Architecture presentation in DCAR should contain the following information:
- Driving architectural requirements (1 slide)
- High-level architectural views (4-8 slides)
- Deployment view, logical view, development view, … Whatever is the appropriate way to present the architecture
- Key decisions made during the design (1-2 slides)
- Selected architectural approaches, styles, patterns, or mechanisms. (2-4 slides)
- Which commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products are used (1 slide)
- Expected changes to the architecture (1 slide)
- Architectural issues/risks with respect to meeting the architecturally significant requirements (1 slide)
- Glossary (1 slide)