Term Definition: Parameter Type
Main Description

A representation of an information structure that is passed into and out of service operations.  As the name implies, parameter types are used to type the parameters on a service operation.

A parameter type contains a set of attributes which may either be typed by a primitive type or in turn by another parameter type.  Where there is a domain model, the parameter types are derived from domain types (the type definitions found in a domain model). Alternatively, parameter types are based on information types. The information types are based on domain types.