Designing the Logical Architecture
In the logical design phase, you identify the services required to implement the deployment. Once the services are identified, you map logically distinct components providing those services within a logical architecture that shows the dependencies among the components. The logical architecture, together with the technical requirement specifications from the business analysis phase, characterize a deployment scenario.
The logical architecture does not specify the actual hardware required to implement the deployment scenario. However, it helps you visualize the interrelationship among components, provides a basis for further analysis of use cases and identified usage patterns, and becomes the starting point for the deployment design phase.
Additional work might be necessary, either in extending services through the use of APIs, or in customizing look and feel, for example, introducing a corporate branding.
For some solutions, development and customization might be quite extensive, requiring you to develop new business and presentation services. In other cases, it might be sufficient to customize existing graphical user interfaces, such as the Portal Server desktop, to achieve the functionality required.
For more information on using product APIs and customizing product functionality, see the appropriate component product documentation, including:
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