To create a Resource Interaction as a link that does not realize any elements:
• From an
NSV-1 Resource Specification: click the Resource Interaction Link toolbar button, click the source element and then click the destination element.
On the Select Conveyed Classifier dialog, create or select the Resource Interaction element's conveyed classifier.
• From an
NSV-10c Resource Event-Trace Description, click the Resource Interaction Message toolbar button, in line with the required Statement click the source lifeline, and then click the destination lifeline.
On the Select Conveyed Classifier dialog, create or select the Resource Interaction element's conveyed classifier, and from the context menu click the command for the destination element.
• From an
NSV-2 System Communications Description: click the Resource Interaction toolbar button, and then click the Resource Interface or Service Channel you want to realize.
On the Select Conveyed Classifier dialog, create or select the Resource Interaction element's conveyed classifier, and from the context menu click the command for the destination element.
• From an
NSV-4 Functionality Description: click the Resource Interaction toolbar button, and then click the Function Edge (Control Flow) or Function Edge (Object Flow) you want to realize.
From the dialogs that appear, select the conveyed classifier, the source element, and then the destination element.
You can convert a Resource Interaction to a
Command or
Control when the source and destination elements are Organization, Post or Responsibility elements: right click the Resource Interaction, point to Convert To, and then click the required command.
Realizing Elements
A Resource Interaction can realize many Resource Connector, Resource Interface, Function Edge (Control Flow), Function Edge (Object Flow) and Service Channel elements.
To make a Resource Interaction realize an element:
• Drag the Resource Interaction from a Modeler pane to the Resource Connector, Resource Interface, Function Edge (Control Flow), Function Edge (Object Flow) or Service Channel on a diagram.
• Drag the Resource Interaction element's conveyed classifier from a Modeler pane to the Resource Connector, Resource Interface, Function Edge (Control Flow), Function Edge (Object Flow) or Service Channel on a diagram. On the Select Resource Interaction dialog, select the realizing Resource Interaction.
• Right-click the Resource Connector, Resource Interface, Function Edge (Control Flow), Function Edge (Object Flow) or Service Channel that is to be realized, point to Links, point to Realized, and then click Resource Interaction. From the dialog, select the Resource Interaction elements that you want to realize the element you right-clicked.
If you right-click the element on a diagram, the Resource Interaction elements that you select are added to the diagram.
You can view which elements are realized by a Resource Interaction on the Items tab of its Property Pages. In the Show Associated list, select Realization. Do not attempt to realize elements through the Items tab.
After realizing an element, you can change the source and target elements of the Resource Interaction to those of the realized element, when it is valid to do so: on a diagram that shows the Resource Interaction realizing the element, right-click the Resource Interaction, and then click Set Ends to Realizing Link Ends.
