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 follows: