An Analysis Mechanism is a conceptual representation of a Concept: Architecture Mechanism. Over time, Analysis Mechanisms are refined into Concept: Design Mechanism and later into Concept: Implementation Mechanism.
Analysis Mechanisms allow the development effort to focus on understanding the requirements without getting
distracted by the specifics of a complex implementation. It is a way of abstrating away the detail of the solution to
better comprehend the problem space.
Analysis Mechanisms are described in simple terms
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a name - to identify the Mechanism.
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some basic attributes, to firm up the requirements around the mechanism.
Examples of how Architecture Mechanisms can be defined are shown in Guideline: Example Analysis Mechanism Descriptions.
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