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Arbitrary connector (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
Creation
To create an Arbitrary Connector:
• From an OV-1a High-level Operational Concept Graphic: click the Arbitrary Connector button, click the source Concept Role, and then click the destination Concept Role.
Appearance
When shown on an OV-1a High-level Operational Concept Graphic, an Arbitrary Connector appears as follows:
Relationships
There are no relationships that are of significant importance to an Arbitrary Connector.
The following sections provide information about how an Arbitrary Connector is used in the model.
Create an Arbitrary Connector from
Create from an Arbitrary Connector
Only the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements ( Representation, Definition, Information, and Metadata).
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
In addition to the AV-2 Integrated Dictionary and StdV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Arbitrary Connector tab of an Arbitrary Connector element's Property Pages:
• URI