Modeling with Technology FrameWork

Objects
Objects
Model elements
Chapter 2: Cross-model Concepts
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of abstract superclasses described above. Through their
associations, these classes often facilitate the use of FrameWork for
analysis. An example of this type of class is #CONSTRAINT, which is
described under “Object constraints” later in this chapter. For
more information on using FrameWork for analysis, see Using
FrameWork.
The most basic cross-model concept in FrameWork is the notion of
an object, which is implemented by the #OBJECT class. Because
every KnowledgeBase object is an instance of this class, the
properties of this class apply to all objects. These properties
include:
■ The #name attribute, which lets you specify textual
representations for objects.
■ The #description attribute and #document and #data files
association ends, which let you associate descriptive and
supporting text and application files with objects.
■ The #contained_in, #diagrams, and #diagrams_anchored
association ends, which specify the relationships between
objects and the diagrams in which they appear, their attached
diagrams, and their anchored diagrams, respectively. You can
use the Related Diagrams form to view this information for an
object.
For more information on the properties listed above, see Using
FrameWork.
Another basic cross-model concept is implemented by the #MODEL
ELEMENT class. A model can contain many different types of