output from CASSM stylesheet v1.1 created Dec 2003

CASSM model of: Whittington Intranet

Notes

Relationships
Name Actor Type Acted_on Notes
rel0 Intranet consists_of Internal Site
rel1 Internal Site consists_of Page
rel2 Page consists_of Sub-page
rel3 Sub-page consists_of Sub-sub page
rel4 Current page affects Link.Availability
rel5 Internal Site.Type maps_onto Page.Contents
rel6 Link.Tag label maps_onto Internal Site.Name
rel7 Link.Tag label maps_onto External Site.Name
Entities and Attributes
Relns: actor in upright, acted-on in italics.
Name Create/set Delete/change Relns.
User Interface System
Notes
Current page easy easy rel4
present present present
The current page (sub-page, etc.) is the one on view in the browser
External Site fixed fixed
present present present
External sites are not specific to an intranet, and may include other 'local' internet sites
Name fixed fixed rel7
difficult difficult absent
External site names may not be known to the user and may not be represented in a tag label. By definition, external sites are not part of an intranet, even if clearly linked
Internal Site fixed fixed rel1 rel0
present present present
A collection of page(s) of browser content (or other sub-items) with a unifying theme, access to which is limited to domain personnel. Internal sites are intranet-specific
Name fixed fixed rel6
present present present
The name and type (content) of each site ...
No. of pages fixed indirect
present present present
... but uploading items changes page totals indirectly ...
Type fixed fixed rel5
present present absent
... will normally be set and managed by intranet developers
Intranet bySys bySys rel0
present present present
A collection of web sites whose content is specific to a particular domain. Access to the sites is limited to domain personnel.
Name fixed fixed
present present present
The Whittington Intranet
No. of sites fixed indirect
present difficult present
The size and organisation of an Intranet is only indirectly discernable by a user.
Organisation of sites fixed indirect
present difficult present
The Whittington Intranet allows users to upload content, but the process is not easy to discover
User permissions fixed fixed
present difficult present
Whether or not a user has permission to access an intranet is discoverable only by attempting to log in, and cannot be changed by users
Link fixed fixed
present difficult present
... and it may not be apparent that a particular piece of page content is a link
Availability fixed fixed rel4
present difficult present
Availability of a link (for use) depends on that page being visible
Destination address fixed fixed
difficult difficult present
Usually revealed (and shown below the page) by hovering over the link tag
Destination locus fixed fixed
present difficult present
Intra- and extra-intranet link destinations are rarely differentiated, in intranet or internet sites
Tag label fixed fixed rel6 rel7
present difficult present
... and there may not be a label
Tag type fixed fixed
present present present
... particularly when the tag is graphical rather than text
Used status fixed fixed
present difficult present
Used links are often indicated by colour change
Page fixed fixed rel2 rel1
present present present
Site content (pages) are normally created and managed by Intranet developers ...
Access status fixed fixed
present difficult present
Some pages may be restricted to particular domain personnel
Address fixed fixed
difficult difficult present
Addresses are URLs
Contents fixed fixed rel5
present present present
... which includes individual page contents
Name fixed fixed
present present present
Individual pages may have their own names
Number of links fixed fixed
present difficult present
The number (and type) of links in a page may not be immediately apparent
Size fixed fixed
present difficult present
Pages may require scrolling, but this may not be immediately apparent
Sub-page fixed fixed rel3 rel2
present difficult present
Any page may have sub-pages, and sub-pages may have further sub-pages, but this is not immediately apparent without a site map or other other contextual clues
Access status fixed fixed
difficult difficult present
Access to sub-pages may be dictated by the parent page
Address fixed fixed
difficult present present
Addresses are URLs, usally shown above the page
Contents fixed fixed
present present present
Individual sub-page contents will be dictated by the parent page
Name fixed fixed
present present present
Sub-page names are likely to be related to parent names
Number of links fixed fixed
present present present
The number (and type) of links in a page may not be immediately apparent
Size fixed fixed
present difficult present
Pages may require scrolling, but this may not be immediately apparent
Sub-sub page fixed fixed rel3
present difficult present
Attribures as for sub-pages