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architecture that should be captured in the product and stored in the Integrated Dictionary. 2 Notall architecture data elements are applicable to every architecture description. However,architecture data elements marked with an asterisk (*) are essential for products developed aspart of an integrated architecture. At a minimum, an integrated architecture consists of Overviewand Summary Information (AV-1), Integrated Dictionary (AV-2), Operational NodeConnectivity (OV-3), Operational Activity Model (OV-5), Systems Interface Description (SV-1)and Technical Standards Profile (TV-1). For additional products, architecture data elementsmarked with an asterisk (*) should be included by the architecture development team, if theproduct is chosen for development as part of an integrated architecture effort. Figure 2-2provides a use matrix that provides guidelines on which products should be developed based onintended use.To assist architects and engineers in developing products, the architecture data elementtables are organized by architecture data element categories, as follows:• Graphical Box Types – architecture data elements expressed by icons shown inthe product graphic• Graphical Arrow Types – architecture data elements expressed by lines shownin the product graphic• Non-Graphical Types – architecture data elements expressed by textual labels,or implied architecture data elements not explicit in the product graphic butindicated through the physical arrangement or juxtaposition of the icons andlines in the graphic (e.g., some icons may be placed inside other icons toindicate containment or subordinate relationships)• Referenced Types – architecture data elements defined in other products andrelated to the architecture data elements in the current product• Relationships – architecture data elements that define relationships amongarchitecture data elements from the four categories listed above2 An integrated architecture database conforming to the CADM would be an example of the Integrated Dictionarystoring information about product elements (and their definitions).1-4