Chapter 37. MODAF Tool

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SOV-3 – Capability to Service Mapping

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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.

MODAF Example: Capability to Service Mapping

MODAF in Visual Paradigm

The MODAF is brought to you by Visual Paradigm, a full-featured development platform. Visual Paradigm provides an easy-to-use, model-driven MODAF tool that supports the development of MODAF views and models. You can create integrated MODAF products and generate architectural documents that facilitate organizations to efficiently coordinate enterprise architecture initiatives.