Using The UK Ministry of Defence's MODAF Documentation For NAF Work
The documentation of the NAF Rev 3 views (Chapter 4) does not always align well with the NAF Meta Model (Chapter 5). This is particularly the case with some of the examples, which are based on DoDAF version 1.0. Some NAF users find it useful to first of all refer the official MODAF Documentation - . This is a useful strategy, as the MOD documentation can be somewhat easier to follow, and NAF and MODAF share a common meta-model. However, there are some issues to consider:
- The MODAF documentation covers version 1.2.004 of the meta-model which has some small differences from v3.1 of the NAF Meta-Model (which was a NATO release of v1.2.001 of the MODAF Meta-Model). At the time of writing, plans were in place to update the NAF Meta-Model to correspond with MODAF v1.2.004. At any time though, there is a chance of NAF being behind MODAF as updates are made.
- The SOA views differ significantly between MODAF and NAF. In particular, MODAF handles in service orchestration in the Operational Viewpoint (OV-5) whereas NAF uses NSOV-5
- MODAF does not have a TV-3 view
In most other respects, the MODAF documentation is fit for use in developing NAF architectures.
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