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| <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A Method Package package defines how the method elements can be physically |
| organized in package hierarchies. It is an abstract class for packaging Method Elements. All Method Elements shall be |
| located in exactly one of Method Package’s concrete specializations (e.g. Content Package). Method Package defines |
| common properties for all of its specializations.</font> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Elements are organized in Method Packages to structure large scale of method |
| content and processes as well as to define a mechanism for reuse. Method Elements from one package can reuse element |
| from other packages by defining a reusedPackages link.</font> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">For example, a work product defined in one package can be used as an input |
| for Tasks defined in other packages. By reusing it from one common place (i.e. the package in which it has been |
| defined) ensures that no redundant definitions of the same elements are required. Also maintenance of method content is |
| greatly improved as changes can be performed in only one place.</font> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /> |
| Note, that other packages will introduce more specializations of Method Package, e.g. Process Package and Process |
| Component</font>. |
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