The naming of domains in a conceptual data model
22. Each domain is named with singular noun or noun phrase, with the name representing the concept that the values of the domain collectively represent.
Examples are:
WEIGHT
CONTROLLED NAME
23. Domain names are normally shown in SMALL CAPITALS in textual descriptions.
24. Uniqueness of domain names within the common data architecture is to be achieved as follows:
For domains intended to be used across the common data architecture (i.e. where the same domain may be used within more than one conceptual data model), the domain name is to be unique.
For domains to be used in a single conceptual data model, each domain is to be named with a name that is unique within that conceptual data model. The concatenation ...
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