PV-3 Project type definition (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
Creation
To create a PV-3 Project Type Definition:
Right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description that is to own the PV-3 Project Type Definition, point to New, point to Diagram, point to DoDAF, and then click PV-3 Project Type Definition.
Purpose
On a PV-3 Project Type Definition:
Create Project Theme relationships.
Diagram Elements
For information about showing compartments on diagram symbols, setting up default view options and adding existing elements to the diagram, see the following topics:
For information about the creation and appearance of elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams (Representation, Definition, Information, Metadata, Overlap and Same As elements), click here
To create an Architectural Description: click the Architectural Description 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 button, click the source Architectural Description, and then click the destination Architectural Description.
To create an Architecture Metadata: click the Architecture Metadata 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 button, click the Architecture Metadata, and then click the Architectural Description to which the Architecture Metadata applies.
To create a Project Milestone Role:
1. Click the Composite Association button, click the owning Project Type, and then click the Project Milestone Type element that is the type of the Project Milestone Role.
2. Click the Project Milestone Role button, and then click the owning Project Type. From the Select Type dialog, create or select the Project Milestone Type element that is the type of the Project Milestone Role.
Note that when you create a Project Milestone Role through the Project Milestone Role button, the Project Milestone Role is shown on the owning Project Type only when Attributes are shown through the Project Type element's View Options.
To create a Project Milestone Type: click the Project Milestone Type button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Create Project Theme elements for the Project Milestone Type through the Project Theme button or Composite Associations.
To create a Project Role as a composite association:
Click the Composite Association button, click the owning Project Type, and then click the Project Type element that is the type of the Project Role.
To create a Project Role as an attribute:
Click the Project Role button, and then click the owning Project Type. From the Select Type dialog, create or select the Project Type element that is the type of the Project Role.
Note that when you create a Project Role through the Project Role button, the Project Role is shown on the owning Project Type only when Attributes are shown through the Project Type element's View Options.
To create a Project Theme:
Click the Composite Association button, click the owning Project Milestone Type, and then click the Status Indicators element that is the type of the Project Theme.
Click the Project Theme button, and then click the owning Project Type. From the Select Type dialog, create or select the Status Indicators element that is the type of the Project Theme.
To create a Project Type: click the Project Type button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Create a Project Milestone Role element for the Project Type through the Project Milestone Role button or a Composite Association.
To create a Status Indicator Literal: click the Status Indicator Literal button, and then click the owning Status Indicators element.
To create a Status Indicators element: click the Status Indicators button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Create Status Indicator Literal elements for the Status Indicators element through the Status Indicator Literal button.
The following sections provide information about how a PV-3 Project Type Definition is used in the model.
Create a PV-3 Project Type Definition from
Creates or shows these UPDM elements
In addition to the common UPDM elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams ( RepresentationDefinition, Information, Metadata, Overlap and Same As elements):