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ActReference
This page documents an Open MnM Hot Topic, i.e. a methodology issue requiring a resolution from Modeling and Methodology.
What is an Act Reference
Act References have been defined by committees per MnM guidance like the following:
Issue
There are a number of issues:
- The only thing that really identifies this as an ActReference is the clone class name, violating the rule that Clone Class names don't add semantics.
- It could be argued the fact that since there is no other information in the class, aside from classCode, moodCode, or ID, it must be a reference.
- This doesn't satisfy all reference requirements.
- How do I know how much of the Act and its descendent's are intended to be referenced?
- How do I distinguish different versions of the same object?
- How do I handle "snapshot" references?
Note that Datatypes R2 will add use to II. One of the use codes is Reference - so you could use this to make the Act as a reference. But I believe that this is wrong - it's the Act that is the reference, not the ID in the act. --GrahameGrieve 11:56, 3 May 2007 (CDT)
