TRAK-Community

Date

11h February 2011

Definition

Part of the TRAK Solution Perspective.

A formalised representation of something that is exchanged between resources. Resources.

Covered by TRAK IPR and licenses

Tests For

Tests Against

Comments

In TRAK an Interaction Element is not limited to representing information - it may be data, energy or materiel. This is different to both MODAF and DODAF.

Do not assign any particular format or method to the quantity that the Interaction Element represents - this is achieved using Protocol either 1) implemented by the Port or 2) used by the Port Connection that realises the Resource Interaction that carries the Interaction Element.

Sing after me: Oh, the knee bone’s connected to the leg bone ... ;-)

Attributes

• Element type = Unknown/Data/Energy/Materiel

Inherited Attributes:

• + Architecture Description Element

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Relationships

Interaction Element participates in the following relationships:

• Resource Interaction carries Interaction Element
• Port Connection exchanges Interaction Element
• Function triggers Interaction Element
• Interaction Element triggers Function

Inherited relationships:

+ from Architecture Description Element:

• Claim about Interaction Element
• Concern about Interaction Element
• Contract governs Interaction Element
• Requirement governs Interaction Element
• Standard governs Interaction Element
• Interaction Element satisfies Contract
• Interaction Element satisfies Requirement
• Interaction Element satisfies Standard
• Interaction Element traces to Argument
• Interaction Element traces to Document
• Interaction Element traces to Requirement

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Master Architecture View

Any Interaction Element used within an architecture description of the system-of-interest must appear on a SV-02 Solution Resource Interaction View for the architecture description.

The SV-02 is the Master Architecture View for Interaction Element.

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Other Frameworks

In both MODAF and NAF the nearest equivalent is Data Element which can, not surprisingly, only represent data:

• MODAF::Data Element
• NAF::Data Element

References

• TRAK Enterprise Architecture Framework Metamodel. trakmetamodel.sourceforge.net

Category:Metamodel -> Stereotype
Category:Solution
Category:Architecture Perspective -> Solution
Category:Interface

Categories:

• Architecture Perspective
  • Solution
• Interface
• Metamodel
  • Stereotype
• Solution