Working with archetypes

An archetype is a group of applications with common characteristics. You can use archetypes to assess multiple applications at once. By using archetypes, the {ProductName} ({ProductShortName}) can apply questionnaires populated with questions that apply to common application characteristics.

Application archetypes are defined by criteria tags and the application taxonomy. Each archetype defines how the assessment module assesses the application according to the characteristics defined in that archetype. If the tags of an application match the criteria tags of an archetype, the application is associated with the archetype.

Creation of an archetype is defined by a series of tags, stakeholders, and stakeholder groups. The tags include the following types:

• Criteria tags are tags that the archetype requires to include an application as a member.

  Note	If the archetype criteria tags match an application only partially, this application cannot be a member of the archetype. For example, if the application a only has tag a, but the archetype a criteria tags include tags a AND b, the application a will not be a member of the archetype a.

• Archetype tags are tags that are applied to the archetype entity.

Note	All applications associated with the archetype inherit the assessment and review from the archetype groups to which these applications belong. This is the default setting. You can override inheritance for the application by completing an individual assessment and review.