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Physical Resource Viewpoints
The NAF v4 Physical Resource viewpoints enable you to capture the physical Systems that are used to get work done in the organization – and also Resources in general – or Resource Artifacts. NAF v4 (through the UAF metamodel on which it is based) adds concepts to the metamodel such as Software and Technology, and also classifies Organizations, Posts (job titles), and Persons as physical Resources (previously they were mostly thought of as operational performers).
The core concept that you capture in the Resources view is what Systems (or Resources) are used to get work done, and the Functions they perform – these Functions are at the Resource or System level (in DoDAF they were called System Functions). These are quite different than Operational Activities which are functions of the enterprise. So, for example, an Operational Activity for a Search and Rescue organization would be “Search”. You use physical resources or systems to perform a Search, such as a Drone. The Drone is a system that has Functions.
The full set of Resource viewpoints are as described below:
P1 – Resource Types
P2 – Resource Structure
P2-P2 Resource Connectivity Matrix
P2-P2 Resource Flow Reports (NSV-6)
P3 – Resource Connectivity
P4 – Resource Functions: Decomposition
P4 – Resource Functions: Flow
P5 – Resource States
P6 – Resource Sequence: Resource Roles
P6 – Resource Sequence: Resources
P7 – Physical Data Model
P8 – Resource Constraints
Pr – Configuration Management
L4-P4 – Activity to Function Mapping
Parent topic
NAF v4