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expressing general ledger content in  Core Components    


   - Todd  9/12/2002

Class diagram for the 16 Representation Terms in Core Components Technical Specification CCTS v 1.8

An example using Core Components Representation Terms as "base classes": 
(note: GLs have different object hierarchies, but do have many conceptual elements in common.)

Eight layer core component stack in the CCTS: