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Forecast span (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
A Forecast Span is a proprietary element that is required to model UPDM in Modeler.
Creation
To create a Forecast Span:
From an Architectural Description or Service Description: right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description, point to New, point to DoDAF, point to System, and then click Forecast Span.
From an SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Definition or StdV-2 Standards Definition: click the Forecast Span toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
After creating a Forecast Span you can create Forecast Span Literal elements for it.
Appearance
When shown on an SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Definition or StdV-2 Standards Definition, a Forecast Span appears as follows:
Relationships
There are no relationships that are of significant importance to a Forecast Span.
The following sections provide information about how a Forecast Span is used in the model.
Create a Forecast Span from
Architectural Description
Service Description
StdV-2 Standards Definition
SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
Create from a Forecast Span
In addition to the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements ( Representation, Definition, Information, and Metadata):
Forecast Span Literal
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:
StdV-2 Standards Definition
SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Forecast Span tab of a Forecast Span element's Property Pages:
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