Activity 5.3: Identifying Attributes and
Relationships
In this activity, you will continue to analyze the selected future-state usage
scenario focusing on the business object attributes and relationships.
First, you will identify the attributes of the business objects.
Next, you will identify the relationships between the business objects.
Objectives
After completing this activity, you will be able to:
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Analyze a usage scenario and determine candidate business object attributes
and relationships for use in the solution design.

Before You Begin
This activity includes both small group tasks and class discussion.
This activity is a class discussion.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this activity.
Materials
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Ferguson and Bardell, Inc. case study.
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Future-state usage scenario from Activity 5.2.
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Flip chart with candidate business objects and services created in Activity
5.2.
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Self-stick notes.
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Markers.


4. Organize the self-stick notes on the flip chart such that the relationships can
be diagrammed.
5. Either write directly on the flip chart or use another set of self-stick notes to
indicate the relationships between objects.
6. For interaction type relationships, it is important to note which services
interact with which services as that will help later on during physical design.
7. Determine if any new services or attributes are required to support the
relationships identified above.

At conclusion of this activity, you will have a rough logical model of one aspect
of the solution indicating the business objects, their attributes and services, and
the relationships among the business objects.
After completing the above steps, you will discuss your responses with the
class. The instructor will write the class consensus on a flip chart. THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK