TV-2 Standards definition (UPDM

TV-2 Standards definition (UPDM - MODAF aliases)

• Right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description that is to own the TV-2 Standards Definition, point to New, point to Diagram, point to MODAF, and then click TV-2 Standards Definition.

• Create Forecast Span elements and child Forecast Span Literal elements.

• Create Protocol elements and child Protocol Layer 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:

For information about the creation and appearance of elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams (Alias, Definition, Information, Metadata, Overlap and Same As elements), click here

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.

To create an Architectural Reference: click the

Architectural Reference toolbar button, click the source Architectural Description, and then click the destination Architectural Description.

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.

To create a Forecast: click the

Forecast toolbar button, click the source element, and then click the destination element.

The source and destination elements must be the same type and they can be as follows: Functional Standard, Protocol, Standard or Technical Standard elements.

To create a Forecast Span: click the

Forecast Span toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.

After creating a Forecast Span, you can create Forecast Span Literal elements for that Forecast Span.

To create a Forecast Span Literal: click the

Forecast Span Literal toolbar button, and then click the owning Forecast Span.

To hide Forecast Span Literal elements shown on the Forecast Span: through the View Options of the owning Forecast Span, do not show Attributes.

To create a Functional Standard: click the

Functional Standard toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.

Use Forecast relationships to link the Functional Standard to forecasted future Functional Standard elements.

To create a Protocol: click the

Protocol toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.

After creating a Protocol, you can create Protocol Layer elements for that Forecast Span.

Use Forecast relationships to link the Protocol to forecasted future Protocol elements.

• Click the

Protocol Layer toolbar button, and then click the owning Protocol. From the Select Type dialog, create or select the Protocol element that is the type of the Protocol Layer.

• Click the

Composite Association toolbar button, click the owning Protocol, and then click the Protocol element that is the type of the Protocol Layer.

You can also create Protocol Layer elements through the

Association and

Uni-Directional Association toolbar buttons.

To create a Standard: click the

Standard toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.

Use Forecast relationships to link the Standard to forecasted future Standard elements.

To create a Technical Standard: click the

Technical Standard toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.

Use Forecast relationships to link the Technical Standard to forecasted future Technical Standard elements.

The following sections provide information about how a TV-2 Standards Definition is used in the model.

Architectural Description

In addition to the common UPDM elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams ( Alias, Definition, Information, Metadata, Overlap and Same As elements):