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State description (system) (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
Creation
To create a State Description (System):
• From a Performer (System), Organization Type, System Context, Person Role Type, System, Responsibility, Service Access or Software: right-click the element, point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click State Description (System).
Appearance
When shown on an SV-10b Systems State Transition Description, a State Description (System) appears as a Do State Description (System) call:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a State Description (System):
• Submachine State (System) elements can be decomposed through Submachine State (System) elements.
The following sections provide information about how a State Description (System) is used in the model.
Create a State Description (System) from
• Organization Type
• Performer (System)
• Person Role Type
• Responsibility
• Service Access
• Software
• SV-10b Systems State Transition Description
• System
• System Context
Create from a State Description (System)
In addition to the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements ( Representation, Definition, Information, and Metadata):
• Atomic State (System)
• Concurrent State (System)
• Final State (System)
• Sequential State (System)
• Submachine State (System)
• SV-10b Systems State Transition 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:
• SV-10b Systems State Transition Description
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the State Description (System) tab of a State Description (System) element's Property Pages:
• URI