In RUP: What RUP roles are responsilbe for creating the Software Architecture Document?

Question

Based on the different views documented in SAD which RUP roles should should be responsible for creating the SAD? I thought from the beginning that the SAD was only for a technical audience but from what i can see in RUP it is more than that so it seems like it is not only the Software Architect that should be involved.

Answer 1

Well, according to RUP's documentation, it's the Software Architect.

Quoting the Artifact: Software Architecture Document online reference:

Responsibility

A software architect is responsible for producing the Software Architecture Document, which captures the most important design decisions in multiple architectural views.

The software architect establishes the overall structure for each architectural view: the decomposition of the view, the grouping of elements, and the interfaces between these major groupings. Therefore, in contrast with the other roles, the software architect's view is one of breadth, as opposed to depth.

The software architect is also responsible for maintaining the architectural integrity of the system through the development process by:

• Approving all changes to architecturally significant elements, such as major interfaces, described in the Software Architecture Document.
• Being part of the "change-control board" decisions to resolve problems that impact the software architecture.