According to Prime Arch, a principle is defined as:
An idea that forms a basis for how something should be performed, arranged or put together.
All dimensions in Prime Arch consist of meta-items arranged by level. As there are usually several meta-objects at the same level, the need also arises to arrange them column-wise. Visually, a typical dimension hierarchy in Prime Arch looks like this:
Of course, the ambition is to describe each dimension in a consistent and logical way in order to make it easy for the user to move between different dimensions without having to "bank in" each dimension but instead rely on different patterns.
The hierarchy in the framework has been built according to six principles:
Below is an overview of each principle. For more details on each principle, see linked articles.
Principle #1 Composition
The objects are arranged hierarchically in column 1.
Read more here.
Principle #2 Area and Group
The level 1 and 2 objects in column 1 are represented by “area” and “group”.
Principle #3 Flow
The item at level 2 in column 2 represents “flow”.
Principle #4 Is/Should
The items in column 1 are represented by "is" and in column 2 by "should".
Principle #5 Function/Service
The object at level 4 in column 1 is represented by "function" and in column 2 by "service".
Principle #6 What/How
The items in column 1 are represented by "what" and in column 2 by "how".
