NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #26/NN_1992_26.iso/spool/comp/object/4204

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From: "Ronald C. Schultz" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Constraint Management / Consistency Checking
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 11:09:08 GMT
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Does anyone have any references as to how to implement constraints or
consistency checking within object-oriented systems?  I am interested in
financial applications, but examples from CAD, CASE, ... would all be
appreciated.  As an example of what I am looking for, consider a
financial transaction system that has a stated rule that for a
particular checking account, that is only a credit card account for the same
customer can be used to  provide overdraft protection for the checking
account.  I am looking for a means to centrally locate these "rules" or
constraints so that if the rule changes, I can change it in one location
without having to recompile code.  Similar kinds of rules appear in CASE
tools to restrict, or constrain, the connecting of one symbol to other
symbols in a diagram.

Thanx,
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