Operational Modeling Elements

Operational Modeling is the creation of logical elements that define an abstract representation of the architecture. Key elements in this logical model are operational nodes and their behaviors, which can be defined by operational activities, event traces, or state traces. A desired result of operational modeling is to identify operational nodes that communicate with each other. This communication requirement is represented by a needline association between those nodes. For more information, see the UPIA specification: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27019099&aid=1

Operational Elements Mapping

RSA UPIA	MagicDraw UPDM 2
Actual Location	UPDM ActualLocation
Actual Role	UPDM Actual Post
Capability Realization isExternal resourceType value	UPDM Capability if UPIA element is a Class Ecore documentation, key=isExternal Ecore documentation, key=resourceType Ecore documentation, key=value
Capability Role isExternal resourceType value	Performer Ecore documentation, key=isExternal Ecore documentation, key=resourceType Ecore documentation, key=value
Capability Usage goal strategicMission	UML UseCase Dependency to UPDM::EnterpriseGoal Dependency to Use Case coming from a UPIA::StrategicMission
Data Exchange	UPDM Resource Interaction
Effect	UML Opaque Behavior
Goal amplifies benefits capabilityUsage	EnterpriseGoal Dependency to UPDM::Vision benefits Dependency to Use Case coming from UPIA::CapabilityUsage
Information Element accuracy language resourceType value	UPDM Exchange Element Ecore documentation, key=accuracy Ecore documentation, key=language Ecore documentation, key=resourceType Ecore documentation, key=value
Information Exchange scope context exchangeId periodicity timeliness	UPDM Operational Exchange Ecore documentation, key=scope Ecore documentation, key=context Ecore documentation, key=exchangeId Ecore documentation, key=periodicity Ecore documentation, key=timeliness
Location	UPDM GeoPoliticalExtent if locationType set to either {Country ,Facility, GeoFeature, GeoPoliticalExtent, Installation, RealProperty, Region, Site, SolidVolume} UPDM Location instead
Objective	UPDM High Level Operational Concept
Operational Activity policy	UPDM OperationalActivity Dependency to UPDM::HighLevelOperationalConcept
Operational Control Flow	UPDM Operational Activity Edge
Operational Event Trace	UPDM OperationalEventTrace
Operational Information Flow	UPDM Operational Activity Edge
Operational Node isExternal resourceType value	UPDM Performer Ecore documentation, key=isExternal Ecore documentation, key=resourceType Ecore documentation, key=value
Operational Node Port	UPDM NodePort
Rule type category	UPDM Design Rule UPDM Rule Kind Ecore documentation, key=category
Needline exchanges	UPDM NodeAssociation Dependency to UPDM::OperationalExchange
Operational State Trace	UPDM OperationalStateDescription
Operational Task	UPDM NodeOperation
*Diagrams*
Class Diagram with Performer	OV-2 Operational Resource Flow Description
Class Diagram with Organization	OV-4 Organizational Relationships Chart
Activity Diagram with OperationalActivity	OV-5b Operational Activity Model
Sequence Diagram owned by an Interaction stereotyped OperationalEventTrace	OV-6c Operational Event-Trace Description

Limitations

A Sequence Diagram not owned by an Interaction is not transformed.