Modeling the component and services
view of an application
You can use component diagrams
to model the software architecture of a system. Component diagrams
provide a view of the physical software components in the system,
their interfaces, and their dependencies.
Specifying relationships in diagrams In
UML, relationships identify the semantic ties that exist between model elements.
To add relationships to a model, you must work either in the diagram editor
or in the Project Explorer view.
Adding interfaces to modeling diagrams In
UML modeling, you can add interfaces to class diagrams and component diagrams
to specify a contract between the interface and the classifier that realizes
the interface.
Showing or hiding the compartments in classifiers In
UML diagrams, you can specify whether or not to display the compartments in
classifiers. You can choose to display all of the compartments in a classifier
or display only selected compartments.