According to the Department of Defense, a "system" might be partially or fully automated and is defined as "any organized assembly of resources and procedures united and regulated by interaction or interdependence to accomplish a set of specific functions."
The Systems view relates the system resources to the operational capabilities described in the Operational view. Further detail of the information exchanges described in the Operational view is provided in order to:
The Systems view describes systems and interconnections providing for, or supporting, DoD functions. DoD functions include both warfare and business functions.
The systems, shown in the Systems view, can be existing, emerging, planned, or conceptual, depending on the purpose of the architecture effort. This view might be a reflection of the current state, transition to a target state, or analysis of future investment strategies.