SWAD Sections

List of all sections in SWADs.
NameShort DescriptionParent
Introduction and Goals
The introduction to the architecture documentation lists the driving forces that software architects must consider in their decisions. This includes on the one hand the fulfillment of functional requirements of the stakeholders, on the other hand the fulfillment of or compliance with required constraints, always in consideration of the architecture goals.
Software Architecture Documentation
Architecture Constraints
Lists any requirement that constrains software architects in their freedom of design decisions or the development process.
Software Architecture Documentation
System Scope and Context
Describes the context view that defines the boundaries of the system under development to distinguish it from neighboring systems.
Software Architecture Documentation
Solution Strategy
Provides a short summary and explanation of the fundamental solution ideas and strategies.
Software Architecture Documentation
Building Block View
Provides a static decomposition of the system into building blocks and the relationships between them.
Software Architecture Documentation
Runtime View
Describes the behavior and interaction of the systems building blocks as runtime elements.
Software Architecture Documentation
Deployment View
Describes the environment within which the system is executed.
Software Architecture Documentation
Concepts
Covers examples of frequent cross-cutting concerns.
Software Architecture Documentation
Design Decisions
Documents all important design decisions and their reasons.
Software Architecture Documentation
Quality Scenarios
Summarizes all relevant scenarios to systematically evaluate the architecture against the quality requirements.
Software Architecture Documentation
Technical Risks
Lists the identified technical risks, ordered by priority.
Software Architecture Documentation
Glossary
Lists the most important terms of the software architecture in alphabetic order.
Software Architecture Documentation

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