Icon class icon_class fas fa-quote-left icon_class_computed fas fa-quote-left Related content Figure 15-8: Example of Structural Allocation Source OMG Systems Modeling Language (SysML) 1.6 Copyright information About Object Management Group copyright in text extracts quoted from OMG specifications for educational purposes Snippet kind EXAMPLE INFO UML keywords Connector part SysML keywords Allocate «allocate» structural allocation Block part property Keywords systems engineering Model-Based Systems Engineering Previous snippet Full quote Systems engineers have frequent need to allocate structural model elements (e.g., blocks, parts, or connectors) to other structural elements. Next snippet For example, if a particular user model includes an abstract logical structure, it may be important to show how these model elements are allocated to a more concrete physical structure. Related snippets Related snippets (backlinks) For example, if a particular user model includes an abstract logical structure, it may be important to show how these model elements are allocated to a more concrete physical structure. The need also arises, when adding detail to a structural model, to allocate a connector (at a more abstract level) to a part (at a more concrete level). Allocation is the term used by systems engineers to denote the organized cross-association (mapping) of elements within the various structures or hierarchies of a user model. The concept of “allocation” requires flexibility suitable for abstract system specification, rather than a particular constrained method of system or software design. System modelers often associate various elements in a user model in abstract, preliminary, and sometimes tentative ways. Allocations can be used early in the design as a precursor to more detailed rigorous specifications and implementations. The allocation relationship can provide an effective means for navigating the model by establishing cross relationships, and ensuring the various parts of the model are properly integrated. ... does not try to limit the use of the term “allocation,” but provides a basic capability to support allocation in the broadest sense. It does include some specific subclasses of allocation for allocating behavior, structure, and flows. A typical example is the allocation of activities to blocks (e.g., functions to components) Visit also Visit also (backlinks) Flags
