- Relation
- A set of links that are specified between components within a
product.
- A relation consists of a combination of a
pointing component (simple component), a
pointed component (simple or complex component if the
path to the instance is included), a role, and a category.
- The relation is stored in the
pointing component.
- A relation can be oriented in any direction.
- When relations pointing toward different attributes of the same
component exist, one line or node per relation is created in the
Edit
Links and Relations
dialog box.
- An arrow mask indicates the relation orientation on component:
- When the pointed impacts the pointing component:
 .
- When the pointed is impacted by the pointing component:
 .
- Set
- The complex path for a relation towards a Port. Relations defined
with the same Set are regrouped under the same node.
- Context
- The path to the
pointing component.
- Link
- Both the object that connects the elements of the component
involved in the link and the type of link.
- Contextual relation
- Both a
relation and a
context defined by the path to the
pointing component.
- Publication
- When the pointed components are ports, ports of a same reference
under a node that represents Ports are grouped.
- A publication arrow mask is added to the reference icon:
 .
- As relations pointing to a publication have a single link, the
link and relation rows are merged in a single row and the link text layout
displays: pointing -> pointed publication.
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