Request (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create a Request:
• From a
Capability Configuration,
Logical Architecture,
Organization,
Node,
Physical Architecture,
Post,
Resource Artifact,
Responsibility,
Security Domain,
Service Access or
Software: right-click the element, point to New, point to NAF, and then click Request.
On the Select Type dialog, create or select the
Service Interface to use as a type, or create an untyped Request.
On the Select Type dialog, create or select the Service Interface to use as a type, or create an untyped Request.
◦ Click the Request button, and then click the
Logical Architecture,
Known Resource,
Node,
Node Role,
Problem Domain or
Security Domain element that is to own the Request. On the Select Type dialog, create or select the
Service Interface that is the type of the Request, or create an untyped Request.
Request button, and then click the
Logical Architecture,
Known Resource,
Node,
Node Role,
Problem Domain or
Security Domain element that is to own the Request. On the Select Type dialog, create or select the
Service Interface that is the type of the Request, or create an untyped Request.If the owner of the NOV-2 Operational Node Relationship Description is not shown on the diagram, create a Request on the diagram owner by clicking in free space.
◦ From an appropriate Modeler pane, locate the
Service Interface that you want to use as the type of the Request, and then drag that Service Interface to the owning
Logical Architecture,
Known Resource,
Node,
Node Role,
Problem Domain or
Security Domain element on the diagram. From the dialog, select Request, and then click OK.
If the owner of the NOV-2 Operational Node Relationship Description is not shown on the diagram, create a Request on the diagram owner by dragging the Service Interface to free space.
◦ Click the Request button, and then click the diagram owner or
Resource Role element that is to own the Request. On the Select Type dialog, create or select the
Service Interface that is the type of the Request, or create an untyped Request.
Request button, and then click the diagram owner or
Resource Role element that is to own the Request. On the Select Type dialog, create or select the
Service Interface that is the type of the Request, or create an untyped Request.If the owner of the NSV-1 Resource Interaction Specification or NSV-2 System Communications Description is not shown on the diagram, create a Request on the diagram owner by clicking in free space.
◦ From an appropriate Modeler pane, locate the Service Interface that you want to use as the type of the Request, and then drag that
Service Interface to the diagram owner or Resource Role element on the diagram. From the dialog, select Request, and then click OK.
If the owner of the NSV-1 Resource Interaction Specification or NSV-2 System Communications Description is not shown on the diagram, create a Request on the diagram owner by dragging Service Interface to free space.
The diagram owner can be a
Capability Configuration,
Organization,
Physical Architecture,
Post,
Resource Artifact,
Responsibility,
Service Access or
Software element.
Appearance
When shown on an
NOV-2 Operational Node Definition or
NSV-1 Resource Specification, a Request appears similar to as follows:
When shown on an
NOV-2 Operational Node Relationship Description,
NSV-1 Resource Interaction Specification or
NSV-2 System Communications Description, a Request appears similar to as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Request:
The following sections provide information about how a Request is used in the model.
Create a Request from
Create from a Request
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 Request tab of a Request element's Property Pages:
• connectorRequired
• URI