Needline (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
Creation
To create a Needline:
To create a Needline and connecting Performer Port elements in one operation:
On the Select Type dialog, select the type of the Performer Port elements.
Appearance
When shown on an
OV-2 Operational Resource Flow Description , a Needline appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Needline:
The following sections provide information about how a Needline is used in the model.
Create a Needline from
Create from a Needline
Only the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements (
Representation ,
Definition ,
Information , and
Metadata ).
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:
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Needline tab of a Needline element's Property Pages:
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Shallow Uni-Directional Needline toolbar button, click the source element, and then click the destination element.
Complete Needline toolbar button, click the source
Known Resource,
Performer Role or
Problem Domain, and then click the destination Known Resource, Performer Role or Problem Domain.
