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Note: There is a newer version of this specification see VEC 2.1.0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. For 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
Project usedInProject 0..* 0..*

Specifies the Projects in which the UsageNode can be used.

UsageNode subUsageNodes 0..* 0..1

Incoming Relations

Type Mult. Role Mult. Description
ComponentNode 0..* realizedUsageNode 0..1

References the UsageNode that is realized by this ComponentNode.

TopologyNode 0..* realizedUsageNode 0..1

References the UsageNode that is realized by this TopologyNode.

NetworkNode 0..* realizedUsageNode 0..1

References the UsageNode that is realized by this NetworkNode.

OccurrenceOrUsage 0..* realizedUsageNode 0..1

References the UsageNode that is realized by this OccurrenceOrUsage.

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 UsageNode.

UsageNodeSpecification 0..1 usageNodes 0..*

Specifies the UsageNodes defined by this UsageNodeSpecification.

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