Issue 15638: Is  “Association” a type of “Artifact” or not? (bpmn2-rtf)
Source:  (, )
Nature: Revision
Severity: Significant
Summary: ANTECEDENTS:  


i) Chapter/Section  7.2. Page 28, it says:


“There are four (4) Connecting Objects:
    Sequence Flows
    Message Flows
    Associations
    Data Associations”


and 


“The current set of Artifacts includes:
   Group
   Text Annotation”


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ii) Chapter/Section 8.3.1. Figure 8.8. Page 66. 


In Figure 8.8 “Association”  is a type of  “Artifact”.
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iii) Chapter/Section 11.3.2. Page 331. 
When describing Artifacts in Choreographies, it says: “Both Text Annotations and Groups can be used within Choreographies and all BPMN diagrams. There are no restrictions on their use.”


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COMMENTS:


In (i)  “Associations” are identified as connectors, and are not included among  the “Artifacts”. 


In (ii) According to the Meta-model  “Association” is an “Artifact”, and it is described inside Section “8.3.12 Artifacts” (p.67).  but in other parts of the document this fact is ignored.


In (iii) “Associations” are not mentioned as a type of “Artifact”.




SUGGESTION:

On pages 28 and 331, state that “Association” is a type of “Artifact” in order to be consistent with the meta-model.
Resolution: 
Revised Text: 
Actions taken:
September 23, 2010: received issue
Discussion: 

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Name:            Eduardo Jara
Employer:        
mailFrom:        ejara@craftware.net
Terms_Agreement: I agree
Specification:   BPMN 2.0 Beta 2
Section:         7.2
FormalNumber:    dtc/2010-06-05
Version:         2.0
Doc_Year:        2010
Doc_Month:       June
Doc_Day:         Day
Page:            28
Title:           Is  .Association. a type of .Artifact. or not? 
Nature:          Revision
Severity:        Significant
CODE:            3TMw8
B1:              Report Issue


Description:


ANTECEDENTS:  


i) Chapter/Section  7.2. Page 28, it says:


.There are four (4) Connecting Objects:
    Sequence Flows
    Message Flows
    Associations
    Data Associations.


and 


.The current set of Artifacts includes:
   Group
   Text Annotation.


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ii) Chapter/Section 8.3.1. Figure 8.8. Page 66. 


In Figure 8.8 .Association.  is a type of  .Artifact..
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iii) Chapter/Section 11.3.2. Page 331. 
When describing Artifacts in Choreographies, it says: .Both Text Annotations and Groups can be used within Choreographies and all BPMN diagrams. There are no restrictions on their use..


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COMMENTS:


In (i)  .Associations. are identified as connectors, and are not included among  the .Artifacts.. 


In (ii) According to the Meta-model  .Association. is an .Artifact., and it is described inside Section .8.3.12 Artifacts. (p.67).  but in other parts of the document this fact is ignored.


In (iii) .Associations. are not mentioned as a type of .Artifact..




SUGGESTION:

On pages 28 and 331, state that .Association. is a type of .Artifact. in order to be consistent with the meta-model.