Object Association

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

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