UPDM — change ArbitraryConnector to a Dependency and change the name to ArbitraryRelationship

Summary The examples of OV-1c diagrams in MODAF and some of the examples in DoDAF show the relationships between conceptual elements with direction (e.g. an aircraft attacking an enemy target is directed away from the aircraft). Since MODAF has connectors going between the conceptual items you cannot have navigation. It seems more sensible to change ArbitraryConnector to a Dependency and change the name to ArbitraryRelationship (conflicts with UPDM_00012).
Diagram OV-1
Document Issue UPDM (OMG Beta) Jan 2009

Source Phillip AstleArtisan Software Toolsphillip.astle@artisansoftwaretools.com
Date 30th October 2008
Rationale We need to be able to produce the example diagrams specified in DoDAF/MODAF, or at least be very close to them. Loosing the direction of the relationships will cause the meaning of the OV-1c to be ambiguous.
Resolution We will change ArbitraryConnector to be called ArbitraryRelationships and change it to extend Dependency instead of Connector.

We will change ArbitraryConnector to be called ArbitraryRelationships and change it to extend Dependency instead of Connector.