The NOV-3 Report Template
The report template used to generate the NOV-3 report chapters is composed of three parameters: the architecture described and two optional values (needline subset and exchange properties) that reduce the scope of the study.
• The Architecture parameter is the architecture to be analyzed
• The Needline Subsets parameter is set with some of the needlines described within the architecture.
A needline represents a collection of information exchanges.
The NOV-3 report focuses on needlines and the information exchanges contained in these needlines. If no needlines are specified then all the needlines defined within the context of the architecture are taken into account. • The Exchange Properties (MetaAttributes) parameter is used to specify the interactions that should be included in the analysis.
If no exchange property is set, all the exchanges are taken into account.The NOV-3 Operational Information Exchange Dictionary
The Operational Information Exchange Dictionary chapter lists in alphabetical order all the information elements (contents) of the architecture, defined on the operational level.
Each information element is then described in detail with a list of all the information exchanges in which it is involved. The source and target of the information is also included.
The NOV-3 Contents Linked to Operational Items Chapter
This chapter presents a table which lists the contents of the architecture that are linked to operational items.
This helps the user determine if the type of contents linked are defined according to the scope defined for this operational architecture.
This definition is based on the "View Type" property.
Example of a Contents Linked to Operational Items Chapter
The NOV-3 Operational Information Exchange Matrix Chapter
This chapter identifies and displays the information elements and relevant attributes of information exchanges.
These exchanges are associated to their producer and consumer operational nodes and activities and to the interactions that they satisfy.
Example of an Operational Information Exchange Matrix Chapter