NTV-2 Standards definition (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create an NTV-2 Standards Definition:
• Right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description that is to own the NTV-2 Standards Definition, point to New, point to Diagram, point to NAF, and then click NTV-2 Standards Definition.
Purpose
On an NTV-2 Standards Definition:
• Create Forecast relationships.
Diagram Elements
For information about showing compartments on diagram symbols, setting up default view options and adding existing elements to the diagram, see the following topics:
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
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. Define the text of the Architecture Metadata through its Full Text property.
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 Forecast: click the 
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: Functional Standard, Protocol, Standard or Technical Standard elements.
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: Functional Standard, Protocol, Standard or Technical Standard 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 for that Forecast Span.
To create a Forecast Span Literal: click the 
Forecast Span Literal button, and then click the owning Forecast Span.
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 a Functional Standard: click the 
Functional Standard button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Functional Standard button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Functional Standard to forecasted future Functional Standard elements.
To create a Protocol: click the 
Protocol button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Protocol button, and then click in free space on the diagram.After creating a Protocol, you can create Protocol Layer elements for that Forecast Span.
Use Forecast relationships to link the Protocol to forecasted future Protocol elements.
To create a Protocol Layer:
• Click the 
Protocol Layer button, and then click the owning Protocol. From the Select Type dialog, create or select the Protocol element that is the type of the Protocol Layer.
Protocol Layer button, and then click the owning Protocol. From the Select Type dialog, create or select the Protocol element that is the type of the Protocol Layer.• Click the 
Composite Association button, click the owning Protocol, and then click the Protocol element that is the type of the Protocol Layer.
Composite Association button, click the owning Protocol, and then click the Protocol element that is the type of the Protocol Layer.You can also create Protocol Layer elements through the 
Association and 
Uni-Directional Association buttons.
Association and Uni-Directional Association buttons.
To create a Standard: click the 
Standard button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Standard button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Standard to forecasted future Standard elements.
To create a Technical Standard: click the 
Technical Standard button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Technical Standard button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Use Forecast relationships to link the Technical Standard to forecasted future Technical Standard elements.
The following sections provide information about how an NTV-2 Standards Definition is used in the model.
Create an NTV-2 Standards Definition from
Creates or shows these UPDM elements
In addition to the common UPDM elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams (Alias, Definition, Information, Metadata, Overlap, and Same As elements):