Forecast span literal (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
A Forecast Span Literal is a proprietary element that is required to model UPDM in Modeler.
Creation
To create a Forecast Span Literal:
• From a Forecast Span: right-click the Forecast Span, point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click Forecast Span Literal.
• From an SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Definition or StdV-2 Standards Definition: click the Forecast Span Literal button, and then click the owning Forecast Span.
Forecast Span Literal button, and then click the owning Forecast Span.Appearance
When shown on an SV-9 Systems Technology and Skills Forecast Definition or StdV-2 Standards Definition, a Forecast Span Literal appears as follows:
Relationships
• Link a Forecast Span Literal element to Forecast elements that have their span defined by the Forecast Span Literal: right-click the Forecast, point to Links, and then click Span.
The following sections provide information about how a Forecast Span Literal is used in the model.
Create a Forecast Span Literal from
Create from a Forecast Span Literal
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 Forecast Span Literal tab of a Forecast Span Literal element's Property Pages:
• URI