[gme-users] Defining sequences of meta-types + comments/notes on the meta-model

[Larry Howard]

Yannis,

Or a non-graphical sequence...

Item1
Item2
Item3

...based on canvas position within a container (rows, columns, or  
matrices.)

We use this approach to support ordered collections in a paradigm  
where the ordering is automatically maintained via an add-on component.

As for notes/comments in meta-models (and all models) we use  
annotations.  (Use "Insert Annotation" from the context menu on the  
canvas.)   Structuring via sheet folders and paradigm sheets also  
helps manage complexity.

Regards,
lph
--
Larry Howard, Sr. Research Scientist
Institute for Software Integrated Systems, Vanderbilt University



On Jul 29, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Ioannis Ntalamagkas wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I apologise if my questions sound naive or if they have been already
> answered (I browsed the archives of the past two years and I didn't  
> find
> anything similar).
>
> I want to define a type X that contains a *sequence* of instances of
> type Y. The only way that comes to my mind is that Y contains an  
> integer
> attribute termed "order". Y then needs an OCL constraint that will  
> check
> that all Ys are in sequence. Is there any better (simpler) way to
> achieve the same effect?
>
> Also, is there a way to add comments/notes on the meta-model  
> directly? I
> am asking because in complex meta-models some things may not be
> straightforward to understand by latter users of it (under the
> assumption that the original developer/expert is no longer available).
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Yannis
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