Dennis wrote: > ..., it looks like ASSERTION.Value is there to hold a pointer to either > an Event-Type-Role-ID or a Group-Type-Role-ID (what the model calls a > "value connection"). So it sounds to me that it could very well be an > unused attribute when in the context of a CHARACTERISTIC. > Characteristics that consist of multiple parts (like names) can be > assembled using CHARACTERISTIC-PART.Sequence-Number, right? > > Thanks for your comments, > That's how I read it. -- Ian Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard at nildram co uk