BMMF2 — Role Names

The resolution for Issue 10090 proposed:
· a convention for association names in the MOF model
· dealing with role names as a separate issue
This is that issue.
Resolution:
Role names were proposed with resolution 10090 for associations whose instances are between instances of the same class, e.g. Enabling Course of Action enables Enabled Course of Action, Broader Business Policy is composed of More Specific Business Policy.
For the rest, suggestions are welcomed.

In resolution 10090, role names were proposed for associations whose instances are between instances of the same class, e.g. enabling course of action enables enabled course of action, broader business policy includes more specific business policy.
For other associations, construct role names based on the class name and the verb phrase
Revised Text:
Add a new section at the end of Clause 9
9.5 Mapping of SBVR Structured English fact types to UML role names
In the BMM Concepts Catalog, role names are defined for fact types in which both roles are played by the same noun concept, e.g. broader business policy includes more specific business policy. They are used in the corresponding association names is the BMM UML/MOF model, and represented in CamelCase, except that the first letter is in lower case, e.g. broader business policy maps to broaderBusinessPolicy.
For other fact types, UML role names have been constructed using the verb and the noun concept term, e.g. tactic implements strategy maps to the UML role names implementingTactic and implementedStrategy.
The following table provides the complete mapping.
Change notice: All role names have been changed so that they begin with lower case letters. This is not marked with a change bar, so that changes to individual entries are easily identifiable.

BMM fact type in SBVR Structured English 'From' Role 'To' Role
assessment affects achievement of end judgingAssessment affectedEnd
assessment affects employment of means judgingAssessment affectedMeans
assessment identifies potential impact identifyingAssessment identifiedPotentialImpact
assessment is judgment of influencer judgingAssessment judgedInfluencer
assessment provides impetus for directive motivatingAssessment motivatedDirective
broader business policy includes more specific business policy broaderBusinessPolicy moreSpecificBusinessPolicy
broader course of action includes more specific course of action broaderCourseOfAction moreSpecficCourseOfAction
broader desired result includes more specific desired result broaderDesiredResult moreSpecficDesiredResult
business policy governs business process governingBusinessPolicy governedBusinessProcess
business policy is basis for business rule baseBusinessPolicy derivedBusinessRule
business process realizes course of action realizingBusinessProcess realizedCourseOfAction
business rule guides business process guidingBusinessRule guidedBusinessProcess
course of action channels efforts towards desired result supportingCourseOfAction supportedDesiredResult
directive acts as regulation regulatingDirective directiveRegulation
directive governs course of action governingDirective governedCourseOfAction
directive is source of course of action baseDirective derivedCourseOfAction
directive supports achievement of desired result supportingDirective supportedDesiredResult
enabling course of action enables enabled course of action enablingCourseOfAction enabledCourseOfAction
goal amplifies vision amplifyingGoal amplifiedVision
mission makes operative vision deliveringMIssion operativeVision
objective quantifies goal quantifyingObjective quantifiedGoal
organization unit defines end definingOrganizationUnit definedEnd
organization unit establishes means establishingOrganizationUnit establishedMeans
organization unit is responsible for business process responsibleOrganizationUnit managedBusinessProcess
organization unit makes assessment assessingOrganizationUnit madeAssessment
organization unit recognizes influencer recognizingOrganizationUnit recognizedInfluencer
potential impact provides impetus for directive motivatingPotentialImpact motivatedDirective
strategy determines organization unit determiningStrategy determinedOrganizationUnit
strategy is a component of the plan for mission missionComponent plannedMission
tactic effects enforcement level of business rule effectingTactic enforcedBusinessRule
tactic implements strategy implementingTactic implementedStrategy