Rex,
Regarding association classes, they are "bidirectional" because -- deeper
down -- an association class is a class that is associated with two other
classes in a specific manner. See attached ppt.
-Jim
On 6/24/09 3:24 PM, "Rex Brooks" indited:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I shouldn't say I'm not going to do something when my next task is to
> listen into another meeting (and a looooong one) where I don't have
> to participate much. So I have attached my takeaway from today's
> meeting for the Trust and Risk in Willingness diagram. If EA allows a
> bi-directional Association Class, I couldn't find out how to do it,
> however, in practice both Trust and Risk should go in both
> directions, or you can just think of the actors as swapping
> positions. However, in any case, I think we should make their
> definitions as close to identical as we can as opposite Association
> Classes.
>
> Now:
>
> Trust: Trust is an actor's private perception of the commitment
> another actor has to a goal together with an identifiable set of real
> world effects associated with that goal.
>
> Risk: Risk an an actor's private perception that another actor's
> actions will impede fulfillment of the first actor's objectives.
>
> At a minimum I think Risk should say that "Risk is an actor's private
> perception that another actor's action and other factors will impede
> fulfillment of the first actor's objectives.
>
> What I suggest: Trust is an actor's private perception that another
> actor's actions and other factors will aid fulfillment of the first
> actor's objectives.
>
> I added other factors because different external and internal factors
> may apply between Trust and Risk and are part of the assessment of
> how well another actor's action will effect attaining the Desired
> Real World Effect.
>
> I chose the Risk definition to make them identical just because it
> was shorter and more terse and commitment is, IMO just another
> factor, a big one, but just one of many.
>
> So, In light of both Ken's prior effort and Danny's I think we are at
> least getting honded down.
>
> Cheers,
> Rex
>
