The name of an association element must end with the representation term “Association”.
The definition of an association element should begin with the phrase:
An (optional adjectives) (relationship|association)...
The type of an association element must be an association type.
The name of an association type must end with the representation term “AssociationType”.
The definition of an association should begin with the phrase:
An association type must extend structures:AssociationType or a type derived from it.
Typically, association types extend nc:AssociationType, which meets this requirement plus adds properties to capture the beginning and end date of the association.
A data type for (a relationship|an association)...
| Rule | Applicability | Title |
|---|---|---|
| NDR 10-21 | REF, EXT | Association type derived from structures:AssociationType |
| NDR 10-22 | REF, EXT | Association element type is an association type |
| NDR 11-32 | REF, EXT | Standard opening phrase for association element data definition |
| NDR 11-41 | REF, EXT | Standard opening phrase for association type data definition |