Concurrent state (operational) (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
A Concurrent State (Operational) is a proprietary element that is required to model UPDM in Modeler.
Creation
To create a Concurrent State (Operational):
• From a State Description (Operational): right-click the State Description (Operational), point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click Concurrent State (Operational).
• From an OV-6b Operational State Transition Description: click the Concurrent State (Operational) button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Concurrent State (Operational) button, and then click in free space on the diagram.To create a new compartment on a Concurrent State (Operational):
• From a Concurrent State (Operational): right-click the Concurrent State (Operational), point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click Sequential State (Operational).
• From an OV-6b Operational State Transition Description: click the 
Operational Concurrent Compartment button, and then click the Concurrent State (Operational).
Operational Concurrent Compartment button, and then click the Concurrent State (Operational).Appearance
When shown on an OV-6b Operational State Transition Description, a Concurrent State (Operational) appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Concurrent State (Operational):
• UML Transitions link a Concurrent State (Operational) to other State Diagram elements (OV-6b Operational State Transition Description).
• Operation (Operational) elements can be invoked by a Concurrent State (Operational): right-click the Concurrent State (Operational), point to Links, and then click Do Node Operation.
• Activity (Operational) elements can be invoked by a Concurrent State (Operational): right-click the Concurrent State (Operational), point to Links, and then click Do Operational Activity.
• State Description (Operational) elements can be invoked by a Concurrent State (Operational): right-click the Concurrent State (Operational), point to Links, and then click Do Operational State Description.
• Standard Activity (Operational) elements can be invoked by a Concurrent State (Operational): right-click the Concurrent State (Operational), point to Links, and then click Do Standard Operational Activity.
The following sections provide information about how a Concurrent State (Operational) is used in the model.
Create a Concurrent State (Operational) from
Create from a Concurrent State (Operational)
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 Concurrent State (Operational) tab of a Concurrent State (Operational) element's Property Pages:
• URI