Fundamentals of UML Diagrams

A diagram is the graphical presentation of a set of elements. UML has a lot of different diagrams. Make sure you can differentiate between different diagrams. Previous sections described UML diagrams; this section elaborates on them using examples.

Using the <> relationship

Deployment Diagrams

Deployment diagram shows the configuration of run-time processing nodes and the components that live on them. Deployment diagrams address the static deployment view of an architecture. They are related to component diagrams in that a node typically encloses one or more components. Figure 2.15 shows a node symbol used in a deployment diagram.


Figure 2.15: A Node Symbol for a Deployment Diagram