Issue 11280: Associations between Assessments (bmm-ftf) Source: Inferware (Mr. John Hall, john.hall@modelsys.com johnhallms@hotmail.com) Nature: Uncategorized Issue Severity: Summary: This suggestion came from Xactium, which has implemented BMM in its BMS product and has been providing feedback over the past couple of months. It would be useful to have a many-to-many association between Assessments. This would support explicit indication of which earlier assessments were considered important when making a given assessment. It would be useful in several contexts, including: · Decision support for making new assessments - identifying the full set of concerns taken into account in earlier assessments · Compliance audit - justifying decisions made in reacting to change Resolution: Add the association illustrated below to the MOF model and the model fragment in section 8: Note: I have used the CamelCase style for names proposed in the resolution of issue 10090. Include a description of this as a general association between assessments in section 8. Add the corresponding fact type and roles to section 9. Revised Text: In [section no] on page [9999], xxxx … Resolution: Add an "assessment uses assessment" association UML/MOF model. Include a description of this as a general association between assessments in section 8. Add the corresponding fact type and roles to section 9. Revised Text: n 8.4.2.1, add the following before "Categories of Assessment" and renumber the following Figures in the remainder of Clause 8. Use of Assessments by Assessments Assessments can also use other assessments, as illustrated in Figure 8.15 Figure 8.15 Assessment Uses Assessment Typical use of this association is connecting an assessment to other assessments referenced while arriving at the judgment. These associations can then be used for many purposes, including · Decision support for making new assessments - identifying the full set of concerns taken into account in earlier assessments · Compliance audit - justifying decisions made in reacting to change Issue 11280: Add the following to the entry for assessment using assessment General Concept: assessment Concept Type: role used assessment General Concept: assessment Concept Type: role using assessment uses used assessment In Clause 9, add the following entry to the table mapping SBVR fact types to UML association names BMM fact type in SBVR Structured English UML Association Name using assessment uses used assessment UsingAssessmentUsesUsedAssessment In Clause 9, add the following entry to the table mapping SBVR fact types to UML role names BMM fact type in SBVR Structured English 'From' Role 'To' Role using assessment uses used assessment UsingAssessment UsedAssessment Actions taken: August 13, 2007: received issue January 15, 2008: closed issue Discussion: End of Annotations:===== s is issue # 11280 From: "John Hall" Associations between Assessments This suggestion came from Xactium, which has implemented BMM in its BMS product and has been providing feedback over the past couple of months. It would be useful to have a many-to-many association between Assessments. This would support explicit indication of which earlier assessments were considered important when making a given assessment. It would be useful in several contexts, including: · Decision support for making new assessments - identifying the full set of concerns taken into account in earlier assessments · Compliance audit - justifying decisions made in reacting to change Resolution: Add the association illustrated below to the MOF model and the model fragment in section 8: [] Note: I have used the CamelCase style for names proposed in the resolution of issue 10090. Include a description of this as a general association between assessments in section 8. Add the corresponding fact type and roles to section 9. Revised Text: In [section no] on page [9999], xxxx .