Operation references

An operation reference denotes the execution of an operation by an entity. The operation must be declared as one of the entity operations according to a specific format.

An operation_reference has the following form:

action_specification [action_participant]

The action_specification has the form

conjugated_action_verb [(binding_word)+] action_object

• The conjugated_action_verb is the action_verb used in the concept operation declaration in the present tense.

  UCEd recognizes the regular form of present formation; the addition of 's' to the infinitive, as well as exceptional cases ending in 'es'.

• A binding_word may be:
  • a possessive adjective "his", "her" or "its" or,
  • an article "a", "an", "the" or,
  • a preposition "to", "for".
  None or any number of binding_words may appear between the
  conjugated_action_verb and the action_object.

  As an example, ``validates the user identification'', ``validates her user identification'' are valid operation_references given operation ``validate user identification''.

  Notice that UCEd doesn't verify the English correctness of sentences therefore ``validates the a its user identification'' would also be accepted.

• The optional action_participant is an arbitrary sequence of words that are left uninterpreted by UCEd.

  In other words as soon as the concept operation has been recognized, any other following word is irrelevant.

  For instance, given the operation declaration ``validate user identification'', ``validates the user identification with the Branch'' is an operation_reference with action_participant specification ``with the Branch''.