NOV-1a High-level Operational Concept Graphic (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create an NOV-1a High-level Operational Concept Graphic:
• Right-click the
High Level Operational Concept that is to own the NOV-1a High-level Operational Concept Graphic, point to New, point to NAF, and then click NOV-1a High-level Operational Concept Graphic.
If you want the owning element to appear on the diagram: right-click the background of the diagram, point to Populate, and then click Owner.
Purpose
On an NOV-1a High-level Operational Concept Graphic:
• Create
Concept Role elements.
Diagram Elements
For information about showing compartments on diagram symbols, setting up default view options and adding existing elements to the diagram, click see UPDM compartments and adding elements.
For information about the creation and appearance of elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams (Alias, Definition, Information, Metadata, Overlap and Same As elements), see
Creation and appearance of elements that appear on all product diagrams (UPDM - NAF aliases).
To create an Arbitrary Connector: click the 
Arbitrary Connector button, click the source Concept Role, and then click the destination Concept Role.
Arbitrary Connector button, click the source Concept Role, and then click the destination Concept Role.
To create a Concept Role:
• Click the 
Concept Role button, and then click in free space on the diagram (or the High Level Operational Concept if shown). From the Select Type dialog, create or select the element that is the type of the Concept Role, or create an untyped Concept Role.
Concept Role button, and then click in free space on the diagram (or the High Level Operational Concept if shown). From the Select Type dialog, create or select the element that is the type of the Concept Role, or create an untyped Concept Role.• From an appropriate Modeler pane, locate the element that you want to use as the type of the Concept Role, and then drag that element to free space on the diagram (or to the High Level Operational Concept if shown).
The type of a Concept Role can be a Capability Configuration, Location Type, Logical Architecture, Node, Organization, Physical Architecture, Physical Location, Post, Resource Artifact, Responsibility, Security Domain, Service Access or Software element.
Use Arbitrary Connector relationships to link a Concept Role to other Concept Role elements.
When you create an NOV-1a High-level Operational Concept Graphic, Modeler does not add the owning High Level Operational Concept to the diagram.
To show the owning High Level Operational Concept on the diagram: right-click the background of the diagram, point to Populate, and then click Owner.
The following sections provide information about how an NOV-1a High-level Operational Concept Graphic is used in the model.
Create an NOV-1a High-level Operational Concept Graphic from
Creates or shows these UPDM elements
In addition to the common UPDM elements that can be shown on all Product diagrams (
Alias,
Definition,
Information,
Metadata,
Overlap and
Same As elements):