Aids for an Architecture Repository
In the previous chapters we discussed the different dimensions of introducing an Architecture Repository. In this chapter we discuss a number of tools that support and simplify the introduction of an architecture repository. We are working on this based on Sparx Enterprise Architect, a modeling tool for various modeling languages. This makes it extremely suitable for setting up Sparx Enterprise Architect as an architecture repository. The elaborations of these tools have all been developed based on Sparx Enterprise Architect.

Solution Architecture Repository
Architecture model for an architecture repository approach. A number of generic architectural components have been developed in this model. On the one hand, this serves as an example for an architectural development. On the other hand, it can be expanded with organization-specific organizational components of the architecture. This makes it a starting point for an organization-wide architecture. This chapter has been elaborated on the basis of a number of architecture components that are relevant in a solution architecture. The same procedure was followed for the introduction of a method with an architecture repository. In fact, we apply an "eat your own dogfood" approach here.

Step-by-step plans
In this document, after the solution for working with an architecture repository has been developed, a number of generic step-by-step plans are developed. These step-by-step plans provide a team with guidance on which activities need to be carried out to realize the transformation from a document-driven method to a repository-driven method. The step-by-step plans in this document consist of a number of generic activities for the introduction of an architecture repository. However, these steps can easily be extended in the specific context of your own organization. Elaboration is based on the order of developing the architecture and then a step-by-step plan for introducing the tooling of the architecture repository.