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Environment (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
Creation
To create an Environment:
• From an Architectural Description or Service Description: right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description, point to New, point to DoDAF, point to All, and then click Environment.
• From an AV-4 Environmental Model: click the Environment toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Appearance
When shown on an AV-4 Environmental Model, an Environment appears as follows:
Relationships
There are no relationships that are of significant importance to an Environment.
The following sections provide information about how an Environment is used in the model.
Create an Environment from
• Architectural Description
• AV-4 Environmental Model
• Service Description
Create from an Environment
In addition to the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements ( Representation, Definition, Information, and Metadata):
• Environment Property
• Property
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
In addition to the AV-2 Integrated Dictionary and StdV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
• AV-4 Environmental Model
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Environment tab of an Environment element's Property Pages:
• URI