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Examples

Below are practical examples of the OnlineWardleyMaps DSL, demonstrating how to define maps, components, flows, and more. These examples are based on real usage patterns and test cases.

Setting the Map Title​

title My Wardley Map

Defining the Anchor (User Need)​

anchor User [0.95, 0.63]

Creating Components​

component Customer [0.9, 0.5]
component Cup of Tea [0.9, 0.5]

Adding Inertia to Components​

component Customer [0.95, 0.5] inertia
component Cup of Tea [0.9, 0.5] inertia
market Cup of Tea [0.9, 0.5] inertia

Evolving Components​

evolve Physical 0.8
evolve Cup of Tea evolve 0.8
evolve Physical->Virtual 0.8

Linking Components​

Customer->Cup of Tea
Start Component->End Component

Indicating Flow​

Customer+<>Cup of Tea
Start Component+<>End Component
Hot Water+<Kettle
Hot Water+>Kettle
Hot Water+'$0.10'>Kettle

Creating Markets​

market Customer [0.9, 0.5]
market Cup of Tea [0.9, 0.5]
evolve Customer 0.9 (market)

Pipelines​

pipeline Customer [0.15, 0.9]
pipeline Customer

Pioneers, Settlers, Townplanners​

pioneers [0.59, 0.43, 0.49, 0.63]
settlers [0.59, 0.43, 0.49, 0.63]
townplanners [0.31, 0.74, 0.15, 0.95]

Build, Buy, Outsource​

build Customer
buy Customer
outsource Customer
component Customer [0.9, 0.2] (buy)
component Customer [0.9, 0.2] (build)
component Customer [0.9, 0.2] (outsource)
evolve Customer 0.9 (outsource)
evolve Customer 0.9 (buy)
evolve Customer 0.9 (build)

Submaps & URLs​

submap Website [0.83, 0.50] url(submapUrl)
url submapUrl [https://onlinewardleymaps.com/#clone:qu4VDDQryoZEnuw0ZZ]

Stages of Evolution​

evolution First->Second->Third->Fourth
evolution Novel->Emerging->Good->Best

Notes​

note Note Text [0.9, 0.5]
note +future development [0.9, 0.5]

Styles​

style wardley
style handwritten
style colour
style dark

Accelerators & Deaccelerators​

accelerator foobar [0.1, 0.8]
deaccelerator barbaz [0.2, 0.7]

For a full reference, see the DSL Overview or explore the Features page.