View MODAF:AV-2 Integrated Dictionary View
Overview
The AV-2 Integrated Dictionary View is part of the MODAF All Views Viewpoint and one of the 46 MODAF views.
Version & Date
Version 1.2.003.
Purpose
From ‘The MODAF All Views (AV) Viewpoint’ p7:
AV-2 presents all the Elements used in an architecture as a stand alone structure. An AV-2 presents all the Elements as a specialisation hierarchy, provides a text definition for each one and references the source of the element (eg MODAF Ontology2, IDEAS Model, local, etc.).
An AV-2 shows elements from the MODAF Ontology that have been used in the architecture and new elements (i.e. not in the MODAF Ontology) that have been introduced by the architecture.
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Background
From ‘The MODAF All Views (AV) Viewpoint’ p7:
It is essential that organisations within Defence use the same terms to refer to an object. In the most part, this is facilitated by the MODAF Ontology. Architectures often introduce new terms usually because the architecture is covering new technology or business processes. The purpose of the AV-2 is to provide a local extension of the MODAF Ontology to explain the terms and abbreviations used in building the architecture.
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From ‘The MODAF All Views (AV) Viewpoint’ p7:
The data in an AV-2 can include:
- Ontology References
- Specialisation Relationships (Subtyping)
- Type-Instance Relationships
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From ‘The MODAF All Views (AV) Viewpoint’ p8:
Each entry in an Integrated Dictionary should display the following properties:
- The name used for this element in the architecture
- Alternative names for this element e.g. if the element is listed in the MODAF Ontology, it may have multiple names
- A brief description of the element
- A list of the views in which the element is used
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Comments
Other Frameworks
See also:
- DNDAF::CV-2 Integrated Data Dictionary Subview
- DODAF::AV-2 Integrated Dictionary Model
- NAF::NAV-2 Integrated Dictionary Subview
- TRAK::MVp-01 Architecture Description Dictionary Viewpoint
References
- The MODAF All Views (AV) Viewpoint. 19th November 2008. https://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/InformationManagement/MODAF/TheAllViewpointav.htm
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