Working with Composite Structure Diagram

To create a Composite Structure Diagram:

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

In Composite Structure Diagram, you can use following elements.

• Class
• Interface
• Association
• Aggregation
• Composition
• Dependency
• Generalization
• Interface Realization
• Signal
• DataType
• PrimitiveType
• Enumeration
• AssociationClass
• Collaboration
• Port
• Part
• Connector
• Collaboration Use
• Role Binding

See also

UML Composite Structure Diagram

For more information about UML Composite Structure Diagram.

Collaboration

To create a Collaboration:

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

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

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

To edit a Collaboration, you can do following actions:

• Use Quick Edit for General Element by double-click or press Enter on a selected Collaboration.
• Add Template Parameter - See Template Parameter.

Port

To create a Port:

1. Select Port in Toolbox.
2. Click on the element (e.g. Class) where Port to be contained.

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

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

To edit a Port, you can do following actions:

• Use Quick Edit for General Element by double-click or press Enter on a selected Port.

Part

To create a Part:

1. Select Part in Toolbox.
2. Click on the element (e.g. Class) where Part to be contained.

To edit a Part, you can do following actions:

• Use Quick Edit for General Element by double-click or press Enter on a selected Part.

Note

Actually, Part is equivalent to Attribute but represented differently on diagrams.

Connector

To create an Connector:

1. Select Connector in Toolbox.
2. Drag from an element (e.g. Port) and drop on another element (e.g. Part).

Collaboration Use

To create a Collaboration Use:

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

To edit a Collaboration Use, you can do following actions:

• Use Quick Edit for General Element by double-click or press Enter on a selected Collaboration Use.

Role Binding

To create an Role Binding:

1. Select Role Binding in Toolbox.
2. Drag from a Collaboration Use and drop on an element (e.g. Part).