Visual Case
Tool - UML Tutorial
6.
Implementation Diagrams - Component and Deployment
So far, we've seen how to diagram
the tasks that your system will perform, the
details of the classes in your system, and the
dynamic behaviour of the system - but what about
the big picture? The two types of
implementation diagrams provide the solution.
With the deployment
diagram, you can show how the components of your
system are physically related, and with the
component
diagram, you can show the components in the system
are organized.
You can combine the two diagrams
if you choose:
Above, the nodes are shown in
green and the components in maroon. The
nodes
represent something upon which a component can
run, and components
are units of software.
On the diagram, nodes are
connected with
connections that show the physical path
of information in the system. Components are
connected with directed dashed lines that
represent the
communication between components.
You can also use lollipop
interfaces on components to show that
communication is through an interface.
Putting
it all Together
The physical diagrams will help
with the overall structure and distribution of
your system. You can draw component and
deployment diagrams separately or combine them as
you choose. Also, you need not show the
components within the nodes as above, although it
helps in the overall understanding of what is
executed where.
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