The OV-2 Report Template

OV-2 report chapters are generated from the OV-2 report template. This template is composed of eight chapters:

The OV-2 report template is structured to analyze the architecture to which it is associated. However, two additional and optional parameters called Subsets can be used to restrict the scope of the report. These are the Operational Node Subset and the Resource Type Subset.

• Operational Node Subset: This parameter can be set with interactions, operational nodes and diagrams. The type of values used for the parameter determines the scope of the report:

• Operational Node: only the specified operational nodes are considered. Embedded operational nodes are excluded. All incoming and outgoing interactions are included as well as the targeted operational nodes. The process of operational node collection is not reiterated on operational nodes found from interactions.

• Interaction: These are the interactions that exist between operational nodes. Only the specified interactions are considered and source and target operational nodes are included.

• Diagram: Operational nodes and interactions displayed in the diagrams are included. The diagrams must be described in the architecture analyzed.

• Resource Type Subset: This parameter can be set with applications, artifacts, org-units or resource architectures.The type of values used for the parameter determines the scope of the report. If no parameter is set, all the applications, artifacts, org-units and resource architectures are included in the report.

• Application: Only the specified applications are considered for the report.

• Artifact: These artifacts are the physical assets of the system that are neither applications or organizational elements.

• Org-Unit: These can be humans or simply organizational elements. They can be internal or external to the enterprise.

• Resource Architecture: These resource architectures are combinations of the physical assets and organizations used to provide a capability.