Rules

• Name: The value shall be non-empty.

  The name of the Information Model should indicate which business area the model comprises.

Recommendations

• Documentation: The value should be non-empty.

  A short description of the business area captured by this information model.

Rules

• Arbitrary number of elements of the following kinds:
  • Enumerated Datatype (Enumeration)

    An Enumerated Datattype is a type with a distinct set of valid values, may be workdays, months, status, etc.

  • Primitive Information Type (Primitive Type)

    A Primitive Information Type is a information type that holds non-complex data such as a String, Date, Currency etc.

• At least one Information Entity (Class)

  An Information Entity captures a concept in the real-world.

Rules

• Arbitrary number of Information Diagram (Class Diagram)

  A diagram that shows information elements and their relations.

Rules

• Exactly one UML Primitive Types Import (Package Import)

  Import relationship between an Information Model and the built-in UML primitive type library.

• Exactly one Guidelines Application (Dependency)

  A Guideline Application relationship that shows that a model is an application of a set of guidelines.