Defines a set of E and P Data instances. A data collection may be a result of an activity, which may give it identity. Data collections can act as process data, meaning that the data specified as being a member of the data collection are processed. Their role in the process may be defined via process data item.

name (O, K: ndt_name)

The name of the Data Collection.


ref_data_collection_type (O, K: ref_data_collection_type)

The kind or type of Data Collection.


activity (O, K, I: activity(process_data))

Defines the activity which created this instance. Each data_collection may be the result of one activity. Inherited from process_data.


business_associate (O: business_associate(source_for))

Defines the business associate that was the source of the data in this collection. Each data_collection may have been provided by one business_associate.


collection_content (O: SET[0:?] e_and_p_data(data_collection))

Defines the E and P data instances which are part of the collection. Each data_collection may specify a group of one or more e_and_p_data.


data_collection (I, V: SET[0:?] data_collection(collection_content))

Indicates the data collections that include this instance of E and P data. Each data_collection may be a member of one or more data_collection. Inherited from e_and_p_data.


document_specification (O: document_specification(be_used_by))

Defines the source document for the instances in the collection. Each data_collection may used information from one document_specification.


graphical_element (I, V: SET[0:?] graphical_element(depicted_object))

Specifies one or more graphical elements which are depicting this data item. Each data_collection may be depicted by one or more graphical_element. Inherited from e_and_p_data.


populated_by (O: activity(populate))

Defines the activity which assembled existing instances to form this data collection. Each data_collection may be populated by one activity.


process_data_item (I, V: SET[0:?] process_data_item(process_data))

Defines where this data was used by an activity. Each data_collection may be the value for one or more process_data_item. Inherited from process_data.


process_parameter (O: process_parameter)

Defines the role of the data in the activity which created it. Each data_collection may be a one process_parameter.


reference_data (O: SET[0:?] ref_data)

Defines the ref data instances which are part of the collection. Each data_collection may specify a group of one or more ref_data.


specify_contents_of (V: SET[0:?] document_specification(information_content))

Defines the document specifications whose contents are referenced by the instances in this collection. Each data_collection may specify the contents of one or more document_specification.


updated_by (O: activity(update_collection))

The activity which updated the instances pointed to by this data collection. Each data_collection may describe the collection of instances upd one activity.

Local rules:

Uniqueness Constraint
name, ref_data_collection_type, activity
Different Related Instance
An instance of data collection cannot be instantiated as a member of the same in stance of data_collection.
Same Related Instance
The TYPICAL ACTIVITY which is related to PROCESS PARAMETER must be the same TYPICAL ACTIVITY which is related to the creating ACTIVITY.
Optional Relationship Set
Each DATA COLLECTION may have the instances it points to either updated by updated_by or populated by populated_by but not both.
Supertype path(s):
process_data > data_collection.
e_and_p_data > data_collection.

Entity projects as table DATA_COLLECTION.

Referenced in Diagrams:

• AC2: Activity Effects (0639)
• DMC: Document Classification (1181)
• DMG1: Specification and Rendering
• HL1: High Level Model (0644)
• HL3: Data Source