An Integration Methodology Based on the Enterprise Architecture

Integration needs are difficult to predict and solve appropriately, and this leads to multiple partial solutions that lack a broader vision of the problem. The Enterprise Architecture defines a global view of the business data and processes, and of the applications that manage and support them. In this paper, we propose an integration methodology based on the Enterprise Architecture’s business semantics that reuses and extends data analysis techniques to specify essential integration details. The methodology proved useful in practical test cases, achieving immediate integration goals that are sustainable throughout the Enterprise’s information systems life cycle.