SOV-3 – Capability to Service Mapping

The SOV-3 specifies the capabilities that services provided by presenting a simple mapping of services to capabilities.

Usage

The intended usage of the SOV-3 includes:

• Service specification & planning.
• Governance.

Product Description

An SOV-3 is presented as a diagram showing tracing relationships from capabilities to services.

The relationship between capability and service is many-to-many. A given service may provide one or more capabilities, or a given capability may be provided by more than one service.

Creating a Capability to Service Mapping diagram

SOV-3 is presented as a diagram showing tracing relationships from capabilities to services.

To create a Capability to Service Mapping diagram:

1. Click on Capability to Service Mapping in the Action Artifact area, and then select Create New Diagram.
2. Type the diagram name and press Enter.
3. A blank diagram is created and you can start constructing the view.
4. Reuse Capabilities (recommended) through dragging and dropping them from the Model Explorer. Capabilities are defined in StV-2.
5. Reuse ServiceSpecifications (recommended) through dragging and dropping them from the Model Explorer. ServiceSpecifications are defined in SOV-1.
6. Connect Capabilities and ServiceSpecifications with Exhibits connectors.

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