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How to design uml diagram with sample example using visual paradigmTRANSCRIPT
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UML & SysML ToolsetDesignobjectorientedsoftwarewithUnifiedModelingLanguage(UML),anindustrystandardforspecifying,visualizinganddocumentingthe
variousaspectsofsoftwaresystem.
Use case diagramCapturefunctionalrequirementswithUMLusecasediagram.Eachusecaseinausecasediagramrepresentsahighlevelsystemfunctionthatyieldsameasurableresultofvalues.(UML)Actorsareconnectedwithusecasestorepresenttherolesthatinteractwiththefunctions.
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ModelbusinessactorandusecaseModelpeopleorexternalsystemwithbusinessactor.Modelbusinessfunctionswithbusinessusecase.
ElaborateusecasewithsequencediagramAddsubsequencediagram(s)tousecasetorepresenttheinteractionbetweenactorandusecase.
ResourcecentricdiagramminginterfaceDrawusecasediagramwithminimaleffortthroughdraganddrop.Simplydragtocreateanewshapefromanexistingone.Nodummyactions.
EnsurethecorrectuseofnotationsTheresourcecentricdiagramminginterfacedisplayselementsandconnectorsvalidforparticularshapeonly,avoidingmodelingmistakes.
Designwithabstraction,usingsubdiagramMaintainunlimitedlevelsofabstractionlayerswherebydifferentperspectivesofsystemanddifferentamountsofdetailsareexposedtodevelopers.
QuicknavigationbetweenparentandsubdiagramDiveintothesubdiagramthroughthetinyresourceiconthatappearatbottomrightofshape.Gobacktotheparentviathequicklink.
InlineclassmembereditingEditattributesandoperationsdirectlyinclassdiagram.Type(andreturntype)of
PinnableconnectorendPintheendofaconnectorformorespecificpointingpurpose.Forexample,
EditmultipleassociationpropertiesatatimeSpecifyallassociationpropertiesin
Class diagramDescribesstructureofsystembyshowingitsclasses,theirattributesandoperationsinaUMLclassdiagram.UMLclassdiagramisablueprintoftheclasses(codelevel)requiredtobuildasoftwaresystem.Programmersimplementasoftwaresystemwiththehelpofboththeclassdiagramandtheclassspecification.
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attributeandoperationisautomaticallymappedwiththeactualclass.
pointtoanattributeinclass. diagramwithoutgoingthroughdeepdialogboxes.
OptionallyhideclassmemberShowonlytheattributesandoperationsthatarerelevanttospecificcontext.Hideawaythoseirrelevancemembers.
Displayclassesasrobustnessanalysisicons,andclassescanbeoptionallyshownasrobustnessanalysisicons.
WraplongclassmembersKeepyourclasseslookcompactbyshowinglongattributesandoperationsinmultiplelines.
SortclassmembersOrderattributesandoperationsbyname,byvisibility(private/public/protected)orbystereotype.
AddattributewithgetterandsetterAutomaticallygenerategetterandsetterwhenaddingnewattribute.
ManualclassmemberreorderingwithdraganddropDraganddropattributesand/oroperationsforreordering.Bothsingleandmultipleselectionaresupported.
MoveclassmembersbetweenclasseswithdraganddropMoveattributesandoperationstoanotherclassbysimpledraganddrop.
DefinestatesforcontrollerclasswithstatemachinediagramAddasubstatemachinediagramtocontrollerclassformodelingitsstatesandstatechange.
VisualizerelatedclassesfromclassmembersShowindiagramtheclassesbeingchosenastypeorreturntypeofattributesandoperations.
Sequence diagramVisualizeinteractionsbetweenusers,systemsandsubsystemsovertimethroughmessagepassingbetweenobjectsorroles.Ifclassdiagramrepresentstheskeletonofclassesbyshowingtheirattributesandmethods,sequencediagramcompletetheclassesbyrepresentingtheprogramminglogictobefilledinmethods'body.
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DraganddropsequencediagramcreationTheresourcecentricdiagramminginterfaceenablesthecreationofsequencediagramwithminimaleffort.
ReclaimandeliminatespacewithsweeperandmagnetIntroducespaceindiagrambysweepingshapestoadirection,oreliminatespacebypullingshapestowardsadirectionwithmagnet.
DrawsequencediagramwithkeyboardPutyourmouseaside.Embraceyourkeyboardforquicksequencediagramcreation.
AutomaticsequencemessagenumberingAutomaticallygeneratedandupdatednumbersforsequencemessages.Nomanualeditingisrequired.
OneclickreturnmessagecreationWithaclick,areturnmessagewillbecreatedforyou,withproperconnectivityandpositioning.
AutomaticactivationextensionActivationswillbeautomaticallyextended,followingyourdrawing.
IdentifyclassesandoperationfromsequencediagramMakethelifelinesbecomeclassifier,andmakethesequencemessagesbecomebehaviors(i.e.operations)ofclass.
RelocateactivationtomoveassociatedmessagesMessageswillalwaysstickwithactivations.Whenyoumoveanactivationtoanotherlifeline,theattachedmessageswillfollow.
GeneratecommunicationdiagramSaveeffortbygeneratingacommunicationdiagramthatconformstoyoursequencediagram.
Displaylifelinesasrobustnessanalysisicons,andlifelinescanbeoptionallyshownasrobustnessanalysisicons.
Communication diagramCollaborationbetweenobjectsinruntimecanbemodeledwithaUMLcommunicationdiagram.Inacommunicationdiagram,objects,calledlifelines,areconnectedtorepresenttheneedofcommunicationduringtheexecutionofaninteraction.Messagescanbeaddedontopoftheconnectorstolistthecallsmadefromandtothoselifelines.
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GroupedmessagesInsteadofhavingmessageslooselyplacedondiagram,theyaregroupedinawaythatallowsforsimplerepositioning.
AutosizedswimlaneWithaswimlanethatspanthewidthofdiagram,youdon'tneedsizeityourself.
GeneratesequencediagramSaveeffortbygeneratingasequencediagramthatconformstoyourcommunicationdiagram.
CreatebranchofactionswithsinglemouseclickClickoncetocreatenotoneshape,butachainofactionshapesinrepresentingconditionalflows.
Convertmodelelementtoadifferenttype
Activity diagram UseUMLactivitydiagram,theflowchartbaseddiagramtomodelsystembehavior.Partitionactionsaccordingtothetypeofparticipantinvolved.
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Seamlesslyconvertamodelelementtoanothertype,withpropertiespreserved.Forexample,fromUMLactiontoUMLactivity.
AlignshapesperfectlywithalignmentguideWhendraggingshapes,alignmentguidelinesappearsoyoucanpositionshapesinalignmentwithothers.
ProtocolstatemachinespecificationModelhowaprotocolworks,withprotocolstatemachine.Bothbehavioralandprotocolstatemachinesaresupported.
MultipleconnectorroutingstylesIncreasereadabilityofdiagramwithdifferentkindsofconnectorroutingstylescurve,oblique,rectilinear,roundobliqueandroundrectilinear.
State machinediagram Statemachinediagramisacriticaldesignmodelforeventdrivensystems.Welldesignedstatemachineshowsaccuratelytheessentialstatesofobjectsaswellasthetriggersofstatechange,whichfacilitatesthedevelopmentoferrorfreestatemachine.
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CreateturningpointswhencreateshapewithconnectorSavediagrammingtimebycreateconnectingobjectswithmultipleturningpointsatonce.
Connectorcaptionsthatfollowconnector'sorientationMaintainclearandhighlyreadablediagramsbyhavingtheconnectors'captionfollowtheorientationofconnectors.
MultiplealignmentoptionsforshapenameWeprovide9alignmentoptionsforyoutopositionshapenameinthedesiredplace.
PreciseshapepositioningwiththehelpofalignmentguideCreateshapesthatalignwelltoexistingshapewiththehelpofthedynamic,visualguides.
ResizableconnectorcaptionResizeconnectorcaptiontofitthepresentationofdiagram.
MovableconnectorcaptionDragtomovetheconnectorcaptiontoanywhereyouliketomakeyourdesignmorereadable.
LayoutdiagramsindifferentstylesTidyupmessydesignwiththebuiltinlayoutalgorithms.Thealgorithmsarefullyconfigurable,whichprovidesyouwiththebestresultyouwant.
DescribemodelelementsbyrichtextDescribemodelelementswithformattedtextbold,italic,bulletpoints,differentfontcolors,fontsize,etc.
DescribemodelelementbyvoiceDescribemodelelementbyaudiorecording.Youcanrecordnewaudiocliporlinktoanyaudiorecordingtoanymodelelementinyourproject.
Component diagramComponentsdiagramsareusedtomodelthestructureofsystemsbyshowinghowlittlepartsofthesystem"gearup"informingabiggerpart,orformingtheentiresoftwaresystems.
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UserdefinednotationsymbolApplyyourownimagefileasgraphicalrepresentationofanynotation.YoumayuseyourownavatartoreplacetraditionalstickmanshapeforUMLactor,ifyoulike.
Makeshapeappearancefollowstereotype'sdefinitionSpecifyinstereotypethebackgroundcolor,fontcolorandfontweightandfontsettingsofmodelelement,andletthemodelelementsthatextendthestereotypefollow.
ManageandapplystylesDefineandapplestyletoshapestoquicklychangetheshapeappearancewithoutsettingeverybackground/foregroundonebyone.
MultilanguagespellcheckingEnglish,Brazilian,German,etcSupportsspellcheckingandsuggestionforEnglish,Brazilian,French,GermanandSpanish.
Deployment diagramModelsthephysicaldeploymentofsoftwarecomponentswithUMLdeploymentdiagram.Indeploymentdiagram,hardwarecomponents(e.g.,webserver,mailserver,applicationserver)arepresentedasnodes,withthesoftwarecomponentsthatruninsidethehardwarecomponentspresentedasartifacts.
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NamecompletionReuseamodelelementbyprovidingitsnamewhencreateshape.Enterpartofthenameandcompleteit
ConfigurableshapeappearanceAdjustthebackgroundcolor,fontcolorandfontweightandfontsettingsofshapes.
SelectcontainedshapeswithInstantFreezeTemporarilyfreezeacontainershapetoaidintheselectionofchildshapes.
FormatcopierCloneformatpropertiesfromoneshapetoanother,withsimpleclicks.
GroupdiagramandshapesintopackagewithpackageheaderEasilyadddiagramalongwithitscontainingshapesintoapackagewiththepackageheaderthatappearontopofeverydiagram.
Package diagramArrangeandorganizemodelelementsanddiagramsforlargescaleprojectwithpackagediagramshelpsdevelopmentteamtonavigateandfindtherightmodelelements.Packagediagramisalsogoodinvisualizingstructureanddependencybetweensubsystemsormodules.
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bychoosingfromthepopuplist.
GradientshapebackgroundDrawvivid,attractivediagramswithshapespaintwithgradientcolor.
QuickshapelayoutInstantlyalignagroupofshape,distributethemevenlyorsetthemtooptimalsize,withthehelpoftheresourcecentricdiagramminginterface.
KeepconnectorroutereadablewithlinejumpShowtheintersectionsbetweenconnectorsasavisual'bridge'forclearvisibilityofconnectorpath.
VariouslinejumpoptionsShowthevisualbridgethat"built"ontopofintersectionsbetweenconnectorsinthestyleyoulikearc,gapandsquare.
Printwithdiagramproperties(e.g.name,description)shownAddadiagraminfoboxtodiagram.Eachboxpresentsinformationlikediagramnameanddescription.
BookmarkdiagramandshapeOnceyou'veaddedabookmarktoadiagramorshape,youcannavigatetoitfromanywhereinyourproject.
LocateshapebyURLEverymodelelementhasauniqueURL.YoucansendtheURLtoyourcolleaguestolocatethetargetelementseasily.
Singlemodelelement,multipleviewsReuseamodelelementinmultiplediagrams.Wheneverachangeismadetoanyinstance,therestwillbeupdatedautomatically.
Object diagramViewasnapshotofinstancesofclassifiersinUMLclassdiagrams.Similartoclassdiagrams,objectdiagramsshowthestaticdesignofasystemfromaprototypicalperspective.
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AutomaticexpanddiagrammarginAutomaticexpanddiagrambaseonthegrowthofdesign.Margincanbedefinedvisually.
SplitdiagramintomultipleinnerpanesComparedifferentportionsofbigdiagramistroublesome.Youcansplitdiagramforviewingdifferentpartsofdiagramwithoutscrollingbackandforth.
ShowtaggedvaluesinshapebodyAdduserdefinedpropertiesbyaddingtaggedvaluestoshapes.Optionallyshowthetaggedvaluesinshapebodytoreadthepropertiesindiagram.
Composite structure diagramVisualizetheinternalstructureofaclassorcollaborationwithUMLcompositestructurediagram.ModelasystemfromamicropointofviewusingUMLcompositestructurediagram.
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AdjustabletimeunitDragtomoveatimeunitbackandforth.Haveatimingframeupdatedautomaticallyaccordingtoyourchange.
ConfigurehotkeyfordiagrammingcommandsDefineyourownhotkeyfordiagrammingcommand.E.g."C"forcreatingclass.
Timing diagramTimingdiagramsmodelthebehaviorofobjectsthroughoutagivenperiodoftime.Itiscommonlyusedindesigningrealtimeanddistributedsystems.
Interaction overviewdiagram
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ShowdiagramthumbnailininteractionoverviewViewthethumbnailofinteractiondiagramsorsequencediagrams.Viewandknowthecontrolflowsofinteractions.
ViewthesequenceofinteractionswithUMLinteractionoverviewdiagram.InteractionoverviewdiagramhelpsrepresentcomplexscenariothatinvolvemultipleinteractionspresentedasmultipleUMLsequencediagrams.
UserdefinedrequirementtypesDefineyourownrequirementtypes,withuserdefinedpropertiesandappearance.
ExportandimportrequirementstoExcelProducealistofrequirementtoExcelforexternalmanipulation.Importthefilebackforupdating.
SysML requirementdiagramRequirementiswhatyourclientswantandwhatyourteamhavetofulfill.Itissoimportantthatneedstobemanagedcarefully.TheSysMLrequirementdiagramprovidesavisualapproachinrepresentingandmanagingsystemrequirements.Inarequirementdiagram,requirementsareshownasblocks,withconnectorsinbetween,illustratingthederivation,dependencyandgroupingofrequirements.
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SpecifyprojectmanagementpropertiesSetstatus,difficulty,priority,version,iteration,phaseanddisciplinetoeachmodelelementforprojectmanagementpurpose.
OpendiagraminquickbyitsnameSearchandlocatediagramiscriticalwhenprojectgrowsbiggerandbigger.The'jump'featureallowsyoutoopenadiagrambyprovidingitsname,orpartofit.
Block definition diagramVisualizeyoursystemhierarchy.Definethesystem/componentclassificationsinblockstogetabetterpictureofinterconnectionsbetweenthesesystemcomponents.
Internal block diagramTakeacloserlookatyoursystemdesignfromwithin.Describetheinternalstructureofasystemintermsofitsparts,ports,andconnectors.
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Parametric diagramArestrictedformofinternalblockdiagramthatshowsonlytheuseofconstraintblocksalongwiththepropertiestheyconstrainwithinacontext.Parametricdiagramisusedtosupportengineeringanalysis,suchasperformance,reliability,andmasspropertiesanalysis.
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RichtextinproblemstatementeditorUserformattedtextindescribinguserproblemsfontfamily,fontsize,bulletedlist,table,etc.
KeywordshighlightinginproblemstatementImportanttermsthataredefinedasglossarytermsarehighlightedinproblemstatement.
IdentifycandidateobjectsfromproblemstatementExtractactors,usecases,requirements,classes,packages,actionsfromwordsinproblemstatement.
CandidatepaneviewGraphicalrepresentationofcandidateitems.
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Document user problem with textual analysisGatheruser'srequirementsastextdocument,andextractmodelelementsfromtext.Theproblemstatementeditorprovidesatexteditorforenteringuserrequirements.Youcanextractglossarytermsandmodelelementsfromtext,andcontinuemodelingwiththemodelelementsextracted.
TheTextualAnalysistoolisinvaluableinhelpingthestudentanalystmakeaninitialpassovertheproblemdomainandidentifycandidatesforfurthermodeling.
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ReferencemodelelementindescriptionInsertmodelelementreferencestorichtextdescription.Thereferencedmodelelementswillbelinkedandhighlighted.
Addinternalreferencesbetweendiagrams,shapes,modelelementsMakeinternallinksbetweendifferentkindsofprojectartifacts.ThosereferencesworkbothinVisualParadigmandinanydocumentandWebcontentsgeneratedfromyourdesign.
AddexternalreferencetobusinessdocumentsMaintainreferencebetweensoftwaredesignandthebusinessdocumentstohelpfindoutwhyadesigndecisionwasmade.
MarkinshapebodywhenhavereferenceaddedGlanceoveradesign.Thetinymarkerthatappearinshapes'bodyindicatesthattheshapeshavereferencesadded.
Model elementreferencing
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