• From an Architectural Description or Service Description: right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description, point to New, point to NAF, point to System, and then click Physical Architecture.

• From a Physical Architecture: right-click the Physical Architecture, point to New, point to NAF, and then click Physical Architecture.

• UML Generalizations define Physical Architecture inheritance ( NSV-1 Resource Specification).

• Forecast relationships link a Physical Architecture to forecasted future Physical Architecture elements.

• Implements relationships link a Physical Architecture to the Node elements it implements.

• Is Capable Of Performing relationships to link a Physical Architecture to the Function elements that can be performed by the Physical Architecture.

• Used as a type for Resource Port and Resource Role elements.

• Used as a conveyed classifier for Operational Exchange elements.

• isEncapsulated

• URI