To open the Realized Resource Exchange wizard

  • In the SV-1, SV-2 (DoDAF) diagrams:
    - On the diagram pane, select the Association and on the smart manipulator toolbar, click New Resource Exchange.
    - Click Resource Exchange and on the diagram pane, connect Resources.
    - Click the Control relationship and connect Posts or Organizations with Posts, Organizations, Natural Resources, Software, Resource Artifact, Technology.
    - Click the Command relationship and connect Posts, Organizations.


  • In the SV-1 Internal, SV-2 Internal (DoDAF):
    - On the diagram pane, select the Resource Connector and on the smart manipulator toolbar, click New Resource Exchange .
    - On the diagram palette, click Resource Exchange and then click the Resource Connector.

  • In the SV-4 Flow (DoDAF) diagram:
    - On the diagram pane, select Function Control Flow or Function Object Flow and on the smart manipulator toolbar click New Resource Exchange .
    - On the diagram palette, click Resource Exchange and then click Function Control Flow or Function Object Flow.

  • In the SV-10c (DoDAF) diagram:
    - On the diagram pane, select the Resource Message and on the smart manipulator toolbar, click New Resource Exchange .
    - On the diagram palette, click Resource Exchange and then click the Resource Message.

  • In the SV-3, SvcV-3a, SvcV-3b (DoDAF) matrix :
    - On the diagram pane, right-click the intersection in the matrix and select Add New Resource Exchange.


The Realized Resource Exchange wizard includes of two steps:

Resource Exchange creation (mandatory)

This step is designed to create a new Resource Exchange by specifying a conveyed Resource Exchange Item, both sending and receiving Resources, and a direction of a Resource Exchange. Depending on a fact, if selected Resources are known or not, requested information differs:

  • If sending and receiving Resources are unknown form the wizard invocation context, you need to specify both.

  • If sending and receiving Resources are known, they are added to a Realized Resource Exchange wizard automatically.

BoxDescription
Exchange Kind

 Shows the type of exchanged resources:

  • Resource Communication.
  • Resource Movement.
  • Resource Energy Flow.
  • Geo Political Extent Exchange.
Conveyed Item

One or more Resource Exchange Items that are conveyed by the information flow from the sending Resource to receiving Resource.

Exchange KindConveyed Item
Geo Political Extent Exchange
  • Geo Political Extent Type
Resource Communication
  • Data Element
  • Resource Signal
Resource Energy Flow
  • Natural Resource
Resource Movement
  • Security Enclave
  • Resource Mitigation
  • Capability Configuration
  • System
  • Resource Architecture
  • Natural Resource
  • Technology
  • Software
  • Resource Artifact
  • Project
  • Responsibility
  • Person
  • Post
  • Organization
  • Known Resource
Resource Exchange

Resource Exchange that specifies an information flow for specified conveyed items.

If you select an existing Resource Exchange from the drop-down list, Conveyed Item and Direction boxes will be filled with corresponding information automatically. You will be able to edit values of conveyed items.

The direction of the information flow won’t be editable.

Available if sending and receiving Resources are known from the wizard invocation context.

Sending Resource

Resource that sends the specified conveyed information.

Available if a Resource is unknown from the wizard invocation context.

Receiving Resource

 Resource that receives the specified conveyed information.

Available if a Resource is unknown from the wizard invocation context.

 Direction

 Direction of the information flow.
Direction of the information flow

After changing the direction from the default one, the sending resource will be switched with the receiving resource. The direction of the Resource Exchange will be changed accordingly.

Add Resource Exchange to corresponding relationships

Select the check box, if you want to add the Resource Exchange to corresponding relationships existing in other related diagrams. These are the relationships that can realize the Resource Exchange:

 

- Resource Connector (SV-1 Internal, SV-2 Internal)

- Function Control Flow (SV-4)

- Function Object Flow (SV-4)

- Resource Message (SV-10c)

- Association (SV-1, SV-2)

- Control (SV-1, SV-2)

- Command (SV-1, SV-2)

- Intersection in the matrix (SV-3, SvcV-3a  , SvcV-3b)


Producing and Consuming Functions specification (optional)

This step is designed to specify Producing and Consuming Functions for the created or selected Resource Exchange. Resource Exchange are produced and consumed by Activities acting under the Resource.

Specifying Producing and Consuming Functions in Realized Resource Exchange wizard

There should always be a pair of functions: one to produce and other to consume information flow.

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