Creating a Generalization between Two Classes

You can create a generalization between two classes. The generalization relationship indicates that one of the two related Classes is a more general form of the other (an "is a" relationship).

1. Click the Generalization tool on the Palette.
2. Drag from the Class that is the Derived Class to the Class that will be the Super Class. For example, if you want to indicate that a Patient is a person:
   Note: You can also create a Generalization by clicking Select to populate the Inherits From field on the Properties view of the Class.

   
3. In the Properties View for each Association, click the Stereotypes tab to apply any stereotypes you want to apply. See Applying Stereotypes to Business Objects for more information.