NAF 4.1-view C1: Capability Taxonomy

C1 — Capability Taxonomy

Purpose & Usage

The C1 Viewpoint is concerned with the identification of capabilities and their organization into specialization taxonomies, independent of their implementation.

  • Capability Planning and Management.
  • Identification of existing and required Capabilities.
  • Providing reference Capabilities for multiple architectures.

Scope

  • Shall contain Capabilities relevant for the entity of interest
  • Shall contain Capabilities organized into specialization and hierarchical (aggregation) taxonomies.
  • May show Capabilities organized into Capability Groups.
  • May show Effectiveness Criteria for the Capabilities.

Representation

  • Tabulation.
  • Hierarchical (Connected Shapes).
  • Diagram (with generalization relationships and property definitions).

Cut-out (Meta-model)

flowchart LR
    CapabilityGroup:::naf
    Capability:::naf
    EffectivenessCriteria:::naf
    CapabilityGroup -->|"aggregates (1..*)"| Capability
    CapabilityGroup -->|"depends on"| CapabilityGroup
    Capability -->|"is a kind of"| Capability
    Capability -->|"aggregates"| Capability
    Capability -->|"specifies"| EffectivenessCriteria
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    classDef measure fill:#FFE699,stroke:#806000,color:#000
    classDef activity fill:#9DC3E6,stroke:#1F4E79,color:#000
    classDef config fill:#F4B084,stroke:#833C0C,color:#000

NAFv4 Compliant Example

flowchart TB
    SAR["«Capability» SAR"]:::naf
    MaritimeSAR["«Capability» Maritime SAR"]:::naf
    LandSAR["«Capability» Land SAR"]:::naf
    HighSeaMaritimeSAR["«Capability» High Sea Maritime SAR"]:::naf
    NearShoreMaritimeSAR["«Capability» Near-Shore Maritime SAR"]:::naf
    HighMountainsSAR["«Capability» High mountains SAR"]:::naf
    MaritimeSAR -->|"is a kind of"| SAR
    LandSAR -->|"is a kind of"| SAR
    HighSeaMaritimeSAR -->|"is a kind of"| MaritimeSAR
    NearShoreMaritimeSAR -->|"is a kind of"| MaritimeSAR
    HighMountainsSAR -->|"is a kind of"| LandSAR
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