Mini Spec Editor

This editor appears when you Edit a Mini Specification. Syntax rules for Mini Specifications relate to referencing Flows that occur in the Flow Diagram. When these Flows are referenced according to the syntax rules, the Mini Spec can be checked by the Analyzer, ensuring that the references are correct and accurate.

The syntax elements are:

& refers to all Flows

< refers to outgoing Flows

> refers to incoming Flows

The ampersand "&" is used in Mini Specifications to reference data items drawn in a Flow Diagram. An ampersand indicates a Flow in either one or both directions (incoming, outgoing or bi-directional).

During analysis an item referenced using "&", "<" or ">" is checked with the Data Dictionary to see if it is defined as data, and also checked against the specified Flow Diagram.

If the item is later renamed using a Data Dictionary or Rename command, then the data item in the Mini Specification is only renamed if it is referenced using "&", "<" or ">".