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Analyzing system data: Class diagram

Asper School of Business University of Manitoba. Systems Analysis & Design. Instructor: Bob Travica. Analyzing system data: Class diagram. Updated: October 2013. Outline. Problem domain classes Identifying reality aspects to be represented in information system

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Analyzing system data: Class diagram

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  1. Asper School of Business University of Manitoba Systems Analysis & Design Instructor: Bob Travica Analyzing system data: Class diagram Updated: October 2013 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  2. Outline • Problem domain classes • Identifying reality aspects to be represented in information system • Master and Transactional Data • Associations between reality aspects and between Classes • Attributes, Values, and Objects • Multiplicity • Generalization/Specialization association • Part-Whole association 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  3. customerNumber customerName customerAddress … Customer addNew() change() … Information System - a class Customer (older term “Entity”) Identifying aspects of reality to be represented in system Physical reality - a person in the customer role 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  4. Identifying aspects to be represented in a system (cont.) CONCEPTS Customer Satisfaction Employee performance Happiness REALITY ASPECTS “THINGS” * PEOPLE IN 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  5. Identifying aspects to be represented in system (cont.) • List nounsusers mention when discussing system • Event table/use cases as source of aspects of interest: - Use cases (Create new Order) - Actors (Salesperson, Customer) • Responses (Create Invoice) 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  6. Problem domain classes • Problem domain=Area of business a system supports • Identifying and analyzing aspects within a problem domain = essential to defining systems requirements • Problem domain = customer ordering Problem domain classes = Customer, Order, Item 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  7. Translating reality aspects in two kinds of classes (data) • Considering the stable/static vs. dynamic reality aspects, it is useful to differentiate between: • Master classes: “Static, permanent aspects” that make business foundations (people in roles, physical things, organizational units – Employee, Department, Task, Job, Product, Supplier, Customer…) • Transaction classes: “Dynamic, changing aspects” that make business operations (events -- Customer Order, Purchasing Order, Sale, Payment) 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  8. Associations between aspects of reality • Association = relationship between aspects of reality • Example: Customer places Order • Associations apply in both directions • Order is placed by Customer 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  9. Associations between classes • Associations between reality aspects translate into relationships between classes. CUSTOMER places ORDER is contained in contains PRODUCT A PRODUCT B • The normal direction of reading is left-to-right and top-down. If violated, an arrowhead shows the direction. • Whenever possible, arrange symbols to support the normal direction of reading 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  10. Associations betweenMaster and Transaction Data • A rule of thumb in modeling class diagrams: Master classes usually are not associated directly to each other but through the transaction class. Master Data Customer Product X orders Order places contains Transaction Data 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  11. Course courseNumber courseTitle creditHours addCourse() Details of a reality aspect and class attributes • Specific details of an aspect become class attributes (pieces of data) • Think of a database record (row) • Understanding attributes is part of system analysis • Key attribute: uniquely identifies each instance of a class – each Object (courseNumber; underlined) Class elements • Class name • Class attributes • Class behaviors (methods, processes/functions working with data) 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  12. Attribute values • By specifying values of attributes, class is instantiated in objects. Values Attributes • Classes define attributes (names & data types) - “skeleton”; objects are “carved” out of classes. 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  13. Multiplicity • Multiplicity: the number of objects allowed on each side of a relationship. Looking from the Order side, the number of associated objects is as follows: Each order is placed by just one Customer. One order can contain several Products 1 * (many, as soon as >1) 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  14. Multiplicity • Multiplicity, looking from the Customer and Product side, the number of associated objects is as follows: Places one or more orders. PLACES * 1 1 CONTAINED ON CONTAINED ON Unique Products contained on just one Order. 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  15. Multiplicity – key attribute design Consumer electronics is usually keyed on serial number, so that each instance of a product (item) is unique; thus it can appear just on one order. For convenience, this key can be called “unique key”. But a product category can also be keyed (e.g., cables, pens, or products in a grocery store). This key could be called “generic key”. In this case, the relationship Order-Item is many-to-many1 (below). Note: In determining multiplicity, it suffices to write maximum number of objects that can participate in a relationship (1..*; *..*; 1:1) 2. 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  16. Course CourseNumber CourseTitle CreditHours Section SectionNumber Term StartTime RoomNumber addCourse() openSection() closeSection() Associations between class objects with multiplicity • Typical relationship involving objects from two classes. * has 1 Reading: A (one) course has many sections, and each (one) section belongs to one course. 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  17. Associations between classes: Generalization/Specialization Class (Superclass) is Subclasses of MotorVehicle is Subclasses of Car Multiplicity is usually not specified, but is assumed to be 1..1. 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

  18. Associations between classes: Part-Whole Whole class 1 part of 1 1 part of 1 1 part of 1 1 part of 1 (*) 1 part of 1 Part classes This part-whole association is called composition, or bill-of-materials. It shows parts that make a computer. 3510 Systems Analysis & Design * Bob Travica

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