Function (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create a Function:
• From an Architectural Description or Service Description: right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description, point to New, point to NAF, point to System, and then click Function.
• From an Organization: right-click the Organization, point to New, point to NAF, and then click Function
• From an NCV-6 Operational Activity to Capability Mapping, NSV-4 Functionality Hierarchy or NSV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition: click the Function button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Function button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Appearance
When shown on an NCV-6 Operational Activity to Capability Mapping, NSV-4 Functionality Hierarchy or NSV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition, a Function appears as follows:
When shown on an NSV-4 Functionality Description, a Function appears as follows:
When shown on an NSV-10b Resource State Transition Description, a Function appears as a Do Function call:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Function:
• Implements relationships link a Function to the Operational Activity, Standard Operational Activity and Service Function elements it implements.
• Is Capable Of Performing relationships link a Function to elements that can perform the Function.
• A Function Action invokes a Function.
The following sections provide information about how a Function is used in the model.
Create a Function from
Create from a Function
In addition to the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements (Alias, Definition, Information and Metadata):
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
In addition to the NAV-2 Integrated Dictionary and NTV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Function tab of a Function element's Property Pages:
• URI