Purpose

An   can be used to specify ordered associations between different . These can be used to specify several interrelated subsets of components and to define alternative hierarchies for navigation while searching for an appropriate  or .

Data structure

An is a   integer  that is used to represent ordered lists of associations and alternative hierarchies. Its structure is shown in the following table.


Ordered association reference set - Data structure


Metadata
The following metadata in the "Foundation metadata "  supports this :
Ordered Association References Set in the Metadata Hierarchy

  900000000000454005 |Foundation metadata concept|
		900000000000455006 |Reference set|
				733618005 |Ordered association type reference set (foundation metadata concept)|



Descriptor Template
The tables below show the descriptor that defines the structure of the pattern and an example of descriptor for a specific  that follows this pattern.

Refset Descriptor rows for an ordered association type reference set

refsetId
referencedComponentId
attributeDescription
attributeType
attributeOrder
0
1
   
2
Example