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Capability (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
Creation
To create a Capability:
◦ From an Architectural Description or Service Description: right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description, point to New, point to DoDAF, point to Capability, and then click Capability.
◦ From a Capability: right-click the Capability, point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click Capability.
◦ From a PV-2 Project Activity Hierarchy, OV-2 Operational Resource Definition, OV-4 Typical Organizational Relationships Chart, OV-5 Operational Activity Decomposition Tree, CV-1 Vision, CV-2 Capability Taxonomy, CV-6 Capability to Operational Activity Mapping, SV-1 Systems Interface Definition, SV-4 Systems Functionality Hierarchy, SV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition, or SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Definition: click the Capability toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Appearance
When shown on a PV-2 Project Activity Hierarchy, OV-2 Operational Resource Definition, OV-4 Typical Organizational Relationships Chart, OV-5 Operational Activity Decomposition Tree, CV-1 Vision, CV-2 Capability Taxonomy, CV-6 Capability to Operational Activity Mapping, SV-1 Systems Interface Definition, SV-4 Systems Functionality Hierarchy, SV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition, or SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Definition, a Capability appears as follows:
When shown on a CV-4 Capability Dependencies, a Capability appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Capability:
◦ Generalization relationships to define inheritance ( CV-2 Capability Taxonomy).
◦ Capability Of Performer relationships link a Capability to elements that exhibit that Capability.
◦ Expose relationships link a Capability to Service Interface elements that are exposed by that Capability.
◦ Forecast relationships link a Capability to forecasted future Capability elements.
◦ Activity Maps To Capability relationships link a Capability to Activity (System), Activity (Operational), Standard Activity (Operational), and Activity (Project) elements that map to that Capability.
The following sections provide information about how a Capability is used in the model.
Create a Capability from
◦ Architectural Description
◦ Capability
◦ 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
◦ Service Description
◦ SOV-3 Capability to Service 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 a Capability
In addition to the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements ( Representation, Definition, Information,, and Metadata):
◦ Capability
◦ Capability Property
◦ CV-3 Capability Phasing
◦ Desired Effect
◦ Property
◦ SV-8 Systems Evolution Description
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:
◦ CV-1 Vision
◦ CV-2 Capability Taxonomy
◦ CV-3 Capability Phasing
◦ CV-4 Capability Dependencies
◦ CV-5 Capability to Organization Mapping
◦ 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
◦ SOV-3 Capability to Service Definition
◦ SOV-3 Capability to Service Mapping
◦ SV-1 Systems Interface Definition
◦ 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-8 Systems Evolution Description
◦ SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
◦ SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Table
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Capability tab of a Capability element's Property Pages:
◦ isEncapsulated
◦ URI