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usage_of_representation

A <usage_of_representation> is a <relationship> that indicates that the <representation_of_thing> is used by the <possible_individual>. Usage does not imply responsibility.
EXAMPLE The sign "P101" is used by the XYZ company to represent a particular pump in a design.

EXPRESS specification:

ENTITY usage_of_representation
SUBTYPE OF ( relationship);
used  :  representation_of_thing;
user  :  possible_individual;
END_ENTITY;

Attribute definitions:

used  :  the <representation_of_thing> that is used by some user or user group.
user  :  the <possible_individual> that is the user or user group that uses the <representation_of_thing>.

References (1):

Name Type Referred through Express-G
relationship Entity
Subtype
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Inheritance graph

ENTITY usage_of_representation;
ENTITY thing;
id  :  STRING;
record_copy_created  :  OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;
record_created  :  OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;
record_creator  :  OPTIONAL possible_individual;
record_logically_deleted  :  OPTIONAL representation_of_Gregorian_date_and_UTC_time;
why_deleted  :  OPTIONAL class_of_information_representation;
ENTITY abstract_object;
ENTITY relationship;
ENTITY usage_of_representation;
used  :  representation_of_thing;
user  :  possible_individual;
END_ENTITY;