Measure type (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
Creation
To create a Measure Type:
• 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 Measure Type.
• From an AV-3 Measurement Definition: click the Measure Type button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Measure Type button, and then click in free space on the diagram.Appearance
When shown on an AV-3 Measurement Definition, a Measure Type appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Measure Type:
• UML Generalizations define Measure Type inheritance (AV-3 Measurement Definition).
• Link a Measure Type to Measure elements that specify values: right-click the Measure Type, point to Links, and then click Actual Property Set.
The following sections provide information about how a Measure Type is used in the model.
Create a Measure Type from
Create from a Measure Type
In addition to 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 Measure Type tab of a Measure Type element's Property Pages:
• URI