Analysis Patterns

Analysis Patterns, Martin FowlerData Modeling Patterns, David Hay

Java Modeling in Color with UML, Peter CoadThe Data Model Resource Book (two volumes),

Len Silverston

Patterns

Small Coding patterns: Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns Refactorings

Medium Design patterns

Big Frameworks Architectural patterns

Patterns

Reusable solution to a problem in a context.

Knowledge of experts.

Balance of forces.

Analysis Patterns

Organizational structure Hay, Fowler

Accountability Fowler

Quantities Hay, Fowler

Contracts Hay, Fowler

Accounting Hay, Fowler

Products and Inventories Hay

Material Requirements Planning Hay

Transactions

EntryEntry

amountamount

AccountAccount TransactionTransaction

datedate

Transactions can effect many accounts.

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Party

Many roles that are usually played by people are sometimes played by organizational units, too.

PartyParty

AddressAddress

OrganizationOrganizationPersonPerson

Organizational Hierarchies

Organizations usually have a hierarchical structure.

PartyParty

AddressAddress

OrganizationOrganizationPersonPersonsubsidiarysubsidiary

parentparent

DivisionDivision RegionRegion Sales OfficeSales OfficeOperating UnitOperating Unit

Organizational Structure

Problem: An organization can be in several hierarchies, and the structure can change over time.

OrganizationOrganization

OrganizationStructureTypeOrganizationStructureType

subsidiarysubsidiary

parentparentOrganizationStructureOrganizationStructure

time intervaltime interval

DivisionDivision RegionRegion Sales OfficeSales OfficeOperating UnitOperating Unit

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Quantity

QuantityQuantityamount: Numberamount: Numberunits: Unitunits: Unit+, -, *, /+, -, *, /

Conversion Ratio

Conversion RatioConversion Ratioratio: Numberratio: Number

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Measurement

PersonPerson QuantityQuantityweightweight

heightheight

Measurement

PersonPerson MeasurementMeasurement QuantityQuantity

PhenomenonPhenomenonTypeType

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Observation

PersonPerson ObservationObservation

CategoryCategory

PhenomenonPhenomenonTypeType

MeasurementMeasurement CategoryObs.CategoryObs.

QuantityQuantity

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Action

ActionActiontimetime

LocationLocation

PartyParty

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Proposed and Implemented Actions

ImplementedImplementedActionAction

ProposedProposedActionAction

ActionAction

Completed, Abandoned, Suspended Actions

StatusStatus

CompletedCompleted

TimeTimePeriodPeriod

AbandonedAbandoned

SuspendedSuspended

ActionAction

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Plan

ProposedProposedActionAction

PlanPlan

dependentdependent

consequencesconsequences

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Resource Allocation

ImplementedImplementedActionAction

ProposedProposedActionAction

ResourceResourceTypeType

ActionAction

ResourceResourceAllocationAllocationquantityquantity

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Why I like “Analysis Patterns”

Invaluable if you are learning business programming

Lots of choices

Summary

Lots of different kinds of patterns.

Patterns in problem domain, as well as solution domain.

Analysis patterns are as important as design patterns.