A software service type defines the software realization of a service type. A software service type is not bound to a specific technology and represents the business view of a service.
The software service type symbol is used to indicate that an application system type is a technology-independent service.
ARIS recognizes a service in an application system type if at least one of the following conditions applies:
The software service type symbol is used as the default symbol.
The application system type is the realization of a service type.
The application system type comprises a WSDL definition (a UML component with the wsdlDefinition stereotype).