Hi Rusty,
Business rules can be described in a variety of ways using UML. If you are
describing a business workflow using activity diagrams, rules may be
depicted as guard conditions between activities. In a class diagram they may
be depicted formally as OCL constraints. Multiplicity constraints on
associations may also describe business rules. If you haven't read Business
Modeling with UML I would recommend you get it.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471295515/qid=998672645/sr=1-2/ref=sc_b_2/002-2132649-3617604
They use a stereotyped note that is attached to any relevent model element
to express rules in plain English.
Richard Howlett
Component Software Systems Consultant
Phone: (613) 954-7743
Fax: (613) 952-7869
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>From: "Williamson, Rusty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "Williamson, Rusty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: (ROSE) How do you represent business rules in UML?
>Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 15:46:07 -0700
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>
>Hello,
>
>I'm trying to get information on representing business rules in UML models
>and diagrams. Where and how would these be documented?
>
>Thanks!
>Rusty
>
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>Rusty Williamson
>Sr. Systems Architect
>
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