Issue 4908: end object terminology                                                                                                                                                                                  (action-semantics-ftf)
Source: International Business Machines (Mr. Sridhar Iyengar, siyengar@us.ibm.com)
Nature: Uncategorized Issue
Severity: 
Summary: [Sridhar Iyengar] 21. Page 2-262, Section 2.19.3 Identifying a Link :
Please clarify the term 'end Objects' and this terms relationship to The
terms 'link object' and 'link'.  These terms are used - but not
consistently when defining Association Actions.  I could generally
understand the intention (because in the MOF spec we describe this in
gory detail!), but UML will be used a larger number of vendors and we
should nail this better.

22. Page 2-262 308, Para 2 , fix the grammar. Once again the spec says
'link always have exactly one object at its ends', Hopefully you mean
'link always has exactly one object reference at its end'.  The
difference between 'object' and 'object reference' is subtle in many
systems and it looks like in this spec the term 'object' is used to mean
both.

Resolution: Accept
Revised Text: Added definition of "end object" in Association overview in Read
     Write Chapter, as fourth sentence:

       The term "link end object" or "end object" refers to the object
       participating in a link at a particular end.
       
     Fixed grammar in Identifying a Link overview section: "always have"
     => "always has".


Actions taken:
March 5, 2002: received issue
December 11, 2002: closed issue
Discussion: 
Clarify term "end object" in association actions,
Clarify "object" in section 2.16.2 at end.
Correct grammar ("always has").

UML doesn't distinguish object and object references.  It is not in the
scope of the FTF to change this
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Summary: end object terminology

Text:

[Sridhar Iyengar] 21. Page 2-262, Section 2.19.3 Identifying a Link :
Please clarify the term 'end Objects' and this terms relationship to
The
terms 'link object' and 'link'.  These terms are used - but not
consistently when defining Association Actions.  I could generally
understand the intention (because in the MOF spec we describe this in
gory detail!), but UML will be used a larger number of vendors and we
should nail this better.

22. Page 2-262 308, Para 2 , fix the grammar. Once again the spec says
'link always have exactly one object at its ends', Hopefully you mean
'link always has exactly one object reference at its end'.  The
difference between 'object' and 'object reference' is subtle in many
systems and it looks like in this spec the term 'object' is used to
mean
both