Creating NSOV-2 Service Interface Specification diagrams for NAF 3
In the Service Interface Specification View, you specify the interfaces presented by a service to consumers. According to the MODAF specification, a consumer is any agent capable of using the service: a person, an organization, a system, or another service. In the Service Interface Specification View, you also specify how the service uses interfaces exposed by other services.
Use a UML Class diagram to draw the NSOV-2 Service Interface Specification diagram.
1 Create a new class diagram. Right-click the Diagrams group in the Explorer (browser); then click New.
2 Name the diagram.
3 In the dialog box that opens, specify the Package that the diagram belongs to, and the Programming Language.
4 Specify that the diagram is of stereotype NSOV-2 Service Interface Spec., by performing the following steps:
•Open the Properties dialog box for the diagram. Right-click an empty area of the diagram workspace; then click Diagram Properties.
•Navigate to Page 2 of the Diagram Properties dialog box; then, in the Stereotype property drop-down list, select NSOV-2 Service Interface Spec..
•Save the diagram and refresh the Explorer browser.