Data objects you work with

When using the data dictionary, you work with the following objects:

Connection

A pathway between two interfaces. A connection allows a payload to pass from the output interface that generates it to one or more input interfaces that consume it.

Function

The objects or building blocks of a functional design. Functions in a functional design are equivalent to the parts in a physical design.

Interface

The points on functions where inputs are consumed or outputs are generated. Sometimes called ports.

Library

An organizational node for classifying reusable blocks or components by customer-specific criteria. The library type identifies its content, for example, avionics signal data or MATLAB templates.

Message

A group of simple signals.

Project or program

The administrator can associate each library with one or more projects or programs. Multiple libraries can be associated with a single project or program.

Signal

Physical representation of an information flow being generated, processed, or conveyed within an electrotechnical system.

Source

The origin or transmitter of a signal.

Target

The receiver or destination of a signal.