Resource input pin (UPDM - NAF aliases)
A Resource Input Pin is a proprietary element that represents a
Resource Parameter.
Creation
To create a Resource Input Pin:
• From an
NSV-4 Functionality Description: click the 
Input 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:
Input 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 Input Pin to represent that Resource Parameter.
◦ Click the command for a Resource Parameter to create a new Resource Input Pin for that Resource Parameter.
The name of a Resource Input 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 Input Pin to represent each Resource Parameter (Mechanism of In or InOut) of the Resource Operation that is used as the type of the Function Action or Resource Operation Action. In addition, for a Resource Operation Action, Modeler creates a Resource Input Pin named Target Pin.
Note that after creating a Function Action or Resource Operation Action, Resource Input Pin elements are not automatically created for new Resource Parameter elements that are created on the associated Resource Operation.
Appearance
When shown on an
NSV-4 Functionality Description, a Resource Input Pin appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Resource Input Pin:
• On the Items tab of a Resource Input Pin element's property pages, you can view and navigate to the Resource Parameter that is represented by the Resource Input Pin through the Linked Item association.
The following sections provide information about how a Resource Input Pin is used in the model.
Create a Resource Input Pin from
Create from a Resource Input 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
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 Input Pin tab of a Resource Input Pin element's Property Pages:
• URI