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AV-4 Environmental model (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
Creation
To create an AV-4 Environmental Model:
• Right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description that is to own the AV-4 Environmental Model, point to New, point to Diagram, point to DoDAF, and then click AV-4 Environmental Model.
Purpose
On an AV-4 Environmental Model:
• Create Climate, Condition, Environment, Geo Political Extent Type, Light Condition and Location Type elements.
• Create Condition Property elements for Condition elements.
• Create Environment Property elements for Climate, Condition, Environment and Light Condition elements.
Diagram Elements
For information about showing compartments on diagram symbols, setting up default view options and adding existing elements to the diagram, see the following topics:
• Setting up default view options and compartments for a product diagram (UPDM)
• Setting up default view options and compartments for new product diagrams (UPDM)
• Working with compartments on symbols and linked callout notes (UPDM)
For information about the creation and appearance of elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams (Representation, Definition, Information, Metadata, Overlap and Same As elements), click here.
Architectural Description
To create an Architectural Description: click the Architectural Description toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
To populate elements from an Architectural Description: add the Architectural Description to the diagram, and then populate those elements from the Architectural Description.
Architectural Reference
To create an Architectural Reference: click the Architectural Reference toolbar button, click the source Architectural Description, and then click the destination Architectural Description.
Architecture Metadata
To create an Architecture Metadata: click the Architecture Metadata toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Define the text of the Architecture Metadata through its Full Text property.
To apply an Architecture Metadata to an Architectural Description: click the Note Link toolbar button, click the Architecture Metadata, and then click the Architectural Description to which the Architecture Metadata applies.
Climate
To create a Climate: click the Climate toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Condition
To create a Condition: click the Condition toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Condition Property
To create a Condition Property: click the Condition Property toolbar button, and then click the owning Condition.
From the Select Type dialog, create or select the element that is the type of the Condition Property, that is, a Climate, Condition, Environment, Geo Political Extent Type, Light Condition, Location Type or Physical Location element.
Environment
To create an Environment: click the Environment toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Environment Property
To create an Environment Property: click the Environment Property toolbar button, and then click the owning Climate, Condition, Environment or Light Condition.
From the Select Type dialog, create or select the element that is the type of the Environment Property, that is, a Climate, Condition, Environment, Geo Political Extent Type, Light Condition, Location Type or Physical Location element.
Geo Political Extent Type
To create a Geo Political Extent Type: click the Geo Political Extent Type toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Light Condition
To create a Light Condition: click the Light Condition toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Location Type
To create a Location Type: click the Location Type toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
The following sections provide information about how an AV-4 Environmental Model is used in the model.
Create an AV-4 Environmental Model from
Architectural Description
Service Description
Creates or shows these UPDM elements
In addition to the common UPDM elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams ( Representation, Definition, Information, Metadata, Overlap and Same As elements):
Architectural Description
Architectural Reference
Architecture Metadata
Climate
Condition
Condition Property
Environment
Environment Property
Geo Political Extent Type
Light Condition
Location Type