Table of Contents
(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with References.)
Foreword.
Preface.
1. Introduction.
Conceptual Models.The World of Patterns.The Patterns in this
Book.Conceptual Models and Business Process Reengineering.Patterns
and Frameworks.Using the Patterns.
I. ANALYSIS PATTERNS.
2. Accountability.
Party.Organization Hierarchies.Organization
Structure.Accountability.Accountability Knowledge Level.Party Type
Generalizations.Hierarchic Accountability.Operating
Scopes.Post.
3. Observations and Measurements.
Quantity.Conversion Ratio.Compound
Units.Measurement.Observation.Subtyping Observation
Concepts.Protocol.Dual Time Record.Rejected Observation.Active
Observation, Hypothesis, and Projection.Associated
Observation.Process of Observation.
4. Observations for Corporate
Finance.
Enterprise Segment.Measurement Protocol.Range.Phenomenon with
Range.Using the Resulting Framework.
5. Referring to
Objects.
Name.Identification Scheme.Object Merge.Object Equivalence.
6.
Inventory and Accounting.
Account.Transactions.Summary Account.Memo Account.Posting
Rules.Individual Instance Method.Posting Rule Execution.Posting
Rules for Many Accounts.Choosing Entries.Accounting
Practice.Sources of an Entry.Balance Sheet and Income
Statement.Corresponding Account.Specialized Account Model.Booking
Entries to Multiple Accounts.Further Reading.
7. Using the
Accounting Models.
Structural Models.Implementing the Structure.Setting Up New Phone
Services.Setting Up Calls.Implementing Account-based
Firing.Separating Calls into Day and Evening.Charging for
Time.Calculating the Tax.Concluding Thoughts.
8.
Planning.
Proposed and Implemented Action.Completed and Abandoned
Actions.Suspension.Plan.Protocol.Resource Allocation.Outcome and
Start Functions.
9. Trading.
Contract.Portfolio.Quote.Scenario.
10. Derivative
Contracts.
Forward Contracts.Options.Product.Subtype State Machines.Parallel
Application and Domain Hierarchies.
11. Trading Packages.
Multiple Access Levels to a Package.Mutual Visibility.Subtyping
Packages.Concluding Thoughts.
II. SUPPORT PATTERNS.
12. Layered Architecture for Information Systems.
Two-Tier Architecture.Three-Tier Architecture.Presentation and
Application Logic.Database Interaction.Concluding Thoughts.
13.
Application Facades.
A Health Care Example.Contents of a Facade.Common
Methods.Operations.Type Conversions.Multiple Facades.
14.
Patterns for Type Model Design Templates.
Implementing Associations.Implementing Generalization.Object
Creation.Object Destruction.Entry Point.Implementing
Constraints.Design Templates for Other Techniques.
15.
Association Patterns.
Associative Type.Keyed Mapping.Historic Mapping.
16.
Afterword.
III. APPENDIX.
Appendix A. Techniques and Notations.
Type Diagrams.Interaction Diagrams.Event Diagrams.State
Diagrams.Package Diagrams.
Appendix B. Table of Patterns.
Index. 0201895420T04062001About the Author
Martin Fowler is an independent consultant who has
applied objects to pressing business problems for more than a
decade. He has consulted on systems in fields such as health care,
financial trading, and corporate finance. His clients include
Chrysler, Citibank, UK National Health Service, Andersen
Consulting, and Netscape Communications. In addition, Fowler is a
regular speaker on objects, the Unified Modeling Language, and
patterns.
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