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Consider the following entities:
A business partner
A software application for software sales
Server hardware used to host business applications
What ArchiMate aspect describes these entities?
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In ArchiMate, the Active Structure aspect represents elements that perform behavior and act upon other elements.
A Business Partner is an active entity that interacts with a business.
A Software Application is an Application Component, which belongs to the Active Structure aspect.
Server Hardware is part of the Technology Layer but still falls under the Active Structure category.
Since all three elements represent active entities performing tasks, they fall under Active Structure as per the ArchiMate 3.2 Specification.
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