Architecture metadata (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
Creation
To create an Architecture Metadata:
• From an Architectural Description or Service Description: right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description, point to New, point to DoDAF, point to All, and then click Architecture Metadata.
• From a valid product diagram (see below): click the Architecture Metadata button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Architecture Metadata button, and then click in free space on the diagram.To apply an Architecture Metadata to an Architectural Description or Service Description: click the 
Note Link button, click the Architecture Metadata, and then click the Architectural Description to which the Architecture Metadata applies.
Note Link button, click the Architecture Metadata, and then click the Architectural Description to which the Architecture Metadata applies.After creating an Architecture Metadata, define the text of the Architecture Metadata through its Full Text property.
Appearance
When shown on a valid product diagram (see below), an Architecture Metadata appears as follows:
Relationships
On a diagram, use a Note Link to apply an Architecture Metadata to an Architectural Description or Service Description.
The following sections provide information about how an Architecture Metadata can be used in the model.
Create an Architecture Metadata from
Create from an Architecture Metadata
Only the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements (Representation, Definition, Information, and Metadata).
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
In addition to the AV-2 Integrated Dictionary and StdV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Architecture Metadata tab of an Architecture Metadata element's Property Pages:
• dublinCoreElement
• modMetaDataElement
• name
• URI