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System interface (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
Creation
To create a System Interface:
From an SV-1 Systems Interaction Specification: click the Shallow System Interface or Shallow Uni-Directional System Interface toolbar button, click the source Resource Role, and then click the destination Resource Role.
Appearance
When shown on an SV-1 Systems Interaction Specification, a System Interface appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a System Interface:
A System Interface can realize a Command, Control or Resource Exchange.
The following sections provide information about how a System Interface is used in the model.
Create a System Interface from
SV-1 Systems Interaction Specification
Create from a System Interface
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:
SV-1 Systems Interaction Specification
SV-6 Systems Resource Flow Matrix
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the System Interface tab of a System Interface element's Property Pages:
identifier
URI