... 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"...
What about using "GeneralConcept" instead of "Concept" for better matching with SBVR? It could also be used "FactTypeForm" instead of "Reading". I prefer to...
... 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....
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...
... 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...
Hi all, Regarding Data Constellation ORM Metamodel http://www.dataconstellation.com/ActiveFacts/examples/ORM/Metamodel.orm Does the term 'Concept' stand for...
Folk, Just a quick status message to revive this email/NTTP channel. You might be reading this because of your subscription on Yahoo, or using the NNTP feed...
Folk, Over the weekend, I implemented RMap - the part that chooses which object types will be tables in a third-normal-form database. I had previously...
Folk on the information_modeling list (and others). Just a quick update so you know what I've been doing with ActiveFacts recently. When I last wrote, I was...
... Kind of. The serial comma is used in cases where there are three or more items in a list, as: A, B, or C D, E, and F Tom Christiansen, of Perl fame, likes...
Rich (and other information_modelers), Thanks. I had picked up one or two typos, but your detailed review is very valuable. I'll apply the changes soon. My...
Hi The following is purely speculative and incomplete :) http://www.paste2.org/p/10458 There may no doubt be more a transparent and succinct syntax, but it was...
... He's working on a new edition, but the existing one is juicy enough to be more than worth the price :-). ... Og exists to save and retrieve objects....
A big Ooops... I misread the sentence as containing a negative <snip> ... I know, I'm _not_ one of them ... Mark ... issues. ... Language. ... All the ... is a...
Hi clifford, Thanks for a fascinating exchange, I will get the Halpin book. Work might get in the way of concerted study but hopefully over time I'll work...
Hi Clifford, There seems to be a missing file/dependency in the AF gem? TIA Mark irb> require 'activefacts' MissingSourceFile: no such file to load -- chattr ...
On 04/12/2007, at 9:54 AM, pitcat_regime wrote ... The problem with DRYSql's method is that a relational database has already had most of the semantic...
Mark, ... Thanks for your inquiry. You need to be aware that there are two different (but overlapping) things that claim the acronym ORM. The original one is...
Hello, Its been a while since I have posted on this group. Hope everyone is doing well. I have an opportunity to work on a Dot Net project and was wondering...
... Certainly - that's what the metamodel forum (RIP) was meant to be about. ... I plan to avoid the need to distinguish them. When a term has been defined in...
Hi Clifford Thanks for posting my reply. I agree with all your goals -- we are planning similar functionality, so I hope we can somehow unify our work or at...
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... Thanks Terry, I've done that. ... I guess I should have given more context. I'm trying to produce a grammar that allows creation of all aspects of an ORM2...