NCV-4 Capability Dependencies
The NCV-4 subview shows the dependencies between capabilities (or capability functions) which are of interest to the architecture and groups these capabilities into logical groupings based on the need for these elements to be integrated. These groupings are used to inform the acquisition process and the Capability Phasing (NCV-3) subview.
The NCV-4 Report Template
The NCV-4 report template comes with three parameters:
• The Architecture parameter, which specifies the architecture to be analyzed.
• The Capabilities parameter, which is an optional parameter. You can limit the scope of the study to a selection of capabilities by setting one or more capabilities. All the capabilities of the architecture are used in the study if this parameter is not set.
• The Capability Dependency parameter, which is another optional parameter. This parameter is used to reduce the scope of the study to the selected capability dependencies. If this parameter is not set, all the capability dependencies of the architecture are taken into account.
• The Column Capabilities parameter. This is also an optional parameter. This parameter enables the creation of a table with different sets of capabilities for rows and for columns.
The NCV-4 Capability Dependency Dictionary Chapter
The Capability Dependency Dictionary chapter lists in alphabetical order the dependencies established between capabilities of the architecture.
These dependencies are set within the context of an upper capability so that sub-capabilities can be dependent in one context but independent in another. lists the capability dependencies of the architecture. Each capability dependency is described with a list of its dependent and required capabilities.
Example of a Capability Dependency Dictionary