Parameter#

Fully qualified class name of the UML model DDI-CDI 1.0: DDICDIModels::DDICDILibrary::Classes::Process::Parameter

Definition#

An input or output to control logic and the step/sub-step it invokes. Parameters may take the form of any information object, including data sets and structured metadata as well as configuration information for the step/sub-step.

Examples#

A dimensional data set; a long data structure.

Diagram#

Diagram

Attributes#

Attributes
Attributes#

Name

Inherited from

Description

Data Type

Multiplicity

Default value

entityBound

- own class -

Specification of the object being used as a parameter, typically as a reference to a class in the DDI-CDI model, but may also be a specific instance of a class.

Reference

0..*

identifier

- own class -

Identifier for objects requiring short- or long-lasting referencing and management.

Identifier

0..1

name

- own class -

Human understandable name (linguistic signifier, word, phrase, or mnemonic). May follow ISO/IEC 11179-5 naming principles, and have context provided to specify usage.

ObjectName

0..*

Associations#

Associations
Associations#

Direction

Association

Description

Multiplicity of Parameter

Package of Other Class

Other Class

Multiplicity of other class

Aggregation Kind

Inherited from

to

InformationFlowDefinition from Parameter

From parameters are the outputs from a control construct produced in its step/sub-step.

0..1

- own package -

InformationFlowDefinition

0..*

none

own class

to

InformationFlowDefinition to Parameter

To parameters are the inputs to a control construct used in its step/sub-step.

0..*

- own package -

InformationFlowDefinition

0..*

none

own class

to

Step produces Parameter

The Step creates Parameter as an output.

0..*

- own package -

Step

0..*

none

own class

to

Step receives Parameter

The Step uses Parameter as an input.

0..*

- own package -

Step

0..*

none

own class

Encodings#

Syntax representations / encodings

All syntax representations except the Canonical XMI are provided as reference points for specific implementations, or for use as defaults if sufficient in the form presented.

Fragment for the class Parameter (entire model as XMI)

 1<packagedElement xmlns:StandardProfile="http://www.omg.org/spec/UML/20131001/StandardProfile"
 2                  xmlns:uml="http://www.omg.org/spec/UML/20131001"
 3                  xmlns:xmi="http://www.omg.org/spec/XMI/20131001"
 4                  xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter"
 5                  xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter"
 6                  xmi:type="uml:Class">
 7   <ownedComment xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-ownedComment"
 8                  xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-ownedComment"
 9                  xmi:type="uml:Comment">
10      <annotatedElement xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter"/>
11      <body>Definition 
12============ 
13An input or output to control logic and the step/sub-step it invokes. Parameters may take the form of any information object, including data sets and structured metadata as well as configuration information for the step/sub-step.  
14
15Examples 
16========== 
17A dimensional data set; a long data structure.</body>
18   </ownedComment>
19   <name>Parameter</name>
20   <ownedAttribute xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-entityBound"
21                    xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-entityBound"
22                    xmi:type="uml:Property">
23      <ownedComment xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-entityBound-ownedComment"
24                     xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-entityBound-ownedComment"
25                     xmi:type="uml:Comment">
26         <annotatedElement xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-entityBound"/>
27         <body>Specification of the object being used as a parameter, typically as a reference to a class in the DDI-CDI model, but may also be a specific instance of a class.</body>
28      </ownedComment>
29      <lowerValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-entityBound-lowerValue"
30                   xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-entityBound-lowerValue"
31                   xmi:type="uml:LiteralInteger"/>
32      <upperValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-entityBound-upperValue"
33                   xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-entityBound-upperValue"
34                   xmi:type="uml:LiteralUnlimitedNatural">
35         <value>*</value>
36      </upperValue>
37      <name>entityBound</name>
38      <isOrdered>true</isOrdered>
39      <type xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-DataTypes-StructuredDataTypes-Reference"/>
40   </ownedAttribute>
41   <ownedAttribute xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-identifier"
42                    xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-identifier"
43                    xmi:type="uml:Property">
44      <ownedComment xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-identifier-ownedComment"
45                     xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-identifier-ownedComment"
46                     xmi:type="uml:Comment">
47         <annotatedElement xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-identifier"/>
48         <body>Identifier for objects requiring short- or long-lasting referencing and management.</body>
49      </ownedComment>
50      <lowerValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-identifier-lowerValue"
51                   xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-identifier-lowerValue"
52                   xmi:type="uml:LiteralInteger"/>
53      <upperValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-identifier-upperValue"
54                   xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-identifier-upperValue"
55                   xmi:type="uml:LiteralUnlimitedNatural">
56         <value>1</value>
57      </upperValue>
58      <name>identifier</name>
59      <isID>true</isID>
60      <type xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-DataTypes-StructuredDataTypes-Identifier"/>
61   </ownedAttribute>
62   <ownedAttribute xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-name"
63                    xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-name"
64                    xmi:type="uml:Property">
65      <ownedComment xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-name-ownedComment"
66                     xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-name-ownedComment"
67                     xmi:type="uml:Comment">
68         <annotatedElement xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-name"/>
69         <body>Human understandable name (linguistic signifier, word, phrase, or mnemonic). May follow ISO/IEC 11179-5 naming principles, and have context provided to specify usage.</body>
70      </ownedComment>
71      <lowerValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-name-lowerValue"
72                   xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-name-lowerValue"
73                   xmi:type="uml:LiteralInteger"/>
74      <upperValue xmi:id="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-Classes-Process-Parameter-name-upperValue"
75                   xmi:uuid="http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/XMI/#Parameter-name-upperValue"
76                   xmi:type="uml:LiteralUnlimitedNatural">
77         <value>*</value>
78      </upperValue>
79      <name>name</name>
80      <isOrdered>true</isOrdered>
81      <type xmi:idref="DDICDIModels-DDICDILibrary-DataTypes-StructuredDataTypes-ObjectName"/>
82   </ownedAttribute>
83</packagedElement>

Fragment for the class Parameter (entire XML Schema)

 1<xs:element name="Parameter"
 2            type="ParameterXsdType"
 3            xml:id="Parameter">
 4  <!-- based on the UML class DDICDIModels::DDICDILibrary::Classes::Process::Parameter -->
 5  <xs:annotation>
 6    <xs:documentation>Definition 
 7          ============ 
 8          An input or output to control logic and the step/sub-step it invokes. Parameters may take the form of any information object, including data sets and structured metadata as well as configuration information for the step/sub-step.  
 9          
10          Examples 
11          ========== 
12          A dimensional data set; a long data structure.</xs:documentation>
13  </xs:annotation>
14</xs:element>
15<xs:complexType name="ParameterXsdType"
16                xml:id="ParameterXsdType">
17  <xs:annotation>
18    <xs:documentation>Definition 
19          ============ 
20          An input or output to control logic and the step/sub-step it invokes. Parameters may take the form of any information object, including data sets and structured metadata as well as configuration information for the step/sub-step.  
21          
22          Examples 
23          ========== 
24          A dimensional data set; a long data structure.</xs:documentation>
25  </xs:annotation>
26  <xs:sequence>
27    <xs:element name="entityBound"
28                type="ReferenceXsdType"
29                minOccurs="0"
30                maxOccurs="unbounded"
31                xml:id="Parameter-entityBound">
32      <xs:annotation>
33        <xs:documentation>Specification of the object being used as a parameter, typically as a reference to a class in the DDI-CDI model, but may also be a specific instance of a class.</xs:documentation>
34      </xs:annotation>
35    </xs:element>
36    <xs:element name="identifier"
37                type="IdentifierXsdType"
38                minOccurs="0"
39                maxOccurs="1"
40                xml:id="Parameter-identifier">
41      <xs:annotation>
42        <xs:documentation>Identifier for objects requiring short- or long-lasting referencing and management.</xs:documentation>
43      </xs:annotation>
44    </xs:element>
45    <xs:element name="name"
46                type="ObjectNameXsdType"
47                minOccurs="0"
48                maxOccurs="unbounded"
49                xml:id="Parameter-name">
50      <xs:annotation>
51        <xs:documentation>Human understandable name (linguistic signifier, word, phrase, or mnemonic). May follow ISO/IEC 11179-5 naming principles, and have context provided to specify usage.</xs:documentation>
52      </xs:annotation>
53    </xs:element>
54  </xs:sequence>
55</xs:complexType>

Fragment for the class Parameter (entire JSON Schema)

  1"cls-Parameter": {
  2  "description": "http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/RDF/Parameter",
  3  "type": "object",
  4  "properties": {
  5    "@context": {
  6      "$ref": "#/defs/at-context"
  7    },
  8    "@id": {
  9      "type": "string",
 10      "format": "iri-reference"
 11    },
 12    "@type": {
 13      "const": "Parameter"
 14    },
 15    "entityBound": {
 16      "$comment": "cardinality 0..-1 – from cdi:Parameter",
 17      "if": { "type": "array" },
 18      "then": { "items": { "$ref": "#/defs/dt-Reference" } },
 19      "else": { "$ref": "#/defs/dt-Reference" }
 20    },
 21    "identifier": {
 22      "$comment": "cardinality 0..1 – from cdi:Parameter",
 23      "$ref": "#/defs/dt-Identifier"
 24    },
 25    "name": {
 26      "$comment": "cardinality 0..-1 – from cdi:Parameter",
 27      "if": { "type": "array" },
 28      "then": { "items": { "$ref": "#/defs/dt-ObjectName" } },
 29      "else": { "$ref": "#/defs/dt-ObjectName" }
 30    },
 31    
 32    "from_OF_InformationFlowDefinition": {
 33      "description": "InformationFlowDefinition_from_Parameter",
 34      "$comment": "cardinality 0..-1",
 35      "anyOf": [
 36        {
 37          "$ref": "#/defs/target-InformationFlowDefinition"
 38        },
 39        {
 40          "type": "array",
 41          "items": {
 42            "$ref": "#/defs/target-InformationFlowDefinition"
 43          }
 44        }
 45      ]
 46    },
 47    "to_OF_InformationFlowDefinition": {
 48      "description": "InformationFlowDefinition_to_Parameter",
 49      "$comment": "cardinality 0..-1",
 50      "anyOf": [
 51        {
 52          "$ref": "#/defs/target-InformationFlowDefinition"
 53        },
 54        {
 55          "type": "array",
 56          "items": {
 57            "$ref": "#/defs/target-InformationFlowDefinition"
 58          }
 59        }
 60      ]
 61    },
 62    "produces_OF_Step": {
 63      "description": "Step_produces_Parameter",
 64      "$comment": "cardinality 0..-1",
 65      "anyOf": [
 66        {
 67          "$ref": "#/defs/target-Step"
 68        },
 69        {
 70          "type": "array",
 71          "items": {
 72            "$ref": "#/defs/target-Step"
 73          }
 74        }
 75      ]
 76    },
 77    "receives_OF_Step": {
 78      "description": "Step_receives_Parameter",
 79      "$comment": "cardinality 0..-1",
 80      "anyOf": [
 81        {
 82          "$ref": "#/defs/target-Step"
 83        },
 84        {
 85          "type": "array",
 86          "items": {
 87            "$ref": "#/defs/target-Step"
 88          }
 89        }
 90      ]
 91    },
 92    "sameAs": {
 93      "$ref": "#/defs/owl:sameAs"
 94    }
 95  },
 96  "required": ["@type"],
 97  "additionalProperties": false
 98},
 99"target-Parameter": {
100  "description": "all subclasses of http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/RDF/Parameter",
101  "anyOf": [
102    { "$ref": "#/defs/cls-Parameter" },
103    { "type": "string", "format": "iri-reference" }
104  ]
105},

Fragment for the class Parameter (main ontology)

 1# class Parameter
 2# based on the UML class DDICDIModels::DDICDILibrary::Classes::Process::Parameter
 3cdi:Parameter
 4  a rdfs:Class, owl:Class, ucmis:Class;
 5  rdfs:label "Parameter";
 6  rdfs:comment "Definition \n============ \nAn input or output to control logic and the step/sub-step it invokes. Parameters may take the form of any information object, including data sets and structured metadata as well as configuration information for the step/sub-step.  \n\nExamples \n========== \nA dimensional data set; a long data structure."@en;
 7  
 8.
 9
10cdi:Parameter-entityBound
11  a rdf:Property, owl:ObjectProperty, ucmis:Attribute;
12  rdfs:label "entityBound";
13  rdfs:comment "Specification of the object being used as a parameter, typically as a reference to a class in the DDI-CDI model, but may also be a specific instance of a class."@en;
14  rdfs:domain cdi:Parameter;
15  rdfs:range cdi:Reference;
16.
17
18cdi:Parameter-identifier
19  a rdf:Property, owl:ObjectProperty, ucmis:Attribute;
20  rdfs:label "identifier";
21  rdfs:comment "Identifier for objects requiring short- or long-lasting referencing and management."@en;
22  rdfs:domain cdi:Parameter;
23  rdfs:range cdi:Identifier;
24.
25
26cdi:Parameter-name
27  a rdf:Property, owl:ObjectProperty, ucmis:Attribute;
28  rdfs:label "name";
29  rdfs:comment "Human understandable name (linguistic signifier, word, phrase, or mnemonic). May follow ISO/IEC 11179-5 naming principles, and have context provided to specify usage."@en;
30  rdfs:domain cdi:Parameter;
31  rdfs:range cdi:ObjectName;
32.

Fragment for the class Parameter (entire JSON-LD)

 1{
 2  "@context": [
 3    {
 4      "cdi": "http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/RDF/",
 5      "xsd": "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#",
 6
 7      "entityBound": {
 8        "@id": "cdi:Parameter-entityBound",
 9        "@type": "@id",
10        "@context": "Reference.jsonld"
11      },
12      "identifier": {
13        "@id": "cdi:Parameter-identifier",
14        "@type": "@id",
15        "@context": "Identifier.jsonld"
16      },
17      "name": {
18        "@id": "cdi:Parameter-name",
19        "@type": "@id",
20        "@context": "ObjectName.jsonld"
21      },
22      
23      "from_OF_InformationFlowDefinition": {
24        "@reverse": "cdi:InformationFlowDefinition_from_Parameter",
25        "@type": "@id",
26        "@context": "InformationFlowDefinition.jsonld"
27      },
28      "to_OF_InformationFlowDefinition": {
29        "@reverse": "cdi:InformationFlowDefinition_to_Parameter",
30        "@type": "@id",
31        "@context": "InformationFlowDefinition.jsonld"
32      },
33      "produces_OF_Step": {
34        "@reverse": "cdi:Step_produces_Parameter",
35        "@type": "@id",
36        "@context": "Step.jsonld"
37      },
38      "receives_OF_Step": {
39        "@reverse": "cdi:Step_receives_Parameter",
40        "@type": "@id",
41        "@context": "Step.jsonld"
42      },
43      " comment ": "tag:json-should-support-trailing-commas"
44    }
45  ],
46  "generatedBy": "This code was generated by the Eclipse Acceleo project UCMIS M2T on 2025-08-29 14:34:53.",
47  "basedOn": "based on the UML data type DDICDIModels::DDICDILibrary::Classes::Process::Parameter"
48}

Fragment for the class Parameter (entire SHACL - Shapes Constraint Language)

 1# class Parameter
 2# based on the UML class DDICDIModels::DDICDILibrary::Classes::Process::Parameter
 3<#Parameter> a sh:NodeShape;
 4    sh:targetClass cdi:Parameter;
 5	sh:message "See http://ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CDI/1.0/RDF/Parameter";
 6	sh:closed true;
 7	sh:ignoredProperties ( owl:sameAs );
 8    sh:property [
 9			sh:path rdf:type;
10			sh:in (   cdi:Parameter
11			 ) ;
12    ];
13    # attributes
14    sh:property <#Parameter-entityBound>;
15    sh:property <#Parameter-identifier>;
16    sh:property <#Parameter-name>;
17    # associations from Parameter
18    # associations to Parameter
19    sh:property <#rev_InformationFlowDefinition_from_Parameter>;
20    sh:property <#rev_InformationFlowDefinition_to_Parameter>;
21    sh:property <#rev_Step_produces_Parameter>;
22    sh:property <#rev_Step_receives_Parameter>;
23
24
25
26.
27
28<#Parameter-entityBound> a sh:PropertyShape ;
29    sh:path cdi:Parameter-entityBound;
30    sh:node [ sh:property [ sh:path rdf:type; sh:minCount 1; sh:in (
31        cdi:Reference
32      
33    ) ]];
34.
35<#Parameter-identifier> a sh:PropertyShape ;
36    sh:path cdi:Parameter-identifier;
37    sh:node [ sh:property [ sh:path rdf:type; sh:minCount 1; sh:in (
38        cdi:Identifier
39      
40    ) ]];
41    sh:maxCount 1;
42.
43<#Parameter-name> a sh:PropertyShape ;
44    sh:path cdi:Parameter-name;
45    sh:node [ sh:property [ sh:path rdf:type; sh:minCount 1; sh:in (
46        cdi:ObjectName
47        cdi:OrganizationName
48      
49    ) ]];
50.

Fragment for the class Parameter (entire ShEx - Shape Expressions)

 1# class Parameter
 2# based on the UML class DDICDIModels::DDICDILibrary::Classes::Process::Parameter
 3cdi:ParameterShape CLOSED {
 4	a [cdi:Parameter];
 5	cdi:Parameter-entityBound	@cdi:ReferenceShape*;
 6	cdi:Parameter-identifier	@cdi:IdentifierShape?;
 7	cdi:Parameter-name	@cdi:ObjectNameShape*;
 8	^cdi:InformationFlowDefinition_from_Parameter @cdi:InformationFlowDefinitionShape *;
 9	^cdi:InformationFlowDefinition_to_Parameter @cdi:InformationFlowDefinitionShape *;
10	^cdi:Step_produces_Parameter @cdi:StepShape *;
11	^cdi:Step_receives_Parameter @cdi:StepShape *;
12	}