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Hi all,

Regarding Data Constellation ORM Metamodel
http://www.dataconstellation.com/ActiveFacts/examples/ORM/Metamodel.orm

Does the term 'Concept' stand for SBVR Concept?

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Wed Jun 3, 2009 3:40 am

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Hi all, Regarding Data Constellation ORM Metamodel http://www.dataconstellation.com/ActiveFacts/examples/ORM/Metamodel.orm Does the term 'Concept' stand for...
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Jun 4, 2009
1:57 am

... To be perfectly flippant, "Concept" means exactly what the model says it means ;-). That is, this model *defines* its own meaning for Concept. It's in the...
Clifford Heath
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Jun 4, 2009
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Thanks Clifford, Therefore, the word "Concept" has the same meaning as ORM2 ObjectType, and it doesn't denote the same thing as SBVR "Concept" term at all. I...
jportalfraga
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Jun 8, 2009
7:55 pm

... For a concept to have "the same meaning", it must play exactly the same set of roles. Please re-read my definition of "meaning" from my previous message....
Clifford Heath
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Jun 9, 2009
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What about using "GeneralConcept" instead of "Concept" for better matching with SBVR? It could also be used "FactTypeForm" instead of "Reading". I prefer to...
jportalfraga
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Jun 11, 2009
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... I assume you're using the diagram at the start of SBVR section 8.1 (snapshot below for those who don't have it open). The definition of "general concept"...
Clifford Heath
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Jun 12, 2009
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... I was absolutely wrong when I tried to match "general concept" to an ORM object type. Actually, now I think a better approximation to the interpretation of...
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