Definition (UPDM - MODAF aliases)
Creation
To create a Definition:
• From an element: right-click the element, point to New, point to MODAF, and then click Definition.
• From a diagram: click the Definition button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Definition button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Specify the text of the Definition through the Full Text property.
To apply a Definition to an element:
• From an element: right-click the element, point to Links, point to Applied, and then click Definition. On the Links Editor dialog, select the Definition elements that apply to the element.
• From a Definition: right-click the Definition, point to Links, and then click Defined Element. On the Links Editor dialog, select the elements to which the Definition applies.
• From a diagram: click the 
Note Link button, click the Definition, and then click the required element.
Note Link button, click the Definition, and then click the required element.Appearance
When shown on a diagram, a Definition appears as follows:
To populate an element's Definition on a diagram: right-click the element, point to Populate, point to Links, and then click Definition Note Links.
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Definition:
• On a diagram, a Note Link applies a Definition to an element.
The following sections provide information about how a Definition is used in the model.
Create a Definition from
All elements.
Create from a Definition
No elements can be created from a Definition.
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
In addition to the AV-2 Integrated Dictionary and TV-1 Standards Profile , which can show all UPDM elements:
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Definition tab of a Definition element's Property Pages:
• author
• URI