Specifying NSV-1 resource hierarchy (NAF 3)

Architecting and designing : NATO Architecture Framework (NAF) : NAF v3 : Creating Systems View products for NAF 3 : Specifying NSV-1 resource interactions on diagrams for NAF 3 : Specifying NSV-1 resource hierarchy (NAF 3)

You can specify the hierarchical relationship of resources to one another on the NSV-1 Resource Hierarchy diagram.

1 The NSV-1 Resource Hierarchy is a hierarchical-type diagram, which includes automatic connection features when you draw. To connect one symbol to another symbol, do this:

▪Place one symbol on the diagram.

▪Place a second symbol on the diagram and drag it underneath the first symbol until you see a dashed line auto-drawn between the two. Release your mouse; the two symbols will attach with a hierarchy line drawn between them.

2 To map an NSV-1 Resource Interaction Spec diagram to an NSV-1 Resource Hierarchy diagram, do this:

▪Open the NSV-1 Resource Interaction diagram and have it in focus.

▪Click Tools > NAF Utilities > Convert NSV-1 Resource Interaction Spec. to NSV-1 Resource Hierarchy.

3 To map some or all of the diagram to a flattened structure, with hierarchy described as symbols drawn in other symbols, do this:

▪Open the NSV-1 Resource Hierarchy diagram and have it in focus.

▪Click Tools > MODAF Utilities > Convert SV-1 Resource Hierarchy to SV-1 Resource Interaction Spec.

The following image shows an example of an NSV-1 Resource Hierarchy diagram.

The Resources that you draw on an NSV-1 Resource Hierarchy diagram are considered concrete resources. After drawing a resource, create a same-named resource definition and specify the concrete resource that it is implemented by in its definition.