Standards: Attributes in Rose

	An attribute is a named property of a class that describes a range of values that instances of the property may hold.
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Topics

• Background
• Documenting Attributes in Rose

Background 

This section illustrates how to enter attribute documentation into Rational Rose.

Documenting Attributes in Rose 

The attribute will be described in the Rose Attribute's documentation field accessed via the attribute's specification. The characteristics will also be added to the attribute documentation of the attribute in Rose (as shown below).

Note: initial values should be entered into the Initial Value field and not the documentation field.

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