What is ArchRepo?

ArchRepo is a solution architecture repository that helps teams capture, organise, and manage all the information about their solution in one digital location.

The Problem It Solves

When building complex solutions, teams struggle with:

• Scattered information across documents, wikis, spreadsheets, and presentations
• Lost context when team members leave or knowledge isn’t shared
• Disconnected views where business requirements, technical designs, and operational details live in separate silos
• Difficulty tracing how business needs to connect to technical implementation
• Version control chaos with outdated documents and conflicting information

ArchRepo solves these problems by providing a structured, interconnected repository for your entire solution architecture.

What ArchRepo Provides

A Structured Repository

ArchRepo gives you a central place to document everything about your solution—from initial business outcomes through to operational support.

It’s not just a document store; it’s an interconnected digital model where different architectural elements link together, creating a complete picture of your solution.

Multiple Perspectives Through Concerns

ArchRepo organizes information using eight concerns—different viewpoints on your solution:

• Project - Planning, tracking, and delivery management
• Business - Outcomes, requirements, and business operations
• Apps & Systems - Application architecture and system design
• Data - Data structures, flows, and management
• Technology - Technical infrastructure and platforms
• Build - Development, testing, and quality assurance
• Transition - Migration and deployment strategies
• Operations - Production support and monitoring

This organisation means project managers see project information, developers see technical details, and business stakeholders see business context—all from the same underlying repository.

Rich Metamodel

ArchRepo includes over 50 different topic types (or model items) that cover the full spectrum of solution architecture—from business scenarios and use cases, through applications and APIs, to deployment environments and security mechanisms.

Each topic type has its own properties, relationships, and traceability.

Interconnected Architecture

Unlike traditional documents, ArchRepo lets you create relationships between different elements. You can trace:

• Which applications fulfill which business requirements
• Which systems use which data sets
• Which risks affect which releases
• Which technical decisions impact which components

This interconnectedness ensures nothing gets lost and makes impact analysis much easier.

Lifecycle Support

ArchRepo supports your solution throughout its entire lifecycle:

• As-Is: Document current state and baseline
• Transition: Plan the journey from old to new
• To-Be: Design and build the future state
• Operations: Support the solution in production

Collaborative Platform

ArchRepo is designed for teams:

• Multiple users can work on different aspects simultaneously
• Project members can view and edit based on their roles
• Model health checks help maintain quality and completeness
• Version history tracks changes over time

Who Benefits from ArchRepo

• Solution Architects get a structured way to document and communicate their architecture
• Project Managers can track progress, risks, and deliverables
• Business Analysts can capture requirements and trace them through to implementation
• Developers understand what they need to build and why
• Data Architects can model data structures and flows
• Operations Teams have the information needed to support the solution
• Stakeholders gain visibility into the solution from their perspective of interest

How It Works

1. Create a project in ArchRepo for your solution
2. Add model items across different topics (requirements, systems, risks, etc.)
3. Create relationships between items to show how they connect
4. Organize by concern to view information from different perspectives
5. Trace and analyze to understand dependencies and impacts
6. Collaborate with your team to build a complete architecture description

The Result

Instead of architecture documentation being a burden that quickly becomes outdated, ArchRepo makes it a living, interconnected digital model that:

• Stays current because it’s where teams work, not a separate documentation task
• Provides value throughout the project lifecycle
• Gives everyone the view they need of the solution
• Ensures nothing falls through the cracks
• Makes knowledge accessible and traceable

ArchRepo transforms solution architecture from scattered documents into a structured, interconnected repository that supports your entire team throughout the solution’s lifecycle.