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Resource connector (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create a Resource Connector:
• From an NSV-2 System Communications Description: click the Shallow Resource Connector or Shallow Uni-Directional Resource Connector toolbar button, click the source Resource Port, and then click the destination Resource Port.
To create a Resource Connector and connecting Resource Port elements in one operation:
• From an NSV-2 System Communications Description: click the Resource Connector Complete toolbar button, click the source Resource Role, and then click the destination Resource Role.
On the Select Type dialog, select the type of the Resource Port elements.
Appearance
When shown on an NSV-2 System Communications Description, a Resource Connector appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Resource Connector:
• Create Resource Interaction elements on a Resource Connector.
• A Resource Connector can realize a Command, Control or Resource Interaction.
• Link a Resource Connector to Protocol elements it implements: right-click the Resource Connector, point to Links, and then click Implements Protocols.
The following sections provide information about how a Resource Connector is used in the model.
Create a Resource Connector from
NSV-2 System Communications Description
Create from a Resource Connector
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:
NSV-2 System Communications Description
NSV-6 Systems Data Exchange Matrix
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Resource Connector tab of a Resource Connector element's Property Pages:
• identifier
• URI