NSV-9 Technology and skills forecast definition (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create an NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition:
• Right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description that is to own the NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition, point to New, point to Diagram, point to NAF, and then click NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition.
Purpose
On an NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition:
• Create Capability, Capability Configuration, Competence, Organization, Physical Architecture, Post, Resource Artifact, Responsibility, Service Access and Software elements.
• Create Forecast Span elements and Forecast Span Literal elements for those Forecast Span elements.
• Create Forecast relationships.
• Create Resource Constraint and Service Policy elements and apply them to valid elements on the diagram.
Diagram Elements
For information about showing compartments on diagram symbols, setting up default view options and adding existing elements to the diagram, see:
• Setting up default view options and compartments for a product diagram (UPDM)
• Setting up default view options and compartments for new product diagrams (UPDM)
• Working with compartments on symbols and linked callout notes (UPDM)
For information about the creation and appearance of elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams (Alias, Definition, Information, Metadata, Overlap and Same As elements), see Creation and appearance of elements that appear on all product diagrams (UPDM-NAF aliases).
To create an Architectural Description: click the 
Architectural Description button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Architectural Description button, and then click in free space on the diagram.To populate elements from an Architectural Description: add the Architectural Description to the diagram, and then populate those elements from the Architectural Description.
To create an Architectural Reference: click the 
Architectural Reference button, click the source Architectural Description, and then click the destination Architectural Description.
Architectural Reference button, click the source Architectural Description, and then click the destination Architectural Description.
To create an Architecture Metadata: click the 
Architecture Metadata button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Architecture Metadata button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Define the text of the Architecture Metadata through its Full Text property.
To apply an Architecture Metadata to an Architectural Description: click the 
Note Link button, click the Architecture Metadata, and then click the Architectural Description to which the Architecture Metadata applies.
Note Link button, click the Architecture Metadata, and then click the Architectural Description to which the Architecture Metadata applies.
To create a Capability: click the 
Capability button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Capability button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Capability to forecasted future Capability elements.
To create a Capability Configuration: click the 
Capability Configuration button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Capability Configuration button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Capability Configuration to forecasted future Capability Configuration elements.
To create a Competence: click the 
Competence button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Competence button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Competence to forecasted future Competence elements.
To create a Forecast: click the 
Forecast button, click the source element, and then click the destination element.
Forecast button, click the source element, and then click the destination element.The source and destination elements must be the same type and they can be as follows: Capability, Capability Configuration, Competence, Organization, Physical Architecture, Post, Resource Artifact, Responsibility, Service Access or Software elements.
To create a Forecast Span: click the 
Forecast Span button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Forecast Span button, and then click in free space on the diagram.After creating a Forecast Span, you can create Forecast Span Literal elements on that Forecast Span.
To create a Forecast Span Literal: click the 
Forecast Span Literal button, and then click the owning Forecast Span.
To hide Forecast Span Literal elements shown on the Forecast Span: through the View Options of the owning Forecast Span, do not show Attributes.
To create an Organization: click the 
Organization button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Organization button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Organization to forecasted future Organization elements.
To create a Physical Architecture: click the 
Physical Architecture button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Physical Architecture button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Physical Architecture to forecasted future Physical Architecture elements.
To create a Post: click the 
Post button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Post button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Post to forecasted future Post elements.
To create a Resource Artifact: click the 
Resource Artifact button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Resource Artifact button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Resource Artifact to forecasted future Resource Artifact elements.
To create a Resource Constraint: click the 
Resource Constraint button, and then click in free space on the diagram. Use the Full Text property to specify the text of the Resource Constraint.
Resource Constraint button, and then click in free space on the diagram. Use the Full Text property to specify the text of the Resource Constraint.To apply a Resource Constraint to an element on the diagram: click the Note Link button, click the Resource Constraint, and then click the element to which the Resource Constraint applies.
Note Link button, click the Resource Constraint, and then click the element to which the Resource Constraint applies.You can apply a Resource Constraint to Capability Configuration, Organization, Physical Architecture, Post, Resource Artifact, Responsibility, Service Access and Software elements.
To create a Responsibility: click the 
Responsibility button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Responsibility button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Responsibility to forecasted future Responsibility elements.
To create a Service Access: click the 
Service Access button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Service Access button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Service Access to forecasted future Service Access elements.
To create a Service Policy: click the 
Service Policy button, and then click in free space on the diagram. Use the Full Text property to specify the text of the Service Policy.
Service Policy button, and then click in free space on the diagram. Use the Full Text property to specify the text of the Service Policy.To apply a Service Policy to an element on the diagram: click the Note Link button, click the Service Policy, and then click the element to which the Service Policy applies.
Note Link button, click the Service Policy, and then click the element to which the Service Policy applies.You can apply a Service Policy to Capability Configuration, Organization, Physical Architecture, Post, Resource Artifact, Responsibility, Service Access and Software elements.
To create a Software: click the 
Software button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Software button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Software to forecasted future Software elements.
The following sections provide information about how an NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition is used in the model.
Create an NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition from
Creates or shows these UPDM elements
Architectural Description
In addition to the common UPDM elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams (Alias, Definition, Information, Metadata, Overlap and Same As elements):