumers.

A collection of tests providing software delivery evidence.

An object on a sheet used for annotation or for describing a workflow that is not an architecture element, for example a text annotation, group or region.

A specific check applied to information or its representation.

A named collection of related information-validation rules.

A stage that contributes a defined increment of value.

A sequence of value-creating stages leading to an outcome.

A weakness that can expose software or infrastructure to harm.

A runtime unit of application execution.