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lastName

Private visibility Public visibility readonly

attributes attribute with initialization Optional value
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0..1 Records-sale-of 1
separate item sale.
For example, 1 tofu package.

SalesLineItem Item
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group of the same kind of items.
For example, 6 tofu packages.

SalesLineItem Item
0..1 Records-sale-of 1..*
/quantity

derived attribute from

the multiplicity value
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name used as a foreign key to relate to
currentRegisterNumber another object

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Payment quantities are pure data

values, so are suitable to
amount : Quantity better
show in attribute section

Payment variation: Money is a

specialized Quantity whose
amount : Money unit is a currency
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