Business rule property sheet General tab

Chapter 3 Building a Requirements Model

The General tab contains the following properties:

Property	Description
Name	The name of the item which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users
Code	The technical name of the item used for generating code or scripts, which may be abbreviated, and should not generally include spaces
Comment	Descriptive label of the rule
Stereotype	Sub-classification used to extend the semantics of an object without changing its structure. It can be predefined or user-defined
Type	Specifies the type of rule. You can choose between: Constraint - Additional check constraint on a value. For example, "The start date should be inferior to the end date of a project". Definition - Properties of an object. For example, "A customer is a person identified by a name and an address". Fact - Certainty, existence in the model. For example, "A client may place one or more orders". Formula – Calculation. For example, "The total order is the sum of all the order line costs". Requirement - Functional specification. For example, "The model is designed so that total losses do not exceed 10% of total sales". Validation - Constraint on a value. For example, "The sum of all orders for a client must not be greater than the client's allowance".