ExternalMapping
Note: There is a newer version of this specification see VEC 2.1.0
An ExternalMapping is used to relate an ExtendableElement in the VEC with an element located in an external data source. The element in the VEC is referenced by the mappedElement, the external element is identified by the attribute externalReference.
General Information
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Owner | external_mapping |
| Applied Stereotype | |
| Base Classifier | ExtendableElement |
| Is Abstract | false |
| Derived Classifiers |
Attributes
| Name | Type | Mult. | Description | Owning Classifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| externalReference | String | 1 | Defines the unique key of the external element. How this key shall be interpreted is dependent from the format of the external data source. |
ExternalMapping |
Outgoing Relations
| Other End | This End | General | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Type | Mult. | Agg. | Unique | Ordered | Mult. | Description |
| mappedElement | ExtendableElement | 1 | N | Y | N | 0..* | |
Incoming Relations
| This End | Other End | General | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Mult. | Agg. | Unique | Ordered | Type | Mult. | Description |
| mappings | 0..* | Y | Y | N | ExternalMappingSpecification | 1 | Specifies the mappings of individual element. |