Resource output pin (UPDM - MODAF aliases)
A Resource Output Pin is a proprietary element that represents a
Resource Parameter.
Creation
To create a Resource Output Pin:
• From an
SV-4 Functionality Description: click the 
Output Pin button, and then click the edge of the owning
Function Action or
Resource Operation Action. From the context menu, point to New Pin, and then click the required command:
Output Pin button, and then click the edge of the owning
Function Action or
Resource Operation Action. From the context menu, point to New Pin, and then click the required command:◦ Click New Parameter to create a new Resource Parameter and a new Resource Output Pin to represent that Resource Parameter.
◦ Click the command for a Resource Parameter to create a new Resource Output Pin for that Resource Parameter.
The name of a Resource Output Pin is set to that of the Resource Parameter it represents.
On creation of a Function Action or Resource Operation Action, Modeler creates a Resource Output Pin to represent each Resource Parameter (Mechanism of Out or InOut) of the Resource Operation that is used as the type of the Function Action or Resource Operation Action.
Note that after creating a Function Action or Resource Operation Action, Resource Output Pin elements are not automatically created for new Resource Parameter elements that are created for the associated Resource Operation.
Appearance
When shown on an
SV-4 Functionality Description, a Resource Output Pin appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Resource Output Pin:
• On the Items tab of a Resource Output Pin element's property pages, you can view and navigate to the Resource Parameter that is represented by the Resource Output Pin through the Linked Item association.
The following sections provide information about how a Resource Output Pin is used in the model.
Create a Resource Output Pin from
Create from a Resource Output Pin
Only the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements (
Alias,
Definition,
Information and
Metadata).
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
In addition to the
AV-2 Integrated Dictionary and
TV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Resource Output Pin tab of a Resource Output Pin element's Property Pages:
• URI