Definition:
Concept Number: *644
English Master: Viewpoint
Synonyms, Variations & Acronyms: none
Detailing
It is a template for a view and can be reused across many Architecture descriptions.
Illustrations
Figure *644: The View – Viewpoint distinction. Source Aerospace Corporation, “The IEEE 1471-2000 Standard - Architecture Views and Viewpoints” presentation by Mark W. Maier et al. IEEE Architecture Working Group (slides).
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Notes
1.“A view belongs to a particular Architectural-Description. A viewpoint captures the Rules for constructing and analysing a particular kind of view. It is a template for a view and can be reused across many Architecture descriptions. View Type was considered as an alternative term for viewpoint because of the strong analogy of view and viewpoint to instance and Type; but we chose "viewpoint" because of its use in existing Standards and the Requirements analysis literature. Separating the two Concepts is important for writing Standards, although not essential if one's Scope is simply the description of a single System.“
Source: Introducing IEEE Standard 1471: Recommended Practice for Architectural-Description for Software Intensive Systems Mark W. Maier, The Aerospace Corporation David Emery, MITRE Rich Hilliard, ConsentCache, Inc., part 6.
2.“The key Idea is that a viewpoint identifies a set of concerns about an Architecture, and how the Architectural-Description will address these concerns, in terms of languages and notations, models and analytical techniques, methods, etc.”
3. Planguage is one of many possible basic Resources for constructing a viewpoint. Planguage templates, for Requirements or design, are specific examples of practical viewpoints.
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This Concept entered by Diane O'Brien.