System port (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
Creation
To create a System Port:
On the Select Type dialog, create or select the element that is the type of the System Port, or create an untyped System Port.
◦ Click the
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System Port button, and then click the diagram owner or Resource Role element that is to own the System Port. On the Select Type dialog, create or select the element that is the type of the System Port, or create an untyped System Port.
If the owner of the SV-2 Systems Resource Flow Description is not shown on the diagram, create a System Port on the diagram owner by clicking in free space.
◦ From an appropriate Modeler pane, locate the element that you want to use as the type of the System Port, and then drag that element to the edge of the diagram owner or Resource Role element on the diagram.
If the owner of the SV-2 Systems Resource Flow Description is not shown on the diagram, create a System Port on the diagram owner by dragging the type to free space.
The type of a System Port can be a
Performer (System),
Energy,
Exchange Element,
Geo Political Extent Type,
Materiel,
Organization Type,
System Context,
Person Role Type,
System,
Responsibility,
Service Access or
Software.
Appearance
When shown on an
SV-2 Systems Resource Flow Description, a System Port appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a System Port:
• System Connector relationships link a System Port to other System Port elements.
The following sections provide information about how a System Port is used in the model.
Create a System Port from
Create from a System Port
Only the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements (
Representation,
Definition,
Information, and
Metadata).
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
In addition to the
AV-2 Integrated Dictionary and
StdV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the System Port tab of a System Port element's Property Pages:
• URI