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Architectural reference (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create an Architectural Reference:
From an Architectural Description or Service Description: right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description, point to Links, point to All, and then click Referencing Architecture or Referenced Architecture.
From a valid Product diagram (see below): click the Architectural Reference toolbar button, click the referencing Architectural Reference, and then click the referenced Architectural Reference.
Appearance
When shown on a valid Product diagram (see below), an Architectural Reference appears as follows:
Relationships
There are no relationships that are of significant importance to an Architectural Reference.
The following sections provide information about how an Architectural Reference is used in the model.
Create an Architectural Reference from
NPV-2 Project Activity Hierarchy
NPV-3 Project Type Definition
NAV-3 Measurement Definition
NAV-4 Environmental Model
NOV-2 Operational Node Definition
NOV-4 Typical Organizational Relationships Chart
NOV-5 Operational Activity Hierarchy
NSOV-1 Service Taxonomy
NSOV-2 Service Definition
NSOV-3 Capability to Service Definition
NSOV-5 Service Functionality
NCV-1 Enterprise Vision
NCV-2 Capability Taxonomy
NCV-6 Operational Activity to Capability Mapping
NSV-1 Resource Specification
NSV-4 Functionality Hierarchy
NSV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition
NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
NTV-2 Standards Definition
Create from an Architectural Reference
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 NAV-2 Integrated Dictionary and NTV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
NPV-2 Project Activity Hierarchy
NPV-3 Project Type Definition
NAV-3 Measurement Definition
NAV-4 Environmental Model
NOV-2 Operational Node Definition
NOV-4 Typical Organizational Relationships Chart
NOV-5 Operational Activity Hierarchy
NSOV-1 Service Taxonomy
NSOV-2 Service Definition
NSOV-3 Capability to Service Definition
NSOV-5 Service Functionality
NCV-1 Enterprise Vision
NCV-2 Capability Taxonomy
NCV-6 Operational Activity to Capability Mapping
NSV-1 Resource Specification
NSV-4 Functionality Hierarchy
NSV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition
NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
NTV-2 Standards Definition
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Architectural Reference tab of an Architectural Reference element's Property Pages:
URI