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Resource artifact (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create a Resource Artifact:
• 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 Resource Artifact.
• From a Resource Artifact: right-click the Resource Artifact, point to New, point to NAF, point to System, and then click Resource Artifact.
• From an NSV-1 Resource Specification, NSV-4 Functionality Hierarchy, NSV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition or NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition: click the Resource Artifact toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
You can convert a Resource Artifact to a Software: right click the Resource Artifact, point to Convert To, and then click Software.
Appearance
When shown on an NSV-1 Resource Specification, NSV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition, NSV-4 Functionality Hierarchy or NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition, a Resource Artifact appears as follows:
When shown on an NSV-1 Resource Interaction Specification or NSV-2 System Communications Description, a Resource Artifact appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Resource Artifact:
• UML Generalizations define Resource Artifact inheritance ( NSV-1 Resource Specification).
• Forecast relationships link a Resource Artifact to forecasted future Resource Artifact elements.
• Implements relationships link a Resource Artifact to the Node, elements it implements.
• Is Capable Of Performing relationships link a Resource Artifact to Function elements that the Resource Artifact can perform.
• Used as a type for Resource Port and Resource Role elements.
• Used as a conveyed classifier for Operational Exchange elements.
The following sections provide information about how a Resource Artifact is used in the model.
Create a Resource Artifact from
Architectural Description
Resource Artifact
Service Description
NSV-1 Resource Specification
NSV-4 Functionality Hierarchy
NSV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition
NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
Create from a Resource Artifact
In addition to the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements ( Alias, Definition, Information and Metadata):
Desired Effect
Function
Property
Request
Resource Artifact
Resource Constraint
Resource Operation
Resource Port
Resource Role
Resource State Machine
Service
Service Description
Service Policy
NSV-1 Resource Interaction Specification
NSV-2 System Communications Description
NSV-6 Systems Data Exchange Matrix
NSV-7 System Quality Requirements Description
NSV-10c Resource Event-Trace Description
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:
NAV-5 Capable Performer Matrix
NOV-3 Operational Information Exchange Matrix
NCV-3 Capability Phasing
NCV-5 Capability to Organisation Deployment Mapping
NSV-1 Resource Specification
NSV-1 Resource Interaction Specification
NSV-2 System Communications Description
NSV-3 Resource Interaction Matrix
NSV-4 Functionality Hierarchy
NSV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Definition
NSV-5 Function to Operational Activity/Service Function Traceability Matrix
NSV-6 Systems Data Exchange Matrix
NSV-7 System Quality Requirements Description
NSV-8 Systems Evolution Description
NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Definition
NSV-9 Technology and Skills Forecast Table
NSV-10a Resource Constraints Specification (shows applied Resource Constraint elements)
NSV-12 Service Provision (shows used Service Interface elements)
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Resource Artifact tab of a Resource Artifact element's Property Pages:
• isEncapsulated
• URI