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