Working with Component Diagram

To create a Component Diagram:

1. Select first an element where a new Component Diagram to be contained as a child.
2. Select Model | Add Diagram | Component Diagram in Menu Bar or select Add Diagram | Component Diagram in Context Menu.

In Component Diagram, you can use following elements.

• Component
• Artifact
• Interface
• Dependency
• Interface Realization
• Component Realization
• Node
• Deployment
• Communication Path
• Object
• Artifact Instance
• Component Instance
• Node Instance
• Link

See also

UML Component Diagram

For more information about UML Component Diagram.

Component

To create a Component:

1. Select Component in Toolbox.
2. Drag on the diagram as the size of Component.

To create a Component (model element only) by Menu:

1. Select an Element where a new Component to be contained.
2. Select Model | Add | Component in Menu Bar or Add | Component in Context Menu.

To edit a Component, you can do following actions:

• Use Quick Edit for Classifier by double-click or press Enter on a selected Component.
• Add Attribute - See Attribute.
• Add Operation - See Operation.

To suppress Attributes, see Suppress Attributes.

To suppress Operations, see Suppress Operations.

To hide Operation signatures, see Show Operation Signature.

Artifact

To create a Artifact:

1. Select Artifact in Toolbox.
2. Drag on the diagram as the size of Artifact.

To create a Artifact (model element only) by Menu:

1. Select an Element where a new Artifact to be contained.
2. Select Model | Add | Artifact in Menu Bar or Add | Artifact in Context Menu.

To edit a Artifact, you can do following actions:

• Use Quick Edit for Classifier by double-click or press Enter on a selected Artifact.
• Add Attribute - See Attribute.
• Add Operation - See Operation.

To suppress Attributes, see Suppress Attributes.

To suppress Operations, see Suppress Operations.

To hide Operation signatures, see Show Operation Signature.

Component Realization

To create an Component Realization:

1. Select Component Realization in Toolbox.
2. Drag from an element (realizing) and drop on a Component (to be realized).