Exploring dependency relationships in UML diagrams

You can run traceability and impact analysis queries on a UML diagram to explore dependency relationships one level at a time.

About this task

To visualize dependency relationships in a diagram:

Procedure

  1. In the Project Explorer view, select an element to analyze and drag it into a diagram.
  2. To visualize dependency relationships in a diagram, in the Palette, click the Explore tab; then expand the Traceability and Impact Analysis sections and complete one of the following steps:
    • To visualize clients from the next direct level of abstraction, click Clients.
    • To visualize suppliers from the next direct level of abstraction, click Suppliers.
    • To visualize specifications from the next direct level of abstraction, click Specifications.
    • To visualize implementations from the next direct level of abstraction, click Implementations.
  3. In the diagram, click the element that you had visualized. Dependency relationships, if any exist, are visualized in a diagram.

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