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UAF13 — UAFElement Definition Doesn't Define Concept - Is This Really 'Architecture Description Element'?

  • Key: UAF13-126
  • Status: open  
  • Source: Eclectica Systems Ltd ( Nic Plum)
  • Summary:

    UAFElement is defined: 'Abstract super type for all of the UAF elements. It provides a way for all of the UAF elements to have a common set of properties.'

    This doesn't define the concept. It simply states what purpose the element serves for a developer. The name tells us nothing. In the metamodel the names are supposed to indicate what they represent.

    Do all UAFElements appear in an architecture view and therefore architecture description? if so it might really be 'Architecture Description Element'. This term first appeared in ISO 42010:2011 and in 42010:2022 is an 'identified or named part of an architecture description'. Alternatively it might be 'An individual architecture description object that is used to describe or represent an item of real-world architecture. An architecture description element can appear in an architecture description.' <https://trakmetamodel.sourceforge.io/vocab/TRAK_metamodel.html#Architecture_Description_Element>

  • Reported: UAF 1.2 — Sun, 7 Apr 2024 14:53 GMT
  • Updated: Mon, 8 Apr 2024 14:21 GMT