Concurrent state (system) (UPDM - DoDAF aliases)
A Concurrent State (System) is a proprietary element that is required to model UPDM in Modeler.
Creation
To create a Concurrent State (System):
• From a State Description (System): right-click the State Description (System), point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click Concurrent State (System).
• From an SV-10b Systems State Transition Description: click the Concurrent State (System) button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Concurrent State (System) button, and then click in free space on the diagram.To create a new compartment on a Concurrent State (System):
• From a Concurrent State (System): right-click the Concurrent State (System), point to New, point to DoDAF, and then click Sequential State (System).
• From an SV-10b Systems State Transition Description: click the 
Resource Concurrent Compartment button, and then click the Concurrent State (System).
Resource Concurrent Compartment button, and then click the Concurrent State (System).Appearance
When shown on an SV-10b Systems State Transition Description, a Concurrent State (System) appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Concurrent State (System):
• UML Transitions link a Concurrent State (System) to other State Diagram elements (SV-10b Systems State Transition Description).
• Activity (System) elements can be invoked by a Concurrent State (System): right-click the Concurrent State (System), point to Links, and then click Do Function.
• Operation (System) elements can be invoked by a Concurrent State (System): right-click the Concurrent State (System), point to Links, and then click Do Resource Operation.
• State Description (System) elements can be invoked by a Concurrent State (System): right-click the Concurrent State (System), point to Links, and then click Do Resource State Machine.
The following sections provide information about how a Concurrent State (System) is used in the model.
Create a Concurrent State (System) from
Create from a Concurrent State (System)
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 (System) tab of a Concurrent State (System) element's Property Pages:
• URI