NCV-2 Capability taxonomy (UPDM

• Right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description that is to own the NCV-2 Capability Taxonomy, point to New, point to Diagram, point to NAF, and then click NCV-2 Capability Taxonomy.

• Create Generalizations between Capability elements to define inheritance.

• Create Capability Property elements for Capability elements.

For information about showing compartments on diagram symbols, setting up default view options and adding existing elements to the diagram, click here

For information about the creation and appearance of elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams (Alias, Definition, Information, Metadata, Overlap and Same As elements), click here

To create an Architectural Description: click the

Architectural Description toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.

To populate elements from an Architectural Description: add the Architectural Description to the diagram, and then populate those elements from the Architectural Description.

To create an Architectural Reference: click the

Architectural Reference toolbar button, click the source Architectural Description, and then click the destination Architectural Description.

To create an Architecture Metadata: click the

Architecture Metadata toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.

Define the text of the Architecture Metadata through its Full Text property.

To apply an Architecture Metadata to an Architectural Description: click the

Note Link toolbar button, click the Architecture Metadata, and then click the Architectural Description to which the Architecture Metadata applies.

To create a Capability: click the

Capability toolbar button, and then click in free space on the diagram.

Use Generalization relationships to define Capability inheritance.

To create a Generalization: click the

Generalization toolbar button, click the sub Capability, and then click the super Capability.

• Click the

Composite Association toolbar button, click the owning Capability, and then click the Capability that is the type of the Capability Property.

• Click the

Capability Property toolbar button, and then click the owning Capability. From the Select Type dialog, create or select the Capability element that is the type of the Capability Property, or create an untyped Capability Property.

Note that only UML Role based Capability Property elements can be shown as Composite Associations. Tell me more...

To hide Capability Property elements shown on the Capability: through the View Options of the owning Capability, do not show Attributes.

The following sections provide information about how an NCV-2 Capability Taxonomy is used in the model.

Architectural Description

In addition to the common UPDM elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams ( Alias, Definition, Information, Metadata, Overlapand Same Aselements):