Object Name Restrictions
Length
An object name maximum length is limited to 255 characters.
Authorized characters
The characters authorized in object names are the same as those authorized in concept names:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
à á â ã ä å ç é è ë ê ì í î ï ñ ò ó ô ö ù ú û ü ÿ ý
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
* ( ) / = + % ? $ _ & €
, ; - :
You cannot use & , ; - : characters as the first character.
See Concept names.Limitation
Object names can contain upper/lowercases, although the system does not take into account letter cases and accents.
Examples of words considered the same:
• Smith and smith
• Knobel and Knöbel
• Éclair and Eclair
• pale and pâle
Local Name / "Long" Name
Certain types of objects in HOPEX have a local name, specific to a given context. This mechanism allows another object to use the same name, but in a different context.
It is possible for example to use:
• different conditions with the same name in different organizational processes.
• different "Enter Order" operations with the same name in different organizational processes. You can for example have operations:
• "Enter Order" in the "Normal Order Delivery" organizational process
• "Enter Order" in the "Urgent Order Delivery" organizational process
The operations carry the same local name while being different. They can have different comments or send different messages.
Examples of object types with local names are: Application, Diagram, Operation, Service, Message, Collaboration, Package, Class.When an object has a local name, two names are presented:
• the local name,
• the “long” name, which includes the local name preceded by the object owner name (the owner being the context in which the object is defined).
The long name is available in the enterprise architecture desktop.In the properties dialog box:
• the Characteristics tab presents the Local Name of the object.
Example: The Local Name of the operation below is "Enter Order".
• The General tab, Administration subtab presents the long name of the object. The first part of this long name refers to the object owner.
Example: The long name of the following operation is: "Urgent Order Delivery::Enter Order". The first part of this long name refers to the owner of the operation, the "Urgent Order Delivery" organizational process.
To change the object owner:
In the Properties dialog box of the object, Characteristics tab, use the Owner field drop-down menus.Searching an Object Type with the Local Name
When you search an object type that has a local name, the search results show the object Short Name and Name ("long name").
For example, when several organizational processes have the same short name, you can select it according to its context.
