Object association refers to the relationship between different objects or components within a system, where one object is associated or linked to another object. Object association can be used to represent various types of relationships, such as ownership, collaboration, or interaction between different objects or components.
For example, in a system where a customer places an order for a product, the object association might be illustrated through a line connecting the customer object to the order object, and another line connecting the order object to the product object. The lines would represent the associations between the objects, since the customer is associated with the order, and the order is associated with the product.
The ObjectAssociation tab
| Property | Metamodel name | Description |
| Show | ShowShortDescription | Check to show short description on diagram Initial value is on. |
| Short Description | ShortDescription | Short verbal description of this relation |
| Role | FromRole | Verbal description of the role of the starting InformationConcept. |
| Show | ShowFromRole | Check to show role on diagram. Initial value is on. |
| Group | ||
| Role | FromRole | Verbal description of the role of the starting InformationConcept. |
| Show | ShowFromRole | Check to show role on diagram. Initial value is on. |
| Cardinality | FromCardinality | Min. and max. cardinality for the starting InformationConcept for each ending. Choices are: 0:1 1:1 0:M 1:M |
| Role | ToRole | Verbal description of the role of the ending InformationConcept. |
| Show | ShowToRole | Check to show role on diagram. Initial value is on. |
| Group | ||
| Role | ToRole | Verbal description of the role of the ending InformationConcept. |
| Show | ShowToRole | Check to show role on diagram. Initial value is on. |
| Cardinality | ToCardinality | Min. and max. cardinality for the ending InformationConcept for each starting. Choices are: 0:1 1:1 0:M 1:M |