Figure Cat.06 – Resource Catalog Entities and Associations

A ResourceCatalog is a list of ResourceSpecifications made available through ResourceCandidates that an organization will provide it to its consumers (internal or external).  Not all ResourceCandidates are made available to a consumer. A ResourceCatalog typically includes name, description and time period that it is valid for. It will have a list of ResourceCandidates.  A ResourceCandidate is an entity that enables the ResourceSpecifications to a catalog. A ResourceCandidate and its ResourceSpecification may be “published” – made visible – in any number of ResourceCatalogs, or in none.  One ResourceSpecification can be composed of other ResourceSpecifications.  These ResourceSpecifications may also be published. Attributes affecting that association, such as the time period during which a ResourceCandidate is valid in a particular ResourceCatalog, are contained in the association class ResCatalogResCandidate. These basic entities are shown in the following Figure.<br/>