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Architectural description (UPDM - MODAF aliases)
Creation
To create an Architectural Description:
• From the model or a UML Package: right-click the Package, point to New, point to MODAF, and then click Architectural Description.
• From an Architectural Description or Service Description: right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description, point to New, point to MODAF, and then click Architectural Description.
• From a valid product diagram: click the Architectural Description toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Appearance
When shown on a valid product (see below), an Architectural Description appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to an Architectural Description:
• Architectural Reference relationships link an Architectural Description to another Architectural Description or Service Description.
The following sections provide information about how an Architectural Description is used in the model.
Create an Architectural Description from
AcV-2 Project Activity Hierarchy
AcV-3 Project Type Definition
Architectural Description
AV-3 Measurement Definition
AV-4 Environmental Model
UML Model
OV-2 Operational Node Definition
OV-4 Typical Organizational Relationships Chart
OV-5 Operational Activity Hierarchy
UML Package
Service Description
SOV-1 Service Taxonomy
SOV-2 Service Interface Specification
SOV-3 Capability to Service Definition
SOV-5 Service Functionality
StV-1 Enterprise Vision
StV-2 Capability Taxonomy
StV-6 Operational Activity to Capability Mapping
SV-1 Resource Definition
SV-4 Functionality Hierarchy
SV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition
SV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
TV-2 Standards Definition
Create from an Architectural Description
In addition to the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements ( Alias, Definition, Information and Metadata):
Actual Location
Actual Organization
Actual Person
Actual Post
Actual Project
Actual Project Milestone
Actual Property Set
AcV-1 Acquisition Clusters
AcV-2 Project Activity Hierarchy
AcV-2 Programme Timelines
AcV-3 Project Type Definition
AcV-3 Actual Project Definition
Architectural Description
Architecture Metadata
Asynchronous Message
AV-1 Overview and Summary Information
AV-2 Integrated Dictionary
AV-3 Measurement Definition
AV-3 Actual Measurement Definition
AV-4 Environmental Model
AV-5 Capable Performer Matrix
Capability
Capability Configuration
Climate
Competence
Condition
Deployed Milestone
Enduring Task
Energy
Enterprise Goal
Enterprise Phase
Enterprise Vision
Environment
Exchange Element
External Individual
External Tuple
External Tuple Type
External Type
Fielded Capability
Forecast Span
Function
Functional Standard
Geo Political Extent
Geo Political Extent Type
High Level Operational Concept
Increment Milestone
Light Condition
Location Type
Logical Architecture
Logical Data Model
Materiel
Measurement Set
Mission
Mission Actor
Mission Use Case
No Longer Used Milestone
Node
Operational Activity
Operational Constraint
Organization
Out Of Service Milestone
OV-1b Operational Concept Description
OV-1c Operational Performance Attributes
OV-1d Mission Definition
OV-2 Operational Node Definition
OV-3 Operational Information Exchange Matrix
OV-4 Typical Organizational Relationships Chart
OV-4 Actual Organizational Relationships Chart
OV-4 Post Fulfillment Table
OV-5 Operational Activity Hierarchy
OV-6a Operational Rules Model
Person
Physical Architecture
Physical Data Model
Physical Location
Post
Project Activity
Project Milestone
Project Type
Protocol
Resource Artifact
Resource Constraint
Role Type
Security Attributes Group
Security Domain
Service Access
Service Description
Service Function
Service Interface
Service Level Value Set
Service Policy
Software
SOV-1 Service Taxonomy
SOV-2 Service Interface Specification
SOV-3 Capability to Service Definition
SOV-3 Capability to Service Mapping
SOV-4a Service Constraints
SOV-5 Service Functionality
Standard
Standard Operational Activity
Status Indicators
Stereotype Extension
StV-1 Enterprise Vision
StV-2 Capability Taxonomy
StV-3 Capability Phasing
StV-5 Capability to Organisation Deployment Mapping
StV-6 Operational Activity to Capability Mapping
SV-1 Resource Definition
SV-3 Resource Interaction Matrix
SV-4 Functionality Hierarchy
SV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition
SV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Traceability Matrix
SV-6 Systems Data Exchange Matrix
SV-7 Resource Performance Parameters Matrix
SV-8 Systems Evolution Description
SV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
SV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Table
SV-10a Resource Constraints Specification
SV-12 Service Provision
Technical Standard
TV-1 Standards Profile
TV-2 Standards Definition
TV-2 Standards Forecast Table
Vision Statement
Whole Life Configuration
Whole Life Enterprise
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
In addition to the AV-2 Integrated Dictionary and TV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
AcV-2 Project Activity Hierarchy
AcV-3 Project Type Definition
AV-3 Measurement Definition
AV-4 Environmental Model
OV-2 Operational Node Definition
OV-4 Typical Organizational Relationships Chart
OV-5 Operational Activity Hierarchy
SOV-1 Service Taxonomy
SOV-2 Service Interface Specification
SOV-3 Capability to Service Definition
SOV-5 Service Functionality
StV-1 Enterprise Vision
StV-2 Capability Taxonomy
StV-6 Operational Activity to Capability Mapping
SV-1 Resource Definition
SV-4 Functionality Hierarchy
SV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition
SV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
TV-2 Standards Definition
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Architectural Description tab of an Architectural Description element's Property Pages:
• architectureFramework
• approvalAuthority
• architect
• assumptionAndConstraint
• creatingOrganization
• dateCompleted
• purpose
• recommendations
• summaryOfFindings
• toolsUsed
• toBe
• URI