Architectural description (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create an Architectural Description:
From the model or a UML Package: right-click the Package, point to New, point to NAF, and then click Architectural Description.
From an Architectural Description or Service Description: right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description, point to New, point to NAF, and then click Architectural Description.
From a valid product diagram: click the Architectural Description button, and then click in free space on the diagram.
Appearance
When shown on a valid product (see below), an Architectural Description appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to an Architectural Description:
Architectural Reference relationships link an Architectural Description to another Architectural Description or Service Description.
The following sections provide information about how an Architectural Description is used in the model.
Create an Architectural Description from
UML Model
UML Package
Create from an Architectural Description
In addition to the UPDM elements that can be created from all UPDM elements (Alias, Definition, Information and Metadata):
Shown on these diagrams, tables and matrices
In addition to the NAV-2 Integrated Dictionary and NTV-1 Standards Profile, which can show all UPDM elements:
UPDM writeable properties
The following writeable properties are available on the Architectural Description tab of an Architectural Description element's Property Pages:
architectureFramework
approvalAuthority
architect
assumptionAndConstraint
creatingOrganization
dateCompleted
purpose
recommendations
summaryOfFindings
toolsUsed
toBe
URI
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