ArchiMate 3.2 Specification
Relationships and derivation rules (chapter 5 and Appendix B) – ArchiMate 3.2 Specification

ArchiMate 3.2 Specification AM-5: Relationship validity and clarity

What does AM-5 require?

Every relationship has exactly one source and one target, each an element, a relationship, or a connector. A relationship must not link two relationships; a connector must join only links of one type; a junction chain is permitted only where the same direct link would be permitted between its end concepts; and a link from an element to another relationship is limited to aggregation, composition, or association, with aggregation and composition running from a composite element. Composition, aggregation, and specialization are permitted between same-type elements, association is permitted between any two elements or between an element and a relationship, and any relationship that would otherwise be ambiguous should carry an explicit name or label.

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The graph holds this control, the 0 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.