DDI 4 Prototype TC Integrity Check - 2018
Prototype Documents - not in LION
Goals of DDI 4 (Why DDI 4) - Outline of important goals for the model-based standard
What's New in DDI 4 - (section on patterns is forthcoming) combined sections on functional views, plugging into the model, the variable cascade, and more.
Examples (forthcoming) - XML examples for each functional view.
Data Capture Issues
Packaging Issues
Patterns Issues
Modification Issues
Technical Issues
Class Functionality Issues
Naming Issues
Consistency Issues
Link to Drupal development site
Integrity Check Criteria:
Review Technical Committee Review Coverage items to ensure modeling rules have been adhered to.
Structural Package Content Review:
- use of primitives and complex data types
- use of annotation and contents
- use of appropriate cardinalities
- use of identifiable and annotatedIdentifiable
- consistency in class structure: property usage, pattern structure, pattern realization, documentation within a class
- verify that design principles are followed
Functional View Content Review:
- content of a functional view
- documentation of a functional view
Useful background documents:
- Modeling Guidelines for Business Modelers
- Need a quick UML tutorial? See the Domain Model Diagram for some basics: http://www.uml-diagrams.org/class-diagrams-overview.html.
- Want a more descriptive introduction? See UML 2 class Diagrams: An Agile Introduction: http://www.agilemodeling.com/artifacts/classDiagram.htm
Contact Information:
For questions regarding the review process please contact the Technical Committee list ddi-srg@icpsr.umich.edu or the Technical Committee Chair, Wendy Thomas wlt@umn.edu