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UML25 — inconsistent Generalization subsections in spec format

  • Key: UML25-622
  • Legacy Issue Number: 7875
  • Status: closed  
  • Source: Capability Measurement ( Karl Frank)
  • Summary:

    Reviewing of the new "generalization" subsections in the UML 2 spec, some are pointing down the inheritance hiearchy and some are pointing up.

    Section 6.5.1 Specification format says these sections are supposed to list the direct generalizations of a concept (see page 14, all the concepts "immediately above" in the hierarchy), yet I find many examples where metaclasses listed in Generalization subsections are the specializations of the concept.

    For example, Section 7.3.3 for Association correctly lists Classifier among its Generalizations, but 7.3.6 BehavioredClassifier(from Interfaces) lists BehavioredClassifier(from BasicBehaviors) thereby pointing down the hierarchy.

    Other examples are too numerous to list. The issue reported below may be another instance of this broader issue.

  • Reported: UML 1.4.2 — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 04:00 GMT
  • Disposition: Resolved — UML 2.5
  • Disposition Summary:

    Discussion
    This issue has already been resolved by, or no longer applies to, the UML 2.5 Beta 1 specification.
    Disposition: Closed - No Change

  • Updated: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:59 GMT