Known resource (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)

• From a Performer (Operational), Operational Context or Security Domain: right-click the element, point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click Known Resource.

On the Select Type dialog, create or select the resource element, or create an untyped Known Resource.

• From an OV-2 Operational Resource Definition: click the

Known Resource toolbar button, and then click the owning Performer (Operational), Operational Context or Security Domain.

On the Select Type dialog, create or select the resource element, or create an untyped Known Resource.

◦ Click the

Known Resource toolbar button, and then click the Operational Context, Performer (Operational), Performer Role, Problem Domain or Security Domain element that is to own the Known Resource. On the Select Type dialog, create or select the element that is the type of the Known Resource, or create an untyped Known Resource.

If the owner of the OV-2 Operational Resource Flow Description is not shown on the diagram, create a Known Resource on the diagram owner by clicking in free space.

◦ From an appropriate Modeler pane, locate the element that you want to use as the type of the Known Resource, and then drag that element to the owning Operational Context, Performer (Operational), Performer Role, Problem Domain or Security Domain element on the diagram. If a dialog is displayed, select Known Resource, and then click OK.

◦ The type can be a Performer (System), Organization Type, System Context, Person Role Type, System, Responsibility, Service Access or Software element.

If the owner of the OV-2 Operational Resource Flow Description is not shown on the diagram, create a Known Resource on the diagram owner by dragging the type to free space.

Note that when you create a Known Resource on a Performer Role or Problem Domain, the Known Resource is created on the type of the Performer Role or Problem Domain.

◦ click the

Known Resource toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram. From the Select Type dialog, create or select a type to use for the Known Resource you are creating, or create an untyped Known Resource.

◦ From a Modeler pane, locate the Performer (System), Organization Type, System Context, Person Role Type, System, Responsibility, Service Access or Software element that is to be the type of the Known Resource you are creating, and then drag that element to the diagram.

When shown on an OV-2 Operational Resource Flow Description, a Known Resource appears as follows:

When shown on an OV-2 Operational Resource Definition, a Known Resource appears as follows:

When shown on an OV-6c Operational Event-Trace Description, a Known Resource appears as follows:

• Needline relationships link a Known Resource to other Known Resource, Performer Port, Performer Role and Problem Domain elements.

The following sections provide information about how a Known Resource is used in the model.

Only the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements ( Representation, Definition, Information, and Metadata).

In addition to the AV-2 Integrated Dictionary and StdV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:

The following writeable properties are available on the Known Resource tab of a Known Resource element's Property Pages: