The Features window enables you to change the features
of a link, including the role name and association.
About this task
The General tab
includes the following fields:
- Role Name specifies the name by which one
class recognizes the other class.
- Association specifies the association being
instantiated by the link.
You can specify
a link without having to specify the association being instantiated
by the link. Until you specify the association with the list menu,
this field is set to <Unspecified>.
- Description to add more detailed information
about the association role.
The Messages tab of
the Features window for the link lists the messages sent across the
link, as shown in the following figure.