Software (UPDM - NAF aliases)
Creation
To create a Software:
From an Architectural Description or Service Description: right-click the Architectural Description or Service Description, point to New, point to NAF, point to System, and then click Software.
From a Software: right-click the Software, point to New, point to NAF, and then click Software.
You can convert a Software to a Resource Artifact: right click the Software, point to Convert To, and then click Resource Artifact.
Appearance
When shown on an NSV-1 Resource Interaction Specification or NSV-2 System Communications Description, a Software appears as follows:
Relationships
The following relationships are of importance to a Software:
UML Generalizations define Software inheritance (NSV-1 Resource Specification).
Forecast relationships link a Software to forecasted future Software elements.
Implements relationships link a Software to the Node elements it implements.
Is Capable Of Performing relationships to link a Software to the Function elements that can be performed by the Software.
Used as a type for Resource Port and Resource Role and elements.
Used as a conveyed classifier for Operational Exchange elements.
The following sections provide information about how a Software is used in the model.
Create a Software from
Create from a Software
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 Software tab of a Software element's Property Pages:
isEncapsulated
URI
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