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Architectural description (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
Creation
To create an Architectural Description:
• From the model or a UML Package: right-click the Package, point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click Architectural Description.
• From an Architectural Description or Service Description: right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description, point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click Architectural Description.
• From a valid product diagram: click the Architectural Description toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Appearance
When shown on a valid product (see below), an Architectural Description appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to an Architectural Description:
• Architectural Reference relationships link an Architectural Description to another Architectural Description or Service Description.
The following sections provide information about how an Architectural Description is used in the model.
Create an Architectural Description from
• Architectural Description
• AV-3 Measurement Definition
• AV-4 Environmental Model
• CV-1 Vision
• CV-2 Capability Taxonomy
• CV-6 Capability to Operational Activity Mapping
• UML Model
• OV-2 Operational Resource Definition
• OV-4 Typical Organizational Relationships Chart
• OV-5 Operational Activity Decomposition Tree
• UML Package
• PV-2 Project Activity Hierarchy
• PV-3 Project Type Definition
• Service Description
• SOV-1 Service Taxonomy
• SOV-2 Service Interface Specification
• SOV-3 Capability to Service Definition
• SOV-5 Service Functionality
• StdV-2 Standards Definition
• SV-1 Systems Interface Definition
• SV-4 Systems Functionality Hierarchy
• SV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition
• SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
Create from an Architectural Description
In addition to the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements ( Representation, Definition, Information, and Metadata):
• Activity (Operational)
• Activity (Project)
• Activity (Service)
• Activity (System)
• Architectural Description
• Architecture Metadata
• Asynchronous Message
• AV-1 Overview and Summary
• AV-2 Integrated Dictionary
• AV-3 Actual Measurement Definition
• AV-3 Measurement Definition
• AV-4 Environmental Model
• AV-5 Capable Performer Matrix
• Capability
• Climate
• Condition
• CV-1 Vision
• CV-2 Capability Taxonomy
• CV-3 Capability Phasing
• CV-5 Capability to Organization Mapping
• CV-6 Capability to Operational Activity Mapping
• Deployed Milestone
• Enduring Task
• Energy
• Enterprise Goal
• Enterprise Phase
• Environment
• Exchange Element
• External Individual
• External Tuple
• External Tuple Type
• External Type
• Fielded Capability
• Forecast Span
• Functional Standard
• Geo Political Extent
• Geo Political Extent Type
• High Level Operational Concept
• Increment Milestone
• Individual Person
• Individual Person Role
• Internal Data Model
• Light Condition
• Location
• Location Type
• Logical Data Model
• Materiel
• Measure
• Measure Type
• Mission
• Mission Actor
• Mission Use Case
• No Longer Used Milestone
• Organization
• Organization Type
• Operational Context
• OV-1b Operational Concept Description
• OV-1c Operational Performance Attributes
• OV-1d Mission Definition
• OV-2 Operational Resource Definition
• OV-3 Operational Resource Flow Matrix
• OV-4 Actual Organizational Relationships Chart
• OV-4 Person Role Fulfillment Table
• OV-4 Typical Organizational Relationships Chart
• OV-5 Operational Activity Decomposition Tree
• OV-6a Operational Rules Model
• Performer (Operational)
• Performer (System)
• Person Role Type
• Person Type
• Physical Location
• Project Milestone Type
• Project
• Project Milestone
• Project Type
• Protocol
• PV-1 Project Portfolio Relationships
• PV-2 Project Activity Hierarchy
• PV-2 Project Timelines
• PV-3 Actual Project Definition
• PV-3 Project Type Definition
• Responsibility
• Retirement Milestone
• Rule (Operational)
• Rule (System)
• Security Attributes Group
• Security Domain
• Service Access
• Service Description
• Service Interface
• Service Level Value Set
• Service Policy
• Skill
• Software
• SOV-1 Service Taxonomy
• SOV-2 Service Interface Specification
• SOV-3 Capability to Service Definition
• SOV-3 Capability to Service Mapping
• SOV-4a Service Constraints
• SOV-5 Service Functionality
• Standard
• Standard Activity (Operational)
• Status Indicators
• StdV-1 Standards Profile
• StdV-2 Standards Definition
• StdV-2 Standards Forecast Table
• Stereotype Extension
• SV-1 Systems Interface Definition
• SV-3 Systems - Systems Matrix
• SV-4 Systems Functionality Hierarchy
• SV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition
• SV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Traceability Matrix
• SV-6 Systems Resource Flow Matrix
• SV-7 Systems Measures Matrix
• SV-8 Systems Evolution Description
• SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
• SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Table
• SV-10a Systems Rules Model
• SV-12 Service Provision
• System
• System Context
• Technical Standard
• Vision
• Vision Statement
• Whole Life Configuration
• Whole Life Enterprise
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-3 Measurement Definition
• AV-4 Environmental Model
• CV-1 Vision
• CV-2 Capability Taxonomy
• CV-6 Capability to Operational Activity Mapping
• OV-2 Operational Resource Definition
• OV-4 Typical Organizational Relationships Chart
• OV-5 Operational Activity Decomposition Tree
• PV-2 Project Activity Hierarchy
• PV-3 Project Type Definition
• SOV-1 Service Taxonomy
• SOV-2 Service Interface Specification
• SOV-3 Capability to Service Definition
• SOV-5 Service Functionality
• StdV-2 Standards Definition
• SV-1 Systems Interface Definition
• SV-4 Systems Functionality Hierarchy
• SV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition
• SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Architectural Description tab of an Architectural Description element's Property Pages:
• architectureFramework
• approvalAuthority
• architect
• assumptionAndConstraint
• creatingOrganization
• dateCompleted
• purpose
• recommendations
• summaryOfFindings
• toolsUsed
• toBe
• URI