Issue 6023: On page 140, the title for Parameter is "Parameter (Collaboration, as speci (uml2-superstructure-ftf)
Source:  (, )
Nature: Clarification
Severity: Significant
Summary: On page 140, the title for Parameter is "Parameter (Collaboration, as specialized)". This doesn't seem correct. The only prior definition of Parameter is on p 50, which is in the Kernel. The only way to "specialize" something appears to be when you want to add relationships to a concept that has been defined in a different package. I believe the more correct label should be "Parameter (from Kernel, as specialized)". Further, the abstract syntax diagram on page 128 should indicate that Parameter comes from the definition in the the Kernel. This may require deriving a new Parameter metaclass from the Kernel Parameter metaclass just so it can also be derived from ConnectableElement. 

Resolution: 
Revised Text: 
Actions taken:
July 27, 2003: received issue
March 9, 2005: closed issue
Discussion: 
In this context, “specialized” means that the metaclass Collaboration::Parameter is
specialized from an inherited metaclass Parameter, in this case, Kernel::Parameter. While
the text gives no indication from where a metaclass is specialized, this is done so
throughout the document. A glance at the mdl file would also reveal the superclass.
Disposition: Closed, no change
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From: webmaster@omg.org 
Date: 27 Jul 2003 12:23:47 -0400 
To: <juergen@omg.org> 
Subject: Issue/Bug Report 


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Name: Steve Hickman 
Company: self 
mailFrom: shickman@ieee.org 
Notification: Yes 
Specification: UML 2.0 Superstructure 
Section: Chapter 1 &3 
FormalNumber: ad/03-04-01 
Version: Third Revision 
RevisionDate: 4/1/03 
Page: 50,140, 128 
Nature: Clarification 
Severity: Significant 
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Description
On page 140, the title for Parameter is "Parameter (Collaboration, as specialized)". This doesn't seem correct. The only prior definition of Parameter is on p 50, which is in the Kernel. The only way to "specialize" something appears to be when you want to add relationships to a concept that has been defined in a different package. I believe the more correct label should be "Parameter (from Kernel, as specialized)". Further, the abstract syntax diagram on page 128 should indicate that Parameter comes from the definition in the the Kernel. This may require deriving a new Parameter metaclass from the Kernel Parameter metaclass just so it can also be derived from ConnectableElement. 



Discussion:
In this context, "specialized" means that the metaclass Collaboration::Parameter is specialized from an inherited metaclass Parameter, in this case, Kernel::Parameter. While the text gives no indication from where a metaclass is specialized, this is done so throughout the document. A glance at the mdl file would also reveal the superclass.
Disposition:	Closed, no change