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you can link occurrences they contain. (Linking versions is explained on the previous page.)
Figure 4-4. Linking Occurrences Between Domains
Special Attribute Values
A local domain occurrence shares all the attribute values of the occurrence it is linked to in the common
domain, except for the values of its special attributes. (Special attributes are introduced in Chapter 3.)
The values of the special attributes of the local domain occurrence are allowed to differ from those of the
occurrence in the common domain, so that they will describe the linked occurrence in the local domain.
This exception is necessary because System Dictionary assigns values to these attributes based on the
event in which you create them.
For example, the attribute date-created, describing a linked occurrence in a local domain, contains the date
on which the linked occurrence was created, not the date on which the occurrence in the common domain
was created. The values of the scope-changed, and date-changed attributes are handled the same way.
The values for the attributes scope-owner and sensitivity are allowed to vary so that the users of each
domain have control over these security attributes. The value of the id-number attribute assigned to an