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Roger L. Costello wrote:
>>>>The Assignment element connects the Lot and Picker.
>>>>["Assignment" is not really the correct name. Can someone
>>>>think of a better name?]
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>>>Yes - Association.
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>>Yes, I like that much better than Assignment. Still, I am not quite
>>satisfied with Association. It's such a general term.
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hmmm... I wonder how the manager would say it. Would he say: "John is
associated with lot 1" or perhaps "John is assigned to lot 1"
-Rob
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> Let me try to give a better explanation why I am uncomfortable with both
> Assignment and Association. Suppose that Association is used:
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> <Association picker="John" lot="1"/>
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> Consider the task of stating the relationship between the Picker and the
> Lot. How would you verbalize it?
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> "The Picker is associated with the Lot"
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> What does that mean? It's very vague, to the point of being meaningless. I
> want the relationship to be more specific, e.g.,
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> "The Picker is located on the Lot"
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> Perhaps, then, I should use this:
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> <LocatedOn picker="John" lot="1"/>
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> Hmm, that doesn't seem right either. Suggestions? /Roger
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