| In the latest diagram, Danny separated out the Consumer Description completely.� Yes, it doesn't make any sense to include a parent if there is a single child.� We will have to see where this goes when I next try to augment the text.
Ken On Nov 3, 2006, at 6:51 PM, Duane Nickull wrote: I don�t think showing that relationship adds anything given �Service Description� is fairly self explanatory. �Unless there is some trait of the �Description� base class that is inherited that we might not ordinarily otherwise assume, it might just be clutter. �By the same token, a modeler would not show a java package up to the first order of logic where everything inherits from the Object object. �Each modeler must carefully chose their frame based on the audiences ability to derive or infer semantics from the model. �
Duane
On 11/3/06 3:46 PM, "Ken Laskey" <klaskey@mitre.org> wrote:
All,
My apologies for being sloppy.� Service is supposed to be Service Description.� This and Consumer Description were to inherit from a comon Description class.
Ken
On Nov 3, 2006, at 1:18 PM, Francis McCabe wrote:
The diagram as a whole focuses on descriptions, not service itself. I believed that it was understood that a description is not a specialization of service, nor the other way around.
However, if we are getting confused, then the diagram needs more work. Clearly.
Frank
On Nov 3, 2006, at 10:09 AM, Duane Nickull wrote:
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I don't think that is the correct relationship.� A description describes the
service.� Neither is an instance of the other or inherits in any way.
Duane
On 11/3/06 9:57 AM, "Jeffrey A. Estefan" <[email protected]>
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Frank,
Then we need to update the diagram to reflect "Service Description" inherits
from "Description" and not "Service" inherits from "Description" as
currently shown.
�- Jeff
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