Resource connector (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create a Resource Connector:
• From an
NSV-2 System Communications Description: click the Shallow Resource Connector or 
Shallow Uni-Directional Resource Connector button, click the source
Resource Port, and then click the destination Resource Port.
Shallow Resource Connector or Shallow Uni-Directional Resource Connector button, click the source
Resource Port, and then click the destination Resource Port.To create a Resource Connector and connecting Resource Port elements in one operation:
• From an
NSV-2 System Communications Description: click the 
Resource Connector Complete button, click the source
Resource Role, and then click the destination Resource Role.
Resource 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 Resource Port elements.
Appearance
When shown on an
NSV-2 System Communications Description, a Resource Connector appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Resource Connector:
• Create
Resource Interaction elements on a Resource Connector.
• Link a Resource Connector to
Protocol elements it implements: right-click the Resource Connector, point to Links, and then click Implements Protocols.
The following sections provide information about how a Resource Connector is used in the model.
Create a Resource Connector from
Create from a Resource Connector
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
NAV-2 Integrated Dictionary and
NTV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Resource Connector tab of a Resource Connector element's Property Pages:
• identifier
• URI