<s>
The	O
Unified	O
Profile	O
for	O
DoDAF/MODAF	O
(	O
UPDM	B-Language
)	O
is	O
the	O
product	O
of	O
an	O
Object	B-Architecture
Management	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
(	O
OMG	O
)	O
initiative	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
modeling	O
standard	O
that	O
supports	O
both	O
the	O
USA	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
Architecture	O
Framework	O
(	O
DoDAF	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
Ministry	B-Library
of	I-Library
Defence	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Framework	I-Library
(	O
MODAF	B-Library
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
UPDM	B-Language
-	O
the	O
Unified	O
Profile	O
for	O
DoDAF	O
and	O
MODAF	B-Library
was	O
based	O
on	O
earlier	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
acronym	O
and	O
a	O
slightly	O
different	O
name	O
-	O
the	O
UML	B-Language
Profile	O
for	O
DoDAF	O
and	O
MODAF	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UPDM	B-Language
initiative	O
began	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
OMG	O
issued	O
a	O
Request	O
for	O
Proposal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
request	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
then	O
current	O
versions	O
of	O
DoDAF	O
(	O
1.0	O
)	O
and	O
MODAF	B-Library
(	O
1.1	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
specification	O
submission	O
development	O
was	O
underway	O
,	O
significant	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
DoDAF	O
and	O
MODAF	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
UPDM	B-Language
1.0	O
beta	O
1	O
specification	O
was	O
adopted	O
by	O
the	O
OMG	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
UPDM	B-Language
1.0	O
beta	O
2	O
was	O
submitted	O
by	O
an	O
OMG	O
Finalization	O
Task	O
Force	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
UPDM	B-Language
1.0	O
beta	O
2	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
endorsed	O
by	O
the	O
US	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
or	O
the	O
UK	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Defence	O
(	O
MOD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UPDM	B-Language
1.0	O
specification	O
,	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
additional	O
work	O
by	O
many	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
submission	O
teams	O
,	O
is	O
architecturally	O
aligned	O
with	O
DoDAF	O
1.5	O
and	O
MODAF	B-Library
1.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UPDM	B-Language
2.0	O
specification	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
UPDM	B-Language
2.1	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DoDAF	O
v1.5	O
Volume	O
II	O
includes	O
guidance	O
for	O
representing	O
DoDAF	O
architecture	O
products	O
using	O
UML	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
MODAF	B-Library
also	O
provides	O
similar	O
guidance	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
meta-model	O
is	O
specified	O
as	O
a	O
UML	B-Language
profile	O
abstract	O
syntax	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
MODAF	B-Library
differs	O
from	O
DoDAF	O
however	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
MODAF	B-Library
Meta-Model	I-Library
is	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
DoDAF	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
DoDAF	O
UML	B-Language
implementation	O
guidance	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
previous	O
version	O
of	O
UML	B-Language
(	O
UML	B-Language
v1.x	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
address	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
(	O
v2.x	O
)	O
or	O
the	O
SysML	B-Language
profile	O
for	O
systems	O
engineering	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modeling	O
tool	O
vendors	O
are	O
challenged	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
DoDAF	O
and	O
MODAF	B-Library
adaptations	O
,	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
unique	O
needs	O
of	O
several	O
nationalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
UML	B-Language
Profile	O
abstract	O
syntax	O
(	O
extending	O
the	O
UML	B-Language
2.1	O
meta-model	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
defined	O
for	O
MODAF	B-Library
to	O
support	O
XMI-based	O
file	O
exchange	O
between	O
tools	O
and	O
repositories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
interoperability	O
with	O
DoDAF	O
tools	O
will	O
be	O
difficult	O
because	O
MODAF	B-Library
made	O
significant	O
changes	O
to	O
some	O
DoDAF	O
products	O
and	O
adds	O
two	O
new	O
viewpoints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
supporting	O
DoDAF	O
and	O
MODAF	B-Library
requirements	O
,	O
UPDM	B-Language
is	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
support	O
other	O
frameworks	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
NATO	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Framework	I-Architecture
NAF	B-Architecture
which	O
has	O
an	O
identical	O
meta-model	O
to	O
MODAF	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competing	O
proposals	O
were	O
submitted	O
to	O
the	O
OMG	O
to	O
satisfy	O
the	O
UPDM	B-Language
RFP.	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
Unified	O
Proposal	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Unified	O
Proposal	O
included	O
support	O
for	O
SysML	B-Language
as	O
well	O
as	O
UML	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
UPDM	B-Language
1.0	O
beta	O
1	O
)	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
made	O
into	O
a	O
publicly	O
available	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UPDM	B-Language
FTF	O
submitted	O
UPDM	B-Language
1.0	O
beta	O
2	O
to	O
the	O
OMG	O
in	O
March	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UPDM	B-Language
FTF	O
's	O
March	O
finalization	O
report	O
was	O
not	O
endorsed	O
by	O
DoD	O
and	O
MOD	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
tied	O
to	O
an	O
obsolete	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
DoDAF	O
(	O
DoDAF	O
1.0	O
)	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
adequately	O
meet	O
DODAF	O
1.5	O
or	O
MODAF	B-Library
1.2	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
following	O
the	O
rejection	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
UPDM	B-Language
FTF	O
Report	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
identified	O
as	O
the	O
UPDM	B-Language
Group	O
was	O
formed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
of	O
their	O
efforts	O
was	O
an	O
RFC	O
submission	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
that	O
was	O
accepted	O
by	O
the	O
Domain	O
Technology	O
Committee	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
time	O
a	O
new	O
UPDM	B-Language
FTF	O
was	O
chartered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DoDAF	O
and	O
MODAF	B-Library
are	O
under	O
configuration	O
control	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
versions	O
being	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
user	O
requirement	O
evolves	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
the	O
UPDM	B-Language
will	O
evolve	O
to	O
enable	O
accurate	O
modeling	O
of	O
the	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
UPDM	B-Language
Group	O
engaged	O
with	O
the	O
DoD	O
and	O
MOD	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
improvement	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UPDM	B-Language
Group	O
has	O
begun	O
preparation	O
for	O
UPDM	B-Language
2.0	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
US	O
DoDAF	O
2.0	O
,	O
Canada	O
DNDAF	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OMG	B-Architecture
Unified	I-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Framework	I-Architecture
(	O
UAF	O
)	O
is	O
effectively	O
replacing	O
UPDM	B-Language
.	O
</s>
