Listing the Actors & Objects

After creating the fact chronology, you must assign actor and object "types" to the proper names you gave in the chronology. If you identified them before beginning the transcript, you already have half of this part done.

Start by listing the actors and objects from the fact chronology in the transcript file as a numbered list under the heading, "Actor and Object Types." As you identified before, there are three actors in this case, and no objects.

1. Engineer A
2. Engineer B
3. Clients

Then add an "arrow" next to each, made of two dashes and a greater-than symbol.

1. Engineer A -->
2. Engineer B -->
3. Clients -->

You will add the type for each actor next to this arrow.

You can review the full list of actor and object types directly, or access it through this site's Reference Shelf. You may wish to open up the list in a separate browser window while you complete this section. The contents list in the left half of the window shows the categories of actor and object types. Select a category in the list to display the actor and object types of that category in the right half of the window.

Choosing Actor Types

For each actor in the case, find the actor type that most closely describes the actor, and add the type to the list.

Engineer A

This actor is an individual, so select "Individual Engineering Roles" in the contents list.
Of the six roles, you only have enough information to assign the most general, "Engineer" role to Engineer A.
Copy or enter Engineer next to "Engineer A" in the list. (Make sure it is displayed in bold type).

Engineer B

While you do know a bit more about Engineer B, (that he hired Engineer A) you do not know enough to assign a more specific type like "Principal Engineer" or "Engineering Manager".
As a result, you must again use the actor type, Engineer.

Clients

Select "Client Roles" in the contents list.
Since there is only one client role, "Client Firm" enter that in the list next to "Clients."

The list in your transcript should now look like this:

1. Engineer A --> Engineer.
2. Engineer B --> Engineer.
3. Clients --> Client Firm.

Choosing Object Types

Were there objects in this case, you would need to apply object types to them as well. List the objects in the same way, with "arrows" after them. Find object types in the list by looking under a general category, and add the specific object type to the list, after the object from the chronology.

Before you continue, you should save your transcript file.