UsageNode
Note: There is a newer version of this specification see VEC 2.1.0
A UsageNode represents a position in an abstract vehicle. For example the "Head Light Left". UsageNodes belong to the master data and they are defined on some companywide level. They can be used to enforce consistent naming over different projects and different development streams (e.g. between Geometry and Electrologic).
A UsageNode can be realized by different elements in the VEC (e.g. NetworkNode, OccurrenceOrUsage, TopologyNode, ComponentNode).
General Information
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Owner | usage_node |
| Applied Stereotype | |
| Base Classifier | ConfigurableElement |
| Is Abstract | false |
| Derived Classifiers |
Attributes
| Name | Type | Mult. | Description | Owning Classifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abbreviation | LocalizedString | 0..* | Specifies an abbreviation of the UsageNode. Normally this a human readable short name. |
UsageNode |
| identification | String | 1 | Specifies a unique identification of the UsageNode. The identification is guaranteed to be unique within the context. Over all VEC-documents a UsageNode-instance can be trusted to be the same if the context-instance is the same and the identification of the UsageNode is the same. |
UsageNode |
| description | AbstractLocalizedString | 0..* | Specifies additional, human readable information about the UsageNode. |
UsageNode |
| usageNodeType | UsageNodeType | 0..1 | Defines the type of the UsageNode. The type determines how the UsageNode is handled in the latter processes. |
UsageNode |
Outgoing Relations
| Type | Role | Mult. | Mult. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UsageNode | subUsageNodes | 0..* | 0..1 | |
| Project | usedInProject | 0..* | 0..* | Specifies the Projects in which the UsageNode can be used. |
Incoming Relations
| Type | Mult. | Role | Mult. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetworkNode | 0..* | realizedUsageNode | 0..1 | References the UsageNode that is realized by this NetworkNode. |
| ComponentNode | 0..* | realizedUsageNode | 0..1 | References the UsageNode that is realized by this ComponentNode. |
| OccurrenceOrUsage | 0..* | realizedUsageNode | 0..1 | References the UsageNode that is realized by this OccurrenceOrUsage. |
| TopologyNode | 0..* | realizedUsageNode | 0..1 | References the UsageNode that is realized by this TopologyNode. |
| UsageNode | 0..1 | subUsageNodes | 0..* | |
| UsageConstraint | 0..* | usageNode | 0..* | References the UsageNode to which the UsageConstraint applies. This means the described PartVersion is allowed / denied in the referenced UsageConstraint. |
| UsageNodeSpecification | 0..1 | usageNodes | 0..* | Specifies the UsageNodes defined by this UsageNodeSpecification. |