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Forecast span literal (UPDM - MODAF aliases)
A Forecast Span Literal is a proprietary element that is required to model UPDM in Modeler.
Creation
To create a Forecast Span Literal:
• From a Forecast Span: right-click the Forecast Span, point to New, point to MODAF, and then click Forecast Span Literal.
• From an SV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition or TV-2 Standards Definition: click the Forecast Span Literal toolbar button, and then click the owning Forecast Span.
Appearance
When shown on an SV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition or TV-2 Standards Definition, a Forecast Span Literal appears as follows:
Relationships
• Link a Forecast Span Literal element to Forecast elements that have their span defined by the Forecast Span Literal: right-click the Forecast, point to Links, and then click Span.
The following sections provide information about how a Forecast Span Literal is used in the model.
Create a Forecast Span Literal from
Forecast Span
SV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
TV-2 Standards Definition
Create from a Forecast Span Literal
Only the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements ( Alias Definition, Information, and Metadata).
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:
SV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
SV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Table
TV-2 Standards Definition
TV-2 Standards Forecast Table
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Forecast Span Literal tab of a Forecast Span Literal element's Property Pages:
• URI