Product

superclasses:

Tuple

subclassing:

The user may define subclasses of this class.

attributes:

[identity] ProductID

[cycle] Interval

[nextVersion] Date

[price] ProductPrice

[remarks] String

comments:

The Product subclass provides means of identifying the data and assisting update procedures.

identity: supplies descriptive information about a set of data, including a product name and number, as well as a version number.

cycle: if the product is revised on a regular cycle, the length of the cycle is specified.

nextVersion: if the next release or version of the product is known, it can be provided here.

price: basic price information may be provided.

remarks: comments may also be given.