Relationship Verbs & ArchiMate Alignment

Scapius enforces strict architectural semantics through 16 supported relationship verbs, mapped directly to ArchiMate 3.2 relationship types.

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Master Relationship Verbs & ArchiMate Table

Verb	ArchiMate 3.2 Relationship	Semantics & Meaning	Valid Source Entity Types	Valid Destination Target Types
composed_of	Composition	Strict hierarchical composition & single-parent containment	capability, system, app, environment	capability → capability system → app, component, agent app → component, agent environment → infrastructure
realizes	Realization	Functional implementation or strategic delivery	capability, process, system, app, component, agent	capability, goal, stage
serves	Serving	Direct architectural service delivery	capability, actor, process, system, app, component, infrastructure, agent	actor, process, system, app, agent
hosts	Assignment / Hosting	Physical or virtual runtime hosting	environment, infrastructure	system, app, component, agent, trust_boundary
reads	Access (Read)	Consumes data objects	capability, actor, process, system, app, component, agent	data_object
writes	Access (Write)	Updates or creates data objects	capability, actor, process, system, app, component, agent	data_object
flows_to	Flow	Dynamic data or control transfer	capability, process, system, app, component, data_object, agent	system, app, component, process, data_object, agent
triggers	Triggering	Direct invocation or workflow event dispatch	capability, actor, process, system, app, component, agent	process, system, app, component, agent
influences	Influence	Impact on strategic goals, strategy, or metrics	capability, actor, process, system, app, component, goal, kpi, agent, policy	goal, kpi
migrates_to	Specialization / Migration	Target-state modernizations and cloud migrations	capability, process, system, app, component, environment, infrastructure, agent	system, app, component, infrastructure, environment, agent
depends_on	Dependency	Upstream architectural prerequisite	capability, process, system, app, component, agent, control	system, app, component, infrastructure, environment, process, capability, control
governed_by	Governance / Association	Compliance enforcement	All entity types	policy, standard
mitigates	Mitigation (Security)	Security control neutralizing an attack vector	control	threat, risk_scenario
protects	Protection (Security)	Safeguarding an asset via boundary or mechanism (Authentication, Encryption, Monitoring, Access Control)	system, app, component, infrastructure, agent, control, trust_boundary	system, app, component, infrastructure, data_object, process, agent, trust_boundary
targets	Exploitation (Security)	Threat or vulnerability exploiting an asset	threat, risk_scenario, vulnerability	capability, process, system, app, component, infrastructure, data_object, actor, agent, trust_boundary
encloses	Grouping / Perimeter	Containment within a security perimeter	trust_boundary	actor, process, system, app, component, infrastructure, data_object, agent, trust_boundary

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Next Steps

• Relationship Syntax: Block form vs global syntax.
• Verbs Deep Dive: Detailed examples for each verb.