Information (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create an Information:
• From an element: right-click the element, point to New, point to NAF, and then click Information.
• From a diagram: click the
Information button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Specify the text of the Information through the Full Text property.
To apply an Information to an element:
• From an element: right-click the element, point to Links, point to Applied, and then click Information. On the Links Editor dialog, select the Information elements that apply to the element.
• From an Information: right-click the Information, point to Links, and then click Information Element. On the Links Editor dialog, select the elements to which the Information applies.
• From a diagram: click the
Note Link button, click the Information, and then click the element to which the Information applies.
Appearance
When shown on a diagram, an Information appears as follows:
To populate an element's Information on a diagram: right-click the element, point to Populate, point to Links, and then click Information Note Links.
Relationships
There are no relationships that are of significant importance to an Information.
The following sections provide information about how an Information is used in the model.
Create an Information from
Any element.
Create from an Information
No elements can be created from an Information.
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
Any diagram.
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Information tab of an Information element's Property Pages:
• informationKind
• URI