Figure BT.04 - Base Type Example

Here is a non-telco example of use of the base types.<br/>Our simple example shows the following example situation.<br/>        • A bank models its customers , their names & accounts<br/>        • A bank customer can have many names over time (but maybe only one name at any one time)<br/>        • The bank has many customers. <br/>        • Customers of the bank have accounts. A single customer can have many accounts.<br/>        • The account has a current balance, e.g. $US15, 000 or £3,400<br/>        • The account was opened on 1998/02/01 and has not been closed (validFor)<br/>        • Bills are sent out based on the billing frequency (e.g. every 3 months) <br/>