Fwd: Catalogs, Categories and Categorization

Haven't read yet but thought I'd pass it on.

Ken

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Amsden [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:53 PM
> To: ; Bran Selic; ;
> 
> Cc: Grant J Larsen; Dr Gili Mendel; Carlos M Ferreira
> Subject: Catalogs, Categories and Categorization
>
>
> All,
> Attached is the latest version of the Categorization chapter out of  
> the
> SoaML specification. This is really a generic concept that should get
> wider
> review before being included in the submission. Categorization is a
> simple
> idea based on capabilities defined in RAS to provide many, orthogonal
> ways
> of organizing model elements. Catalogs are defined by the Categories
> and
> sub-Catalogs they contain. Categories may have attributes that can be
> used
> to provide additional information or characteristics of the Category.
> Any
> model element can be categorized by a Catalog, Category, or instance  
> of
> a
> Category (which can contain values for the attributes). Categorizing a
> model
> element places it in the Catalog that contains that Category (or
> sub-Catalog). A model element can be categorized many ways and
> therefore
> appear in many catalogs. The document contains a few simple examples.
> This
> is intended to be consistent, and integrated with RAS. I'm not sure I
> got
> that integration correct, and it should be reviewed by the RAS  
> experts.
> The
> SoaML team would appreciate any feedback you might have. The SoaML
> submission must be completed by Nov 10, so any comments before then
> would be
> most helpful.
>
>
> Jim Amsden
> STSM, Solution Architect
> 
> Jim Amsden/Raleigh/IBM
> 919-461-3919