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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Sumit,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Udm models GME connections as a Uml::Association that contains two AssociationRoles (one for each end of the connection). AssociationRoles do not connect all three objects, so I'm not sure what you're asking here.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have a connection object conn, conn.type() is the Uml::Class of the object (which corresponds to the GME kind), and conn.type().association() is the Association.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kevin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> gme-users-bounces@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu [mailto:gme-users-bounces@list.isis.vanderbilt.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ray, Sumit (US SSA)<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 05, 2013 10:13 AM<br><b>To:</b> gme-users<br><b>Cc:</b> Ray, Sumit (US SSA)<br><b>Subject:</b> [gme-users] recovering the AssociationRole<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Using UDM, I can query for “Connection” objects and get the pair of objects at either end from that “Connection” object using a provided API. However, I have not found a simple approach to finding the “AssociationRole” object that connects all three objects. I have figured out a way to get the role by enumerating and comparing ids but is there a better or preferred way?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sumit<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Algerian;color:#002060'>Sumit Ray<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Algerian;color:#002060'>BAE Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Algerian;color:#002060'>4301 N. Fairfax DR, Suite 800<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Algerian;color:#002060'>Arlington, VA 22203<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aparajita","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aparajita","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Phone:: (703) 284-8427<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aparajita","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Cell: (571) 970-7558<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aparajita","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Fax: (703) 528-4726<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aparajita","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Email:: <a href="mailto:sumit.ray@baesystems.com">sumit.ray@baesystems.com</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>