Consistency mechanisms

Overview of consistency mechanisms

Objecteering provides the following powerful consistency mechanisms:

· assisted data entry: help during modeling, by providing the list of model elements that can be linked to the element being edited

· consistency management: a guarantee that a model is kept consistent in all model views. If a model element is modified in one model view (diagrams, the auxiliary window or explorers), all other open views are automatically updated. For example, if the name of a class is modified in the explorer, it is also modified in the auxiliary window, in every diagram that includes the class and in every element that refers to that class (operation parameters, instances, and so on).

· consistency checks: a guarantee that the model entered is consistent. For every modification, Objecteering automatically checks the validity of the entry with regard to the rest of the model.

In some modeling situations, you may prefer to have more flexibility in terms of the consistency checks applied to your model, and for this reason, certain Objecteering consistency checks are removable.

For more information on consistency checks, please see "Using consistency checks".