Node role (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create a Node Role:
• From a Logical Architecture, Node or Security Domain: right-click the element, point to New, point to NAF, and then click Node Role.
On the Select Type dialog, create or select the Node or Security Domain that is the type of the Node Role, or create an untyped Node Role.
• From an NOV-2 Operational Node Definition: click the Node Role button, and then click the owning Logical Architecture, Node or Security Domain.
Node Role button, and then click the owning Logical Architecture, Node or Security Domain.On the Select Type dialog, create or select the Node or Security Domain that is the type of the Node Role.
◦ Click the Node Role button, and then click the Logical Architecture, Node, Node Role, Problem Domain or Security Domain element that is to own the Node Role. On the Select Type dialog, create or select the Node or Security Domain that is the type of the Node Role, or create an untyped Node Role.
Node Role button, and then click the Logical Architecture, Node, Node Role, Problem Domain or Security Domain element that is to own the Node Role. On the Select Type dialog, create or select the Node or Security Domain that is the type of the Node Role, or create an untyped Node Role.If the owner of the NOV-2 Operational Node Relationship Description is not shown on the diagram, create a Node Role on the diagram owner by clicking in free space.
◦ From an appropriate Modeler pane, locate the Node or Security Domain that you want to use as the type of the Node Role, and then drag that Node or Security Domain to the owning Logical Architecture, Node, Node Role, Problem Domain or Security Domain element on the diagram. If a dialog is displayed, select Node Role, and then click OK.
If the owner of the NOV-2 Operational Node Relationship Description is not shown on the diagram, create a Node Role on the diagram owner by dragging the type to free space.
 | When you create a Node Role on a Node Role or Problem Domain, the Node Role is created on the type of the Node Role or Problem Domain. |
• From an NOV-6c Operational Event-Trace Description:
◦ Click the Node Role button, and then click in free space on the diagram. From the Select Type dialog, create or select the Node or Security Domain to use as a type for the Node Role you are creating, or create an untyped Node Role.
Node Role button, and then click in free space on the diagram. From the Select Type dialog, create or select the Node or Security Domain to use as a type for the Node Role you are creating, or create an untyped Node Role.◦ From a Modeler pane, locate the Node or Security Domain that is to be the type of the Node Role you are creating, and then drag that element to the diagram. From the dialog that appears, select Node Role, and then click OK.
Appearance
When shown on an NOV-2 Operational Node Definition, a Node Role appears as follows:
When shown on an NOV-2 Operational Node Relationship Description, a Node Role appears as follows:
When shown on an NOV-6c Operational Event-Trace Description, a Node Role appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Node Role:
• Needline relationships link a Node Role to Known Resource, Node Port, Node Role and Problem Domain elements.
The following sections provide information about how a Node Role is used in the model.
Create a Node Role from
Create from a Node Role
Only the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements (Alias, Definition, Information and Metadata).
Shown on these diagrams, table 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 Node Role tab of a Node Role element's Property Pages:
• URI