Model-Based Systems Engineering with GENESYS

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Block Definition Diagrams

Physical Element

Interface Element

Document

Organization

Functional Element

Requirement Element

documentedby (documents)

assignedto (responsiblefor)

Actor [Human/Component]

Verification Element

Other Element

elicits (elicitedby)

involves (participatesin)

describes (describedby)

Requirement

refinedby (refines)

verifiedby (verifies)

Use Case

basisof (basedon)

specifies (specifiedby)

includes (included in)

specifies (specifiedby)

includes (included in)

Verification Requirement

Verification Event

fulfilledby (fulfills)

kindof (generalizationof) extends (extendedby)

executedby (executes)

employs (employedby)

verifiedby (verifies)

Test Activity

Test Procedure Test Configuration

elaboratedby (elaborates)

formedby (forms)

decomposedby (decomposes)

consumes (consumedby) captures (capturedby) produces (producedby)

Component

Function

allocatedto (performs)

exitby (exit for)

decomposedby (decomposes)

joins (joined to)

built from (built in)

incorporates (incorporatedby)

exhibits (exhibitedby)

inputs to (inputs)

State

Exit

enters (enteredby)

outputs (outputs from)

Interface

exitedby (exits)

Resource

decomposedby (decomposes)

triggers (triggerby)

triggered (triggers)

connects (connectedto)

comprisedof (comprises)

responsible for (assignedto)

includes (included in)

Event

Transition

Item

Link

transfers (transferredby)

decomposedby (decomposes)

includes (included in)

generates (generatedby)

results in (resultof)

augmentedby (augments)

results in (resultof)

causes (causedby)

Concern

External File

Text

Risk

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Block Definition Diagram The block definition diagram provides a similar viewpoint as a physical hierarchy diagram. The format of this diagram is specified in the SysML standard.

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