Structural Modeling

UML provides the basic notations to visualize, specify, construct and document the artifacts of a software intensive system. Sometimes, the user might need to represent information through notations which are not available in UML.   In such circumstances, we can use the extensibility mechanisms like stereotypes, tagged values and constraints which are a part of […]

When we are modeling the system first of all we start is identifying things. These things will not stay alone. They collaborate with each other means they are connected with others in some way. These connections between the things are known as relationships.   In object-oriented modeling, there are three main relationships between the things: […]

Modeling a system involves identifying the fundamental things (objects) in the system. These things are represented as classes in UML. The classes form the vocabulary (basic elements) of the system.   Definition   A class is a template or description for similar objects. Similar means objects have same attributes, operations, responsibilities and semantics. These classes […]