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From: mike@pmafire.UUCP (mike caldwell)
Newsgroups: comp.sw.components,comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Software throuh Pictures.
Keywords: CASE,Software through Pictures,system development
Message-ID: <1990Oct19.160928.14751@pmafire.UUCP>
Date: 19 Oct 90 16:09:28 GMT
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In article <1040@tglobe2.tollpost-globe> kjell@tglobe2.tollpost-globe (Kjell J. Isaksen) writes:
>Practical use of CASE tools. / Software throug Pictures
>=======================================================
>.... (information about STP)
>
>We are currently having problems with the combination of
>DSE and ERE. That is, we cannot use the same names in DSE and ERE.
>StP responds with a message indicating that this name is already
>defined.
>
>Can anybody help me or comment this problem ?

The way I look at DSE and ERE is that they are mutually exclusive ways
of defining data.  Since STP keeps a dictionary of all defined data, it
doesn't allow you to define the same data (same name) two different ways. 

I think that allowing both would cause a lot of problems like:
Which one would be correct?  When would you want to use one and when
would you want to use the other?  

These comments are brought to you by satisfied novice user.  What does
IDE have to say?

Mike

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