Artifact: Implementation
Software code files, data files, and supporting files (such as online help files) that represent the raw parts of a system that can be built.
Domains: Development
Purpose

To represent the physical parts that compose the system to be built, and to organize the parts in a way that is understandable and manageable.

Relationships
Description
Main Description

This artifact is the collection of one or more of these elements:

  • Source code files
  • Data files
  • Build scripts
  • Other files that are transformed into the executable system
Tailoring
Impact of not havingWithout this artifact, there is no way to produce the application to be delivered as part of the solution.
Reasons for not needingYou do not need to produce this artifact if the actual development of an application is not in the scope of the solution.
Representation Options

Implementation files are represented as files in the local file system. File folders (directories) are represented as packages, which group the files into logical units.